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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Drowned in the Surf

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 4

A surf bathing fatality occurred on Sunday morning at Dudley beach, near Newcastle, the victim being a young man, Ewan Cameron, who was a miner…

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Boy Drowned. Helpless, Blind Grandfather Present. Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 5

A drowning fatality of a very distressing nature occurred at Euchareena yesterday afternoon after a very heavy storm, which passed over the locality. A boy named…

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Shooting Accident

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

Master Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs T. Bourke, Booral, was the unfortunate victim of an accident caused by children playing with…

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Swiss Boating Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

Through the capsizing of a boat at Lecco Lake Como, seventeen women and two men were drowned…

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Late News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon. the Recent Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

The Court of Marine Inquiry on Tuesday began the investigation into the fatal collision on Christmas night off' Newcastle between the tug Advance night the barque Iverna. The Iverna,…

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Boting Fatality. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

Nineteen persons have been drowned by the capsizing of a boat on Lake Como, Italy…

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Advance-iverna Collision. Finding of the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

His Honor Judge Murray, in giving the finding of the Marine Court, Said the collision between the Advance and the Iverna was caused by the wrongful act of Captain…

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Awful Shipwreck. Steamer Clan Ranald Capsizes 40 Person Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 4

One of the most terrible shipping disasters in the history of Smith Australia, resulting in appalling loss of life, occuired late on Sunday night in St. Vincent's…

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Boy Drowned in Flooded Creek Helpless, Blind Grandfather Present

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

A drowning fatality of a very distressing nature occurred at Euchareena, In the Orange district, on Monday afternoon after a very heavy storm, which…

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Serious Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

A man named Patrick Middleton, 33 years of age, employed as a fettler on the Pelaw-Main-Richmond Vale railway, had his left arm severely crushed by…

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Police Save an Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

At 6 o'clock on Monday evening a police vehicle under escort went up to the Block 10 mine. When the waggonette was returning the horse shied and…

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Terrible Mining Fatality. Two Men Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 5

Information has been received from Copmanhurst, Grafton district, of a double mining fatality at Gordon Brook copper mine. It appears that two men, named…

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Late News by Wire. Sydney, Friday afternoon. Accident to the Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Wade), while riding a bicycle at Norty Sydney, was thrown from his machine, and sustained painful abrasions to the left arm and hand, which are now in…

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Advance-Inverna Collision. Finding of the Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 5

His Honor Judge Murray, in giving the finding of the Marine Court, said the collision between the Advance and the Iverna was caused by the wrongful act of Captain…

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Boy Drowned. Helpless, Blind Grandfather Present. Orange

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 7

A drowning fatality of a very distressing nature occurred at Euchareena yesterday afternoon after a very heavy storm, which passed over the locality. A hoy named…

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A Teacher Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

Percy Nicol, aged 19, a pupil teacher, was bathing with a number of companions in the river at Hay last night when he sank in a deep hole and was drowned. The body was recovered an hour…

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A Manchester Fire Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

At a fire in a lodging house at Manchester nine persons were suffocated, and many others injured…

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Old Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

Thomas Flynn, an old age pensioner, met with a bad accident while alighting from a train at Mt Coolah station yesterday. Flynn, who is 80 years of age, was slowly getting out of the train when he…

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Plucky Girl Surf-rather. Swims Out for Drowning Boy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

While bathing in the surf at the northern end of Coogee beach on Sunday afternoon, Jack Carlson, aged 11 years, was washed out beyond his depth. A…

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Collision of Tram Conductors. a Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

Two tram conductors, William Jenkit.s, of Wallsend, and Joseph [?] of Wickham, had a very narrow escape from serious injury at Newcastle on…

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