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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Sad Picnic Fatality. Girl Falls Out of a Cart

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 6

A little girl named Ida Florence Booth, residing with her grandparents at Boxley, met with an accident on Thursday afternoon at Tom Ugly's…

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Railway Accident in India

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 5

Advices have been received from Lahore that two North-Western trains came into collision, and twenty, including four Europeans, were killed. The station-master has been arrested…

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Husband Accidentally Poisoned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 5

While Mr and Mrs Thomas Martin, of Carlton (Melbourne), were having dinner on Thursday, the lady objected to her husband lighting a cigarette…

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Injured in an Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1907 · page 5

William Heath, aged 42, and William French, 28, met with a serious accident this morning. The two men were engaged in blasting operations at Ultimo power-house, and wore using lime…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1907 · page 5

The body of an unknown man was found floating in the water at Pyrmont this morning. He is believed to have been a member of the crew of the steamer Wyoming…

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A Rookwood Mystery. Grocer Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1907 · page 4

The Rookwood police are busy trying to a mystery. John Tidswell an Auburn grocer, was found on Saturday afternoon lying beside his horse and cart on the read, midway between…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Newcastle. Hospital Nurse Drowned Another in a Critical Condition. Gallant Attempts at Rescue. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 7

A SAD drowning fatality occurred in the surf off the Newcastle beach this morning, one of the nurses in Newcastle Hospital being drowned, and…

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A Nurse Drowned at Newcastle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred on the Hospital beach at Newcastle on Friday last. Two nurses from the Hospital, named Agnes Ethel…

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Terrible Accident. Father and Child Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 3

A shocking accident happened at Cattle Pits Crossing, at North Shore, Geelong, on Monday afternoon, when the Port Fairy express train, which was proceeding at a rapid…

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Accidentally Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 3

Albert Rhodes, aged 28, while duck shooting at Nymboida River on Saturday, accidentally shot himself dead. The skull was completely shattered, the charge entering…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 2

On Xmas eve Mr Duncan Fraser, of Wallarobba, while driving home from Dungog met with a nasty accident, but fortunately not a…

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