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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Shocking Railway Fatality. 'A' Young Man's Death. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

[?] occurred at the Hamilton Railway Station a few minutes after 11 o'clock last night, the victim being a youngman about 22 years of age, named…

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Sad Double Drowning Fatality. Father and Son. Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 3

A couple of painfully sad drowning fatalities occurred at Scott's Creek punt, on the Lower Manning, on Saturday afternoon. It appears that harry, the twelve-year-old son…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Tuesday Afternoon. a Circus Fatality

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

A man named Godbin was killed in leaping from a roof at Bursch's Circus, Berlin, in the. presence of five thousand people. Ho missed tho not, and foil a distance of a hundred feet…

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A Collision

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

Another collision occurred this morning ' be-tween an electric tram and a curt. The driver of the latter was thrown out on the top of his head, sustaining sevoro scalp wounds, besides an…

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A Child Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 3

A drowning fatality occurred at Dungog yesterday morning, when a child 14 months old, and the grandson of W. H. Mills, working overseer for the…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 5

Particulars of a railway accident near Harefield show thata special stock, train. comprising two engines and 10 trucks, when on the down crude became uncoupled in…

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Sad Double Drowning Fatality Father and Son. Taree

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

A couple of painfully sad drowning [?] ties occurred at Scoot's Creek punt, [?] Lower Manning, on Saturday afternoon [?] appears that Harry, the twelve-year[?]…

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Railway Train Accident. Tracks Derailed. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

A special stock train comprising two engines and forty tracks, was proceeding to Wagga to-day, when four miles from June the trucks became…

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Werris Creek Accident. Action for Damages

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

In the Supreme Court Sydney, on Thursday, John Beilby Smith, a dentist sued the Chief Commissioner for Railways for £2000. as compensation…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

Mr, John Smith, who resides in Johnstreet, Singleton, met with a painful accident a few days ago. It appears that Mr Smith was driving some cattle in…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Burning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 3

Pearl Rogers, aged 7 years, was playing with a number of companions in a lane off Duncan-street yesterday, when her dress caught fire, and before the flames could be extinguished was…

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Jockey' Injured and Horse Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

While schooling over hurdles at Randwick this morning the bay golding Kotyshi by Mikado blundered at the fourth obstacle, and falling on his head, broke his neck. He…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

A tram and a lorry collided in Elieabeth-street this warning, and the horse attached to the vehicle bled to death in a few minutes, one of the shafts having by some weans penetrated the…

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Terrible Disaster. Destroyer Cut in Halves. Thirty-six Drowned. London, Friday, 11.5 a.m

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 4

SOME night manoeuvres of the Channel Fleet that were carried but yesterday under the command of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford…

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Wreck of the Bega. an Unaccountable Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

[?] Bishop and the chief engineer (Mr [?]), of the steamer Bega, the wreck of [?] was reported in last issue, interviewed. [?] they left Tathra about 7 p.m. on Sunday…

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Man Shot on a Steamer. Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

[?] seamer Geramnia, lying on the west of [?] Quay, Sydney, was the [?] remarkable shooting occurrence on [?] afternoon…

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A Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

The extensive excavations which are going on near Sydney Museum were responsible for a serious accident this morning. While working several feet from the surface, a…

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Accident at Cricket. Ball Hits Umpire's Eye

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 3

During the progress of the first grade cricket match Redfern v. Balmain, at Birchgrove Park, on Saturday afternoon, Air R. Calloway, one of the…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Another, Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 5

Another collision occurred in Oxford-street this morning between a tram and a sulky, Edward Tierney, driver of the latter, being hurled out on the roadway. When picked…

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Fatal Motor CAll ACCIDENT

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 5

John Woolfe, who was knocked down by a motor car on Monday, died in the Hospital this morning without having regained consciousness. William Kutnewsky, the motor…

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