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Accidents, 1909

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Serious Coal Shipping Accident. the Macmyler Hoist. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 5

A serious accident happened this morning at the MacMyler coal hoist, recently erected at the Dyke at Carrington by the Railway Commissioners in the place of two…

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Railway Accident at Carrington. Coal Trucks Break Away. Extensive Damage. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 2

A serious accident happened at the M'Myler coal hoists at the Carrington Dyke, Newcastle, this morning. The couplings of a truck next an…

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Drowned Gold. Search For, Sunken Treasure. Myth of Kruger's Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

The first full and complete story of the gold that was smuggled out of the Transvaal just before the Boer war is forthcoming this week from the diary…

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Accident on the Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

The explostion of compressor burst the air pins in the Langlaagto Deep mine the Rand Sixty-six matives and nine whites [?] overcome by four air…

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Accident to Bishop Barlow. Goulburn, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

Bishop Barlow, while walking on the highly polished floor at his residence, Bishopthorpo, yesterday, had a severe fall. His lordship's face was badly bruised, one eye being blackened…

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Serious Coal Shipping Accident. the Macmyler Hoist. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

A serious accident happened this morning, at the MacMyler coal hoist, recently erected at the Dyke at Carrington by the Railway Commissioners in the place of two…

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Gored by a Cow. Boy Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 3

A by named Willie Burgess, 10 years of age, son of Mr. H. Burgess, the well-known milk vendor, was terribly injured at Louth Park late yesterday afternoon through being gored…

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Sensational Bolt at Singleton Woman Seriously Injured. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 5

A somewhat sensational runaway occurred this morning, while John-street was filled with the usual market-day crowd. Two horses attached to a creamery waggonette,…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of John Coleman, who was killed from the effects of injuries, due to falling from a train…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 5

The body of the man, drowned in Sydney Harbour last night has been identified as that of Thomas Butler (60), an old-age pensioner, who resided in Margaret-street,…

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Fatal Result of a Runaway. Accident. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 5

Mrs. William Brown, the victim of the accident in John-street yesterday died in the Dangar Cottage Hospital at a quarter to two o'clock this morning without regaining consciousness…

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The John-street Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 3

An inquest touching the death of Alice Ruth Brown was opened at the Dangar Cottage Hospital yesterday afternoon,, before Mr. Harry Pinchin, District Coroner, and a…

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Sensational Runaway. Commotion in John-street. a Woman Fatally Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 2

On Tuesday morning, whilst Johnstreet was filled with people who were in town for the weekly market sales, a great commotion was caused by the…

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Serious Accidents. at Singleton

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 8

A SOMEWHAT sensational runaway occurred at Singleton on Tuesday morning, while John-street was filled with the usual market-day crowd…

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Buggy Accident at Nundle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 8

On Monday (says the Tamworth News), a buggy accident happened at Nundle, which was, unfortunately attended with somewhat serious…

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Marseilles Ship Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 5

An explosion of petroleum on the vessel Jutes Henri, at Marseilles, destroyed the deck at the time of an official inspection, when the men were killed, and 20 severely injured…

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Sensational Bolt at Singleton. Woman Fatally Injured. Singleton, [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 4

A somewhat sensational runaway occurred this morning, while John-street was filled with the usual market-day crowd. Two horses attached to a creamery waggouette…

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North Sydney Sensation Encounter with a Burglar. Householder Shot and Policeman Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 3

A desperate encounter took place on Thursday morning at North Sydney with an armed burglar, as a. result of which Mr Russell Sinclair, a. well-known and…

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Blasting Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 4

A blasting accident is reported from Herberton (Q.). Ganger Hughes and a man named Kelly were hurt in an explosion, caused by both men…

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The Harbour Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 3

In die Criminal Court to-day, Samuel Bryant was placed on trial charged with having caused the death of Frank Gregory, one of the victims of the naval disaster in Sydney harbour in January…

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