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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Disastrous .Railway Collision. Terirble Incidents. Passengers Mutilated (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

Later accounts show that the railway collision in Berlin threw a third-class ear full of passengers into a courtyard, twenty feet below the line, smashing the…

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Fatal Train Accident. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

During a dense snowstorm in Montana, America, two trains colided, and 19 passengers were killed and many injured. Every person in the smoking…

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A Horrible Experience. Ants Attack Injured Stan

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 4

A telegram from Port Darwin states that Mr Mat. Hart, an old and wellknown resident, met with a serious accident on, Thursday, about 25 miles from…

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Collision in the English Channel Yacfet Founders. London. Sent. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 3

The tourist yacht Argonaut, which was proceeding to the Mediterranean, foundered after coining into collision with the collier Kingswell during a fog in the English…

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Exciting Buggy Accident. All the Occupants Thrown Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 5

A sensational buggy accident occurred at Garra, near Molong. It seems that at the conclusion of a concert, Mr. Missionary Waterhouse, Miss Annie Packham, Master Stanley Packham, and…

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Electric Railway Collision. Thirty People Killed. London, Sept. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 2

A terrible railway accident has occurred on the Berlin Elevated Electric Railway. A train, disregarding a danger signal at a junction, continued without slackening…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 5

A man named Hickland, a resident of Pelaw-Main, met with a painful accident at the Station Hotel last night. By some means Hickland fell and struck his head…

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Serious Accident on the Railway Guard Run Over by Coal Wacgons. Stangord-merthyr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 5

John Conn, a guard, in the employ of the East Greta Company, met with a serious accident on the railway at about 6 o'clock this morning. Conn, in company with…

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Balloon Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 3

A startling accident occurred to a balloon at Dusseldorf, fit Germany, the property of Captain Abecross. It had ascended to a height of 6000 feet, when…

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Exciting Buggy Accident. An the Occupants Thrown Out

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

A sensational buggy accident occurred near Molong on Wednesday night. At the conclusion of a concert, Mr Missionary Waterhouse, Miss Annie Packham…

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Three Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 3

While a tram loaded with passengers was proceeding down George-street north, towards Circular Quay this morning three young men who were standing on the inner foot board were knocked off…

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Sulky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, as the Rev. W. Moore, of the Anglican Church, was returning from Belford, where he had been conducting a service, he and a lady named…

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Drowned at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

The friends of Mr Herbert Henry Cousins In this district will regret to hear of his death by drowning at the Stockton beach. Newcastle, last Sunday,…

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Drowing Fatality. Off Stockton Beach

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 1

A drowning accident occurred on Sunday on the Stockton beach, nearly abreast of what is known as the Stockton Coal Company's No 2 shaft, a little…

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Floods in India. 50,000 Drowned. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 3

As further details of the floods in Southern India arc received the extent of the calamity grows. A special correspondent describes Haidarabad as a…

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Sad Fatal Accident in Sydney Mr. Lisle Capper Found Dead. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

The body of Lisle Capper, dentist., was found this morning at the bottom of a lift well in the Commercial Chambers, Bathurst-street, near George-street, City. The circumstances under…

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A Driving Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

On last Sunday afternoon, the Rev. W. Moore met with an accident that might nave been attended with very serious consequences. The Rev. Moore was…

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A Team Accident. Three Men Hurt. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

This morning as a tram loaded with passengers was running down Georgestreet north, towards Circular Quay, three young men who were standing on…

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A Sad Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

My letter would be incomplete to-day without a word of one of those dreadful, fearful burning accidents that will happen, and in a moment, without warning. One of our prettiest girls,…

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Accident to a Somnambulist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 5

An old age pensioner named George Keegan was found lying on the footpath at Redfern in an unconscious condition. He had apparently fallen lover a balcony while sleep-walking, and injured…

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