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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Sad Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon Mr. William Skinner, of Redbourneberry, Singleton, was working in a dray a mare with a foal following, and his little boy, aged five years,…

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Tram Conductor Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 4

An accident happened to one of the tram conductors this morning, which might very easily have been attended with serious consequences. Conductor Alex. Dykes was standing on the footboard of a…

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Sad Fatality at Redbournberry. Child Kicked to Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 2

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon by the coroner (Mr H. Pinchin) at the residence of Mr John Reid Skinner, Redbournberry, concerning the death of…

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Sad Fatality at Maitland. Fever Patient Drops Twenty Feet

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

A sad fatality occurred at the Maitland Hospital on Saturday evening, the victim being Mrs, Bertha Vincer, wife or Mr Cecil Vincer, of Charles-street, West…

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Man Cut to Pieces. Shocking Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 4

A terrible railway accident at the Maryborough (Vic.) station took place on Friday. The Ballarat train was backing into the platform, when Guard…

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Sad Fatality at Maitland. Fever Patient Drops Twenty Feet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at the Mait land Hospital on Saturday evening, the victim being Mrs Bertha Vincer; wife of Mr Cecil. Vincer, of Charles street,…

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Fearful Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred at the Harbour Quarry, Wollongong, this morning to two men, named Mulligan and McMillan, who were working when a fall of stone took place, and they were…

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The Hospital Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

The president of the Maitland Hospital (Mr. W. J. Enright) has received the following letter of sympathy from the Mayor (Major Cracknell), in regard to the recent sad fatality at the…

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Fatal Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

Mr W. Hancook has just received a telegram to the effect that his nephew, a young man a 22 years of age, Walter Fitness, was killed at Newcastle…

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Drowned in the Surf. Fatality at Manly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 2

The surf at Manly has claimed another victim. A young man. named William Thomas Flowerdew. 30 years of age. a photographer. Lately residing with…

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Shunting Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 5

Walter Ernest Fitness died at the Newcastle Hospital on Wednesday night, as the result of injuries sustained on the Fame evening during, shunting operations…

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Horrible Accident. Mining Engine-driver Decapitated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 7

News has been received of a terrible accident at the Molloy mine, Cairns, Queensland. It is stated that an engine-driver named…

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Accident to Dolly Castles

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 4

While Miss Dolly Castles, was drying her hair a celluloid comb set fire to her tresses, Her sister Amy extinguished the fire. Both sisters were burned,…

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Serious Railway Accident. The Guard Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 2

A serious railway accident happened on Wednesday morning at Oedla Wirra station, about 15½ miles from Petersburg, on the Broken Hill line. The…

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Accident at Rosedale Colliery

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 4

On Thursday a young man named Andrew Sattler, about 20 years or age employed as a wheeler at Rosedale Coll[?]y, had the misfortune to get caught…

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The Narromine Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 3

The body of Knox, the victim of the well accident at Narromine was recovered to-day. The body was very much decomposed. It is believed that death was…

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Young Sailor Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 3

A sailor, aged 21, from the ketch, Arab, was drowned at Bowley Point, Milton, yesterday, through the upsetting of a boat…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

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

According to the report of the New South Wales' Miners' Accident Relief Board for 1908, the gross revenue of the board was £64,852, made up' mainly by deductions…

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Accident at Port Kembla

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 4

An accident happened in the Government stone quarry at Port Kembla on Thursday, by which two men named John M'Millan and Patrick Mulligan,…

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