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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

267 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14

The Harbour Fatality. Recovery of the Body

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 5

The water police yesterday succeeded in recovering the body of the seaman, James Martin, who met his death on Sunday night by falling into the…

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Maitland District the Pitnacree-road Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 8

In the vehicle accident which occurred on the Pitnacree-road on Saturday afternoon, Miss Mabel Adams was more seriously injured than was at first anticipated. She…

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Vesuvius in Eruption. Four Englishmen Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—During an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the lava injured four Englishmen, who disregarded the warning given. They are…

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District News. Minmi. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 6

Whilst driving from Miami to Wallsend on Monday evening a resident of Hamilton named Mr. Thomson, with his wife and daughter, met with an accident. The trap…

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The Colliery Accident. Gunnedah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 5

It is stated that of the men injured in the colliery explosion at Gunnedah three are in a serious condition. Mr. J. Watson (manager) has a broken toe,…

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International News. Railway Collision. Serious Loss of Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A goods train collided, with an obstruction in a tunnel at Philadelphia, with the result that four oil cars…

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The Boveric-hellas Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 4

The committee appointed to require into the collision of the steamer Boveric and ship Hehas, which occurred at Port Pirie on May 2, forwarded their report to the South Australian Marine Board on…

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District News. Carrington. Fireworks Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon Master George Johnson, son of Mr. August Johnson, met with a serious accident whilst playing with fireworks. He placed a tin on the top of a…

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Tragedy on a Steamer. a Madman Running Amok. Seven Persons Killed and Five Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A passenger named Nordlung was detected in an act of incendarism and ran amok, armed with revolvers and a dagger,…

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Plattsburg. 'Bus Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 3

About 1 o'clock yesterday (Monday) considerable excitement was caused by an accident to two little children. It seems that an auction sale of…

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Mining Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 6

Sir,—Stockton, Dudley, Balmain, Glebe, Gunnedah. There will be an inquiry into the latter which will be another farce, similar to the Glebe and the Dudley or…

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Merewether. Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 8

During last week two painful accidents occurred at the Sea Pit. The first was to Mr. Louis Twist, who received a nasty scalp wound and injury to the shoulder from an…

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Accident at Gunnedah Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1900 · page 4

As a formal investigation of this accident and of its causes and circumstances appeared to the Secretary for Mines (Mr. Fegan) to be expedient,…

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Drowning Accident. Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred, by which Henry Hughes, the operator and booking-clerk at the local telegraph office, lost his life. The deceased, with Messrs. Stening,…

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Hellas-boveric Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 4

The Port Pirie Marine Board has concluded on inquiry into the Hellas-Boveric collision. The Boveric, after the accident, was granted permission to proceed to the first port of call where the necessary…

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Tram Accidents. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 5

Last evening an electric tram collided with a five-horse trolly, loaded with sheepskins, skins, in George-street West. Many of the Messengers in the car were thrown from…

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Some Accidents of History

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 5

The refusal of Napoleon's youthful request for permission to enter the British navy, shattered, remodelled, and again shattered Europe. Throughout his career…

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District News. (From Our Various Correspondents.) Minmi. Accidents at Back Creek Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 7

An accident of a serious nature happened to a miner named David Low Friday last, his foor being badly crushed. Another miner, named thamas Frew, was badly…

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A Sydney Letter a Military-push Vendetta.—the Chief Justice on Money-leaders. — That Horrible Grafton Murder.—the Romance of Nathan Young.—an Opium Victim.—the Confidence Man Again.—"the Plague Not Gone Yet."—another Tram Accident. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 3

There is a vendetta here between the military and the larrikins, and it may lead to bloodshed. Already it has resulted in cracked heads, and in two artillery men…

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Stockton. Accident at the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 8

At about midday yesterday two miners, named Inglis and Galligan, were injured by a fall of roof, which occurred in their working place. Galligan, who lives in…

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