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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Girl Burned to Death. Shocking Accident at Wyalong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 December 1908 · page 3

A shocking burning accident, with fatal results, occurred at the residence of G.P. Evans, two miles out of Wyalong. A visitor from Sydney, Ethel Hoare, 17 years,…

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Accidental Shooting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 December 1908 · page 3

Robert Parry, a naval stoker, was before the police court in connection with Saturday Right's shooting affray in Sydney After hearing some evidence the magistrate dismissesd the "ase…

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Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 5

Mrs. Earls, sister of Mrs. Lloyd, the vi[?]am of the Dublin cliff tragedy, reported by cables of November 17th, has been found drowned in the Dodzer…

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Accident on the Railway. Five Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 4

A serious accident happened at Benalla (Victoria) shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve to a party of 11 persons, who wen returning to Winton on a…

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Coach Overturned. Driver Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 5

The Grafton coach, proceeding to Glen Innes, was completely overturned when coming round a bend. The driver, Jack Conley, was pinned beneath the coach, and…

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Pea Rifle Accident an Extraordinary Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 5

As Miss Alice Fortescue, a member of a picnic party at Kentmore, near Goulburn, was bending down to examine a box of sweets, she was struck in the back of the head by a bullet from a pea rifle…

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Frightful Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 5

George Sewell, aged 24, single, a miner, living at Grahamstown, while returning from a holiday spent at Melbourne, fell from the platform of the Sydney express when approaching Cootamundra this…

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Tragic Shooting Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 2

There was a sad fatality at the residence of Mr Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the "Lachlander," Condobolin. Three brothers, Sydney, John, and Harry…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. End of a Holiday Camp

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 2

A shooting accident occurred at You Yangs (Vic.) on Sunday, when John Hands, aged 20 years, was accidentally shot in the head and chest. He expired…

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Fatalities and Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 3

DONALD MORRISON was burnt to death in a but at Burrawong Station, Cumnock. Herbert Fayle, a trooper of the Australian Light Horse at Mudgee, was riding home…

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Topics of the Day. Lift Well Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 3

Several fatal accidents have occurred recently in Sydney through persons falling down lift wells, the most recent being that Mr. T. A. Clark, managing director of…

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