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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Narrow Escape at Erskineville. Three Men Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 2

While a gang of laborers engaged this morning in loading rails at the tramway yards in Erskineville one of the heavy rails fell, and three of the men…

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Railway Disaster in Queensland. Two Passengers Killed. Several Others Severely Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 4

The passenger train which left Roma for Toowoomba at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday, was derailed shortly after midday on Saturday, at a spot about five miles…

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Fatal Railway Smash. Train Falls Over Bridge. Two Killed, Fourteen Injured. Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 2

A serious accident occurred to the passenger train which leaves Roma at 6 30 am. on Saturday. The train, when on a spot 175…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 4

While Dr. Haris, locum tenons for Dr. King, who was recently temporarily disabled through a fall from his bicycle, was returning from Ally[?]brook last evening Per…

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Irish Boating Disaster. Eleven Persons Drowned on the Lake of Killarney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 2

The Press Association's Killarney correspondent, says a four-oared boat, containing nine tourist and four boatmen, has been swamped in the Lower Killarney Lake…

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Motor Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 2

Dr. Harris, locum tenens for Dr King, West Maitland, whilst returning from, Allynbrook on Monday night, met a vehicle without lights…

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The Railway Accident. Toowoomba Residents Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 6

In addition to those already mentioned the following residents of Toowoomba were in the accident:—Mrs. Merritt, suffering from shock; Mr. W. Smith, contractor, slight injuries to the…

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Railway Catastrophy. Train Wrecked. Two Persons Killed and Fourteen Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 10

A serious accident occurred to the passenger trains which leaves Roma, Queensland, at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday. The train, when on a spot 175 miles out on the…

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Old Lady Burned to Death. Shocking Fatality at Balmain. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 4

Mrs Andrews, an old age pensioner living with her daughter at Balmain, was burned to death this afternoon. Her apron caught alight, and the…

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Extraordinary Accident. Triple Electrocution

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 3

An extraordinary accident, resulting in the death of a child and two young workmen, has occurred on the Ceinture Railway, near the Avenue de Saint…

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Terrible Accident. Old Man Almost Beheaded. Albury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred at Huon's Creek, four miles from Sofala, last night. A farmer named James Higgins, aged 72, left Wodonga in a waggonette, with his…

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Football Riot in Sydney. Referee Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 3

The aftermath of Saturday's big football match between Australia and the All Maoris was one of the most exciting that a Sydney sporting crowd has seen for years…

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Vehicle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 2

Mr. Michael Darcy, an old and respected resident of the Horse Shoe Bend, met with a painful accident on Saturday. He was driving, accompanied by his daughter, at…

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A Naval Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 5

One of the man injured in the recent explosion on H.M.S. Temeraire has succumbed to his injuries…

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An Injured Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 5

The s.s. Oswestry Grange is discharging a part of her cargo at Southampton to admit of the repairing of the tail shaft…

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Another Burning Fatality. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

Mrs Christian Ellis, a widow 75 years of age, died in the hospital to-day as a result of burns received at her residence at Alexandria yesterday. She was…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

Mrs. Byrnes, an old resident of Bulwer-street, met with a serious accident at her residence yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Byrnes, who is 81 yours of age, was attempting to…

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Shooting Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

Mr Percy Stanton was the victim of a very serious shooting accident on Thursday last Perc, in company with Mr S. Whitehouse,…

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Fatality at Pelaw-main. Pelaw-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 5

Lance [?], 16 years of age, residing with his parents at Kurri Kurri, was seriously injured in the Pelaw-Main Colliery at about 7.30 last evening. Hastelow…

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Two Trams Collide in Sydney. Seven Passengers Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 5

There was a scene of great excitement at eight o'clock this morning at Eddy-avenue and Elizabeth-street, Sydney, when a Botany train, bound for Circular Quay, crashed into a…

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