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Accidents, 1908

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Murrurundi Railway Accident. [?] of Ex-railway Officers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

The hearing of the charge against Will[?] Gibson and James Bede Dwyer of [?]tly omitting to see that the up home [?] was at danger on April 17 on the…

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Buggy Accident in Sydney. Driver Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 6

Albert Roarty, aged 27, a commercial traveller, was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, with having when in charge of a horse…

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The Elsternwick Tragedy. Verdict of Accidental Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 6

The inquest on Hugh Kyle Dunn, [?] he was shot at Elsternwick, while struggling with his brother-in-law, James W. Rosier, concluded at Melbourne on Wed…

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The Recent Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

Sir John Barnes, Judge of the Admiralty Court, who delivered judgment in the action before the Court, said the Gladiator alone was to blame for the collision with the steamship…

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New Zealander Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 5

The body of William James Wittich, a baker, of Alexandra, Otago (New Zealand), was found in the river Lea, near Clapton. An inquest was held, and the Jury returned…

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Latest Cables London, Sunday. Gladiator and St. Paul Collision

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

The Admiralty Court has found H.M.S. Gladiator alone to blame for the collision with the liner St. Paul during a snow-storm, in which 23 of the…

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Fatality at Tamworth. Station-master Run Over by a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Hotherton, railway stationmaster at Tamworth, was run over and horribly mutilated by a train on Monday night. It is not exactly known how the accident…

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An Australian's Pluck. in a Frisco Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 5

According to copies of 'Frisco papers, a former railway employee, resident in Goulburn, played a very plucky part in a case of runaway trucks on the Ocean View…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Stationmaster Run Over

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

THOMAS Hetherington, railway stationmaster at Tamworth, was horribly mutilated by a train last night. It is not exactly known how the accident…

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Sensational Railway Accident. a Narrow Escape. Several Passengers Injured. Signals Disregarded. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 4

A sensational railway collision occurred at the Croydon junction this morning, through, it is stated, the driver of a special excursion train disobeying the…

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Shocking Fatality at Budrwood. Man Crushed to Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 5

A young man named A. E. Brewer met with a shocking death this morning. He boarded a train at Burwood, thinking it stopped at all stations to Sydney, but just…

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Railway Accident Passengers Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 2

A special train conveying , Wirth Brothers' Circus smashed into a goods train to-day at Croydon , Junction, two miles on the Brisbane side of…

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A Pathetic Tragedy. Woman and Two Children Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 3

A pitiful tragedy was enacted at Footscray, Victoria, on Wednesday afternoon. A young woman, and her two children—a boy of about 6 years of age and a baby girl 9 months old—…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 2

A man named Samuel Davies, 28 years of ago, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday, suffering from a dislocated hip and injuries to his head, sustained in an accident at the Heddon…

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Fatal Railway Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at Lewisham railway station this morning, when a young man named A. E. Brewer, living at Enfield, tried to alight from a…

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An Australian's Pluck. In a 'Frisco Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 1

According to copies of Frisco papers, a former railway employee, resident in Goulburn, played a very plucky part in a case of runaway trucks on the Ocean…

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Sensational Railway Accident. a Narrow Escape. Messrs. R. G. D. Fitz-gerald and J. C. White Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 2

A BRISBANE (Queensland) wire on Wednesday says:—A sensational railway collision occurred at the Croydon junction this morning,…

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The Queensland Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 7

Much anxiety was aroused in local circles by the newspaper accounts yesterday morning of the railway accident at Croydon, and the announcement that amongst the…

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Croydon Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. Fitz Gerald, M.L.C., and Mr. J. White, of Muswellbrook, returned to Brisbane on Thursday night. Both had been injured in the railway accident at Croydon…

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Fearful Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 5

A collision between a passenger express train and a goods train occurred on the Bombay to Baroda railway line. Many of the carriages were burnt, and there was great loss of…

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