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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Cycling Fatality. Two Women Run Over. [?] Dead, Another in Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 5

[?] Mrs. Neal, and her aunt, Mrs. [?] over early last evening by a [?] Park, Sydney. Mrs. Neal [?] once, and Mrs. Rex lies now at…

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Accident to Goods Train. Runs on to Derailed Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 4

Travelling at the rate of 40 miles an hour on Thursday afternoon, an engine and goods train ran on to a bridge near Willmer, Q., from which three lengths of rail hud boon removed, and after crossing…

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Fatality at Pyrmont

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 1

William Mondalla, aged 26 years, a laborer, lately living in Stanmore, was killed almost instantly at Goodlet and Smith's timber yard, Pyrmont, on…

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Sad Cycling Fatality. a woman kILLED, Another in Danger

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

Two women, Mrs Neal and her aunt Mrs Rex, were run over early on Thursday evening by a cyclist in centennial Park, Sydny near the Cleveland-street…

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Drowned in 'A' Bath

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 3

In connection with the death of Frederick Carter, who was found dead in a bath full of water at his residence, Petersham, it transpires that two bricks were tied round…

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An Extraordinary Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 2

Sydney Gale. II years of age, son of a. mechanical enineer at Wangaratta (Vie). went under the railway bridge crossing the Ovens River to get out of…

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Man Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 5

Leslie Taylor, 20, a bricklayers' apprentice met with a terrible accident to-day. He was working on the top floor of a new building in O'Connell-street, when he…

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Boating Fatality. Three Persons Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 3

A disastrous boating accident occurred in Port Macquarie Harbour on Wednesday afternoon. Thos. Portens, of the Royal Hotel, accompanied by J. H. Barsby (storekeeper),…

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Mining Fatality at Walisend

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 2

A miner named Thomas Bryant was killed on Tuesday in the Wallsend C. pit- Deceased, was engaged in holing. when a. huge mass of coal, weighing…

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Centennial Park Fatality. Inquest Adjourned. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 2

An inquest was opened this morning concerning the death of Mrs. Charlotte Neal, who was killed on Thursday evening last through being knocked down by…

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Accident at South Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 2

An employee of the South Greta Colliery named George Sams had a narrow escape from meeting with fatal injuries at the colliery on Tuesday night. In company with…

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Railway Accident at Maitland. Night Officer's Leg Cut Off

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 1

A terrible accident occurred at West Maitland Railway Station on Monday night about half-past 11. Mr J. Higgenson, who has been night officer for…

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A Recent Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 5

The Marino Court has suspended tho certificate of the master of the steamer Leverett for five months, in connection with the collision between that vessell and the Airlie…

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Boating Fatality. Three Persons Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 1

A disastrous touting accident occurred in Port Macquarie Harbour on Wednesday afternoon. Thos. Porteos, of the Royal Hotel, accompanied by J. 11…

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Collision Off Dover

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 5

The Tongariro and Drumlarig came into collision off Dover. The former vessel anchored at Dover badly damaged forward with forepart full of water, and it is feared…

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Serious Railway Accident. Night Officer Terribly Injured

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

A terrible accident happened to Mr. Ernest Higginson, night-officer at Church-street railway station, at about 1.35 a.m. on Tuesday. In the course of the discharge of his…

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Harbour Collision. a Master Suspended. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

At the enquiry held concerning the collision of the steamer Airlie and the tug Leveret, in Newcastle harbour, the Marine Court found that the collision…

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Late News by Wire. Recent Boating Fatality. Port Macquarie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 5

The police this morning recovered the body of a boy named Charles Brodie, who was drowned in a boating accident on Wednesday. The body was found inside the…

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The Recent Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 5

Tengariro effected temporary repairs [?]after the collision with the [?] and returned to London to [?] her cargo…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Sunday afternoon. the Steamship Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 5

The passengers from the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro, which came into collision with the steamer Drumlanrig, off Dover, on Thursday night, were landed on…

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