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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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The Stockton Fatality. Inquest and Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 7

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Arthur Trippet, who met with fatal injuries on the Stockton breakwater on…

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Accident to the Cloud

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 5

Mr. T. M. Brown, shipping manager for the [?]etton Colliery, yesterday received the following cable from Captain Heays, of the barque Cloud:—"Whilst leaving port…

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Greta. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 5

Mr. M. North, whilst out driving on Sunday afternoon, met with an accident which very fortunately did not result fatally. He was driving along the Anvil Creek road…

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Carrington. Accident to Mr. W. Downie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 6

A rather serious accident befel the above-named gentleman this afternoon in Little Denison-street. He had just returned from a drive with his wife and home mother, and…

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Stockton. Serious Accident at Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 8

At about half past 12 o'clock yesterday a serious accident befel an employee of the Stockton Colliery named Sydmun Baber, residing in Pitt-street, who has been well…

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A Shooting Fatality. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 5

For some five or six years Constable Clibborn has been stationed at Manly, and has resided with his wife and children in one of what are known as…

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Buggy Accident at Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 8

Mr. George Loder, a well-known resident of Singleton district met with a serious accident on Tuesday evening, while driving from Abbey Green to Singleton, in…

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The Manly Fatality. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 4

The death of the little boy Robert Francis Clibbern, who was yesterday shot by his father, a police-constable, formed the subject or inquiry at After hearing the City…

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A Terrible Railway Collision. 34 Passengers Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A disastrous railway collision has occurred at Excter, in New Hampshire (U.S.). A train from Reading, Pennsylvania, ran into…

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Terrible Explosion in Lancashire. Three Persons Killed and 14 Injured. Damages Estimated at £100,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1899 · page 5

LONDON Saturday—A shocking disaster is reported from St. Helens, Lancashire. Operations were in full swing at Kurtz's chemical works, when 80…

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District News. Plattsburg. Cart Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1899 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon an accident occurred by the overturning of a cart to Leslio Cuthobertson son of our esteemed townsman Mr. James Cuthbertson. The lad in question, a…

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District News. Minmi. Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 3

On Friday afternoon last a minor name Samuel Wells met with an accident in the No. 2 tunnel, Back Creek Colliery. He was engaged in wedging down a piece of coal…

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Fatal Accident to a Peer. Decapitated by a Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Earl of Stafford, while standing on the platform at Potter's Bar Station, on the Great Northern, Railway line,…

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The Death of Joseph Keys. a Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 2

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of the young man Joseph Keys wins held at Ralph's Hotel yesterday before the district…

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Accident on Shipboard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1899 · page 5

A painful accident occurred on Saturday morning to Mrs. Ladd, wife of the commander of the ship Belmont, which arrived here on Friday night from Shanghai…

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Fatal Accident. at Honeysuckle Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 4

Last night, at about 9.50, Mr. E. Anstey, night stationmaster at Honeysuckle Point, found he maimed body of a man lying near the rails, underneath the overhead…

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Accident in Hunter-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 5

An accident of a somewhat serious nature befel Mr. John Lynch, Street Ranger, at about noon yesterday. As the Street Ranger was walking across…

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The Honeysuckle Point Fatality. Inquest and Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 7

An inquest was held at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday morning by Mr. G. C. Martin, the district coroner, concerning the death of the seaman Axel…

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Accident to the S.s. Newcastle. Disabled Off Redhead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 5

Shortly before 5 a.m. yesterday the looked at Fort Scratchley observed a blue light to the south-east, and thinking it was a vessel requiring the services of a pilot,…

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District News. Minmi. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 3

A youth named Thomas Hodge met with a nasty accident in the Duekenfield Colliery oh Wednesday. Hodge, who is engaged as a wheeler, was caught between a skip and a…

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