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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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The Aberdare Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 3

An inquest was also held before the Coroner and a jury respecting the death of William Duguid, who died in the Maitland Hospital on the 25th instant, from the effects of…

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Accident to Alderman Taylor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 2

Alderman William Taylor met with a serious accident on Saturday afternoon, and now lies at his home in a critical condition, which is causing much anxiety to the members of his family. It…

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Collision Off Sydney Heads. a Great Crash

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 3

Shortly after 12 o'clock on Saturday morning a sensational collision, occurred off Sydney Heads. The vessels concerned were the Adelaide S.S. Company's…

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Doctor's Wife Injured by Tram. £350 Worth, of Jewellery Lost

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 1

Mrs Perkins, the wife of Dr. Perkins, of Marriekville, had a narrow escape from serious injury in Pitt-street, Sydney, on Saturday. She was knocked down by a…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, Arthur Williams, a young man in the employ of Mr H. M'Fadden, coachbuilder, of this town, was engaged cutting down a tree at his…

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Fatal Accident on South Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 5

Keith Lindsay, aged 15, a son of the Council Clerk of Wollongong, was killed at Unanderra this morning through falling out of a cart…

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Collapse of Circus Tent. Eight Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 2

On Tuesday night, at Orange, as Wirth's Circus was in full progress, a terrific wind and rain storm swept over the town, and without the slightest warn,…

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A Painful Accident

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

A young man named Spencer Apps, 24 years of age, and a resident of Morpeth-road, met with a painful accident this morning. He was engaged in removing large iron girders from a waggon to the…

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Shocking Railway Accidents. American Sailor Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 5

Thursday was a disastrous one for the Americans in Melbourne. One was fatally injured, another was so badly hurt that he is not expected to recover, and a third…

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Mob Attack on Indian Mission. Woman Badly Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 14

Mr. J. Reginald Wood, a missionary on furlough from the Poona and Indian Village Mission, has received information from Pandharpur regarding the late riots in that…

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Railway Accident. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred at the Flinders—street station, Melbourne. Mr. George Turner, son of Sir George Turner, attempted to board a train which was just about…

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Shocking Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

A shocking accident, in which the victim was a bandsman named Michaelson, of the American battleship Vermont, occurred at the Flinders-street (Melbourne)…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

Among those who attended the Lancer [?]all on Wednesday night were the three Misses Horadam, from Glendon, and Mr Badior. from the same locality. In the…

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Fatal Boating Accident. Two Constables Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 September 1908 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon a fatal boating accident occurred on Broken River, Victoria, at the weir recently erected by the Benalla Waterworks Trust. It involved the death of…

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Fatal Mining Accident Seven Men Crushed to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 September 1908 · page 3

One of the most unfortunate mining fatalities that has ever happened in Queensland occurred at the Mt. Morgan Company's mine on Saturday afternoon about 5…

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Fatal Boating Accident. Two Constables Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon a fatal boating accident occurred on Broken River, at the weir recently erected by the Benalta Waterworks Trust. It involved the…

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Railway Fatality. Sir George Turner's Son Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at the Flinders-street (Melbourne) station about midnight on Friday. George Turner, a solicitor, and son of Sir George…

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Collision in Hobson's Bay. Vessels Badly Damaged

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 4

A collision occurred in Hobson's Bay, Melbourne, on Friday, between the Howard Smith Company's steamer Leura and the U.S.S. auxiliary steamer Ajax,…

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A Melbourne Mystery. Woman Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 5

Mrs. Jean Hewitt (30), residing at Park-street, South Melbourne, was found lying in her house on Monday morning suffering from shocking injuries, and in an…

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Irish Tenants' Quarrel. Parliamentartans Injured. London, Sept. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 5

A quarrel leading to a riot occurred between Nationalists at Newcastle West, Limerick. Prior to a meeting convened by the United Irish League in the town, where…

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