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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Collision in Sydney Cart versus Tram

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 4

A collision occurred on Tuesday morning in George-street, Sydney, between a horse and cart, occupied by a Chinese market-gardener, of…

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Drowned in the Bath Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

At the inquest upon the bodies of Mrs Olershaw and her infant, who were drowned in a bath at her residence. Newtown, on Monday…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Man Decapitated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 1

At One (W.A.) on Sunday morning a dairyman found a decapitated body on the railway line about half a mile from Day Dawn station. The body…

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Lord Linlithgow Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 5

[?]be Marquis Linlithgow, formerly Governer-General of Australia, met with a [?]ful accident yesterday while hunting [?] the Cheshire hounds. When the hounds…

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Loss of a Liner and Over 150 Lives Assengers Drowned an Frozen to Death. Bodies Encased in Ice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 7

A terrible shipping disaster is reported from New York, in which the Joy liner Larchmont and the three-masted schooner Henry Knowlton were involved, proves to have been one of…

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Bicycle Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 4

As Goorge Puxty, in the employ of Messrs Elliott Bros., was riding a bicycle yesterday, a portion of the gear broke, and the rider was thrown…

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Driving Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 4

On Wednesday evening, an accident happened to Miss May Walker, daughter of Mr W. H. Walker, of Newington. Miss Walker, who is 16…

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Ormuz in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 3

The battleship Africa, 16,350 tons, came into collision with the Orient Royal mail steamer Ormuz, 6.165 tons, white left london on the same day for Sydney, Both…

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Ormuz in Collision. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

The 'battleship Africa, 16,350 tons, yesterday came into collision with the Orient-Royal mail steamer Ormur, 6-165 tons, which left London on the…

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A Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

A distressing and serious accident occurred to Mr F. M'Crohan, at Tamworth, on Wednesday last. Mr M'Crohan, who is a married man, with…

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A Rifle Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 4

A remarkable accident happened at Yarram (Vic.) to Mr A. E. Head, who was endeavoring to remove a couple of bullets that blocked up the barrel of a…

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A Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 5

The Queens Dowager of Portugal and her son Prince Alfonso, while motoring to a theatre in Lisbon, knocked down a woman and her child. The child was killed, and…

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Loss of a Liner and Over 150 Lives. Assengers Drowned and Frozen to Death. Bodies Encased in Ice

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 12

A terrible shipping disaster is reported from New York, in which the Joy liner Larchmont and the three masted schooner Henry Knowlton were involved proves to have been one of…

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A Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 4

In our last issue we referred to a serious accident that befel Mr F. M'Crohan, near Tamworth, a tree having fallen upon him and dislocated his…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1907 · page 3

A boundary rider, named William Thompson was found dead in the bush at Dunambral Station, Collarenebri, It is supposed that he was thrown from his horse on going…

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'An Infant Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 3

'An infant, 17 months old, was drowned in a bread can containing four inches of water, at its parents' residence. Glebe…

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Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 5

A train collided with a motor car on a level crossing near Avignon, France, killing two of the occupants and injuring three…

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A Terrible Collision. Tem Lives Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 5

A message, dated Launceston, Tas., Tuesday, says:—A terrible accident happened on the River Tamar last night, involving the loss of ten lives. The news was received in…

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Shocking Fatality. Woman Sees Her Husband Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 2

A ghastly discovery was made on Monday evening in the vicinity of the Logan-road railway station, near Brisbane. Shortly after a train…

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Fatal Capsize of a Boat. Four Persons Drowned. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 3

A small boat capsized off Motutapu on Monday morning. The occupants were J. Pilkington and his two sons, Fred and Hurry, also Lionel Skinner and W…

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