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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Accident to Cyclists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 5

There was a great crowd at the Highland Gathering on the Agricultural Ground. Some excitement was caused by an accident which took place during the running…

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Drowning Fatality at Narrabri. Fatal Fishing Excursion. a Father's Heroic Attempt at Rescue. Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 3

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Namo[?] River, about 10 miles from town, yesterday afternoon. A fishing party, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. David Coady…

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A Rifle Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon Marcus Watson Johnson. 13 years of age. while talking to there other boys it his residence at Franklled near Gurning, was leaning…

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Fatality in Centennial Park

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 3

A groom named Patrick O Sullivan 45 years of age, employed by Mr M. A. O'Callaghan, dairy expert to the Department of Agriculture, and residing in…

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Father and Child Killed. Others Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 1

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

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Local and General. a Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 2

During the progress of the procession in High-street, on New Year's Eve night Sergeant Wens[?] had the misfortune to [?] on the foo[?] opposite the Post Office…

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Drowning Fatality at Narrabri

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Namoi River, about 10 miles from Narrabri, on Wednesday. A fishing party, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. David…

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Drowning Fatality at Narrabri. Fatal Fishing Excursion. a Father's Heroic Attempt at Rescue. Narrabri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

A sad crowning fatality occurred in the Namoi River about 10 miles from town, yesterday afternoon. A fishing party, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. David Coady…

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Boating Tragedy. Two Girls Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

A boating accident occurred in Port Phillip on Friday afternoon, whoa two girls, Gladys Raisbeck and Ivy Williams, were drowned by the capsizing of a yacht, and…

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Fatal Fishing [?]Xcursion. Child Drowned at Narrabri

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 3

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Namoi River, about 10 miles from Narrabri, on Wednesday afternoon. A fishing party, consisting of Mr and…

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A Rokwood Mystery. Grocer Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 14

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

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Nurse Drowned at Newcastle. the Treacherous Undertow. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 14

[?] fatality occurred this morning on the Newcastle Beach in the surf behind the hospital. The victim was Nurse Agnes Quayle, a handsome young woman…

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Serious Accident to a Male Coach. Driver 'S Ankle Fractured. Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

The mail coach from Gloucester to Raymond Terrace met with an accident two miles out this affernoon, delaying it for about an hour and a half. The leaders, becoming frightened at a load of wood that…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

Tryon, driving a 60-horse-power Napier motor car on the Brooklands course, at the rate of 85 miles an hour, burst a tyre. The motor jumped the embankment, and Tryon was…

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Terrible Accident. Father and Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 3

A shocking accident happened at 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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Boating Tragedy. Two Girls Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

A BOATING accident occurred in Port Phillip on Friday afternoon, when two girls, Gladys Raisbeck and Ivy Williams were crowned by the…

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Boating Teagedy. Two Girls Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 1

A boating accident occurred in Port. Phillip on Friday afternoon. when two girls. [?]ladys Raisbeck and Ivy Williams, were drowned by the capsizing…

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Girls Rescued From Drowning

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

A narrow escape from drowning is reported from Barren Jack. Two girls, Misses Newling and Ma[?]tyre, were bathing in the Murrumbidgee, when the…

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Orange. Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 5

Mrs. Grace Clarke, aged 79, a resident of Bathurst, met with a fatal accident yesterday afternoon at Lane's soap factory, Orange. With her granddaughter she was driving in a sulky into the…

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Baby Boy Drowned. a Mother's Anguish

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 1

A report from Capertee gives particulars of a drowning accident at Cherry Tree Hill a few days ago. Lco Cecil Evans the 17-months-old child of Mr…

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