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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Terrible Blasting Accident. Three Men Killed, Five Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 13

Singapore files by the steamer Aldenham report a terrible blasting accident at Pulo Ubin granite quarry, on December 1, whereby an Australian miner, James Ross, and two Chinese lost their…

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Sinking of a Tugboat. the Advance Founders in a Collision. Captain and Seven Men Drowned. Only One Survivor. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 8

A rearful disaster occurred shortly after six o'clock last evening, 17 miles south by west of Nobbys. Messrs. J. and R. Fenwick's tugboat Advance, with a crew of…

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Sailor's Horrible Accident. Legs Severed by Rope

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 2

A horrible accident occurred near Melbourne on Wednesday on board the Ozone by which an able seaman named George Davies had…

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Boy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 3

A State child named James Link, aged 14, was drowned in a waterhole in a brick yard at Enfield yesterday. He was swimming with several other lads when he…

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Serious Diving Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. James Watson, son of Mr. R. F. Watson, of West Maitland, met with a serious accident while swimming at Belmont yesterday, having severely wrenched the muscles…

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Drowning Fatality. Plucky Attempt at Rescue

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 1

A drowning fatality occurred at Warrnambool (Vic.) on Friday afternoon. Harry Robert Ives (44) was spending the day there with his wife and…

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Mysterious Drowning Case

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

ABOUT 10 minutes past 5 o'clock on Friday morning Mr. William Webb, assistant stationmaster at Darling Harbor Railway Station, heard a…

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Telegraphic News. Serious Harbor Collision. Fifteen Sailors Supposed Drowned. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

The steamer Dunmore collided with a naval pinnace containing about 75 men, in the Harbor this morning. Fifteen sailors are…

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Fatality at Broke

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

The District Coroner (Mr H. Pinchin) received a telegram last evening from [?] that a man named C. Hezten had died during the afternoon as…

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Late News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon. Fatal Harbour Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 5

The steamer Danmore collided with a naval pinnace containing about 75 men in the harbour this morning Fofteen sailors are missing, and are believed to be drowned…

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Bathing Fatality at Broke. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 5

A young man named John Heaton, 24 years of age, of Broke, died at his father's residence, yesterday afternoon, from injuries received while bathing in the Wollombi Brook on Sunday…

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Catastrophe in Sydney Harbour. Fifteen Bluejackets Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 6

A fearful catastrophe occurred in Sydney Harbour on Tuesday morning, resulting in the death by drowning of fifteen, bluejackets belonging to H.M.S…

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Diving Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 5

James F. Watson, son of Mr. R. F. Watson, of West Maitland, who on Sunday last dived off the shoulders of a companion into shallow water, and struck his head on the…

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Singleton Letter. Singleton, Tuesday Fatal Bathing Accident at Broke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 8

A young man named John Heaton, about 26 or 27 years of age, and a son of Mr. V. Heaton, of Broke, died at his fathers residence yesterday afternoon from injuries…

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Bathing Fatality at Broke. Young Man's Spine Fractured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

Mr Harry Pinchin, district coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at the residence of Mr Valentine Heaton, Broke, on Tuesday morning as to the cause of…

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Harbour Calamity. Fifteen Sailors Drowned. All Bodies Recovered

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

The greatest disaster that has ever happened in the maritime history of Port Jackson, resulting in deplorable loss of life under most sensational…

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