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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

267 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 14

Parliament. Wednesday, July 11. Legislative Assembly. Municipal Government of Sydney. Sydney Harbour Trust Commission. Miners' Accident Relief Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The MINISTER FOR WORKS, in answer…

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Tram Accident in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 5

A boy named Reginald Fotheringham was run over to-night by a steam tram. Both arms were broken and his thigh was crushed. He was taken to the hospital,…

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Accident at the Sea Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 5

A somewhat serious accident occurred at the Sea Pit on Friday morning to Mr. W. Gardiner, one of the surface employees. Gardiner was engaged cleaning up under…

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A Sydney Letter the First Governor-general.—tram Accidents.—the Plague.—the French National Day.—accidents From Trains.—the Late Mr. John Rae.—death of Mrs. Ashton.—the Indian Famine Fund. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 7

The announcement of her Majesty's choice as first Governor-General of the Commonwealth was made here on Saturday evening. It excited but little enthuziasm,…

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The Miners' Accident Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 4

What is undoubtedly deemed by some a very powerful argument against the passing of the Miners' Accident Bill is that it is a partial…

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Fatality at Broadmeadow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 5

Senior-constable Wensor, stationed at Hamilton, reported to Inspector Lynch yesterday that at an early hour in the morning he found the body of…

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Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1900 · page 3

The following is copy of letter, dated 16th July, written by the member for Waratah, Mr. Arthur [?] to the Miners' Delegate Board on the…

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A Sydney Letter a Federal Carnival.—the Atrocities in China, Feeling in Sydney.—an Extraordinary Accident.—general French's Scheme of Reserves.—the Early Closing Act.—what's in a Title? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 3

As already stated, the Commonwealth is to be proclaimed on the 1st January next— the beginning of the new century. Queensland appears to regret it, Mr. Philp…

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Miners' Accident Relief Bill. the Question of Temporary Disablement. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 4

Our Sydney representative, in visiting the Government Departments to-day, in conversation with the Minis[?]er for Mines (Mr. Fegan), asked him whether he had…

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Maitland District a Painful Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 8

An accident of a very painful nature occurred at Mrs. Logan's Northumberland Soap and Candle Works on Saturday evening about 11 o'clock, when a young man…

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Miners' Accident Relief Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 5

When our Sydney representative interviewed the Minister for Mines on the above subject on Friday, Mr. Fagan, said, the report of the actuary would no doubt be of…

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Steamers in Collision. Five Persons Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The steamers Dromedary and Alligator collided during a fog in Belfast Lough. The former carried 600 Glasgow passengers, 40…

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The Embleton Sunk. Eleven Men Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—During a dense fog in the Irish Channel on Saturday the Cunard liner Campania struck the sailing ship Embleton, cutting the…

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Another Murder Committed by Blacks. a Woman Also Seriously Injured. Mudgee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 5

News has come in that some blacks have murdered a man named Alexander M'Kay, of Sportsman's Hollow, near Ulan. His wife was also…

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Greta. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 8

W. Breasley, a youth about .14 years of age, and grandson of Mr. A. Rowley, fell from a dray, through the horse being startled, and fractured his thigh…

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Miners' Accident Relief Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 6

Sir,—The document published in your issue to-day, referring to the above bill, and signed by the Actuary to the Public Service Board, Mr. Trivett, will be read…

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Campania-Embleton Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The passengers on board the R.M.S. Campania, which collided with and sank the barque Embleton during a fog in the Irish…

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The Empress of India Wrecked. Three Men Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 5

News was received last night from Port Stephens stating that the schooner Empress of India had gone ashore there, and that three of the crew had been drowned…

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Accidents in British Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 7

The special conference' of the Miners Federation of Great Britain was continued in the Temperance Institute, Southport, under the presidency of Mr. B. Pickard,…

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Stockton. Accident to Mr. Benjamin Nicholson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 7

Mr. Benjamin Nicholson, who for several years has been employed at the local colliery in charge of the surface traffic controlling the loading arrangements, met…

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