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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

344 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 18

A Street Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 8

A young lad named Thomas O'Donnell, son of Mr. James O'Donnell of West Maitland, met with a serious occident yesterday afternoon. It appears the lad was riding…

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Collision in the Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 4

About 5 o'clock on Saturday evening a collision occurred between the collier Brunner and Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Bungaree. The latter vessel was moored…

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The Miners' Accident Fund. Deputation to Mr. Fegan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 5

At the Trades Hall on Saturday morning the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. L. Fegan, met a deputation, to discuss several matters in connection with the working of the…

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Merewether. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 5

A serious accident befel Mr. Brierley Bailey during the week, whereby he sustained a dislocation of his hip and other internal injuries. The accident was caused…

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The Railway Accident Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1901 · page 4

The inquest arising out of the disaster near Sydenham was continued at the Coroner's Court this morning. The examination of Mr. Thow, Chief…

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Eearful Boiler Explosion. Forty Killed and Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A boiler exploded in a manufactory in Chicago (U.S.) yesterday; forty people were buried in the ruins…

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District News. Wallsend. 'Bus Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 6

A peculiar accident occurred to one of Mr. T. James' omnibuses. On Monday evening whilst proceeding from Minmi to Plattsburg, and nearly…

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Merewether. Serious Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 8

A young man named Albert Parker, returning on Saturday night between 7 and 8 o'clock from Mayfield on horseback, met with a serious accident in Melville-street…

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A Vehicle Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 8

A four-years-old son of the Rev. Arthur Killworth narrowly escaped receiving fatal injuries in a buggy accident yesterday afternoon. The little…

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The Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 7

Sir,—That was apparently a big deputation, with a bigger order, that waited on the Minister for Mines (comprising representatives from 23 local committees, and…

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District News. Greta. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon, when the two sisters who conduct the R.C. day-school here were being driven home, the horse fell in Butti-lane and broke…

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The Dovedale in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 4

Shortly after 9 o'clock on Thursday night a collision occurred off Sydney Heads between the steamer Dovedale bound from Newcastle to Port Pirie,…

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Newcastle District Court. Friday, March 15. (Before His Honor Acting-Judge Wade.) A Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 2

Maurice Light sued John Kirk, claiming £8 for damage to a sulky. Mr. Watt (instructed by Mr. Cronin) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Tighe…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 6

Mr. James Curley, secretary Colliery Employees' Federation, writes:—In your issue of Thursday a correspondent signing himself "Plain Talk" refers to the above fund…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 7

A meeting of the local board was held last pay-Friday evening, for the purpose of transacting routine business connected with the fund. The…

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Minmi. Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 5

While following his occupation as a miner in the Duckenfield Colliery on Saturday Mr. P. Slaven was severely crushed by a fall of coal, also a…

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Collision in the Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 8

A collision occurred in the harbour last night between the steamer Undaunted, the dredge Newcastle, and the Italian barque Margherita. The…

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Maitland District Fatal Accident at Dacworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 8

A youth named Arthur Barr, aged 16 years, and son of a Dagworth farmer, was killed yesterday while leading a yearling foal to water. He had the halter twisted…

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Chemnitz in Collision. Loss of 13 Lives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The German-Australian steamer Chemnitz, which left Sydney on January 14 for Europe, came into collision with the steamer…

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Burning Fatality at Durham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 5

A woman named Annie Smith living apart, from her husband at Durham, one and a half miles from Dudley, died at her residence at 9 o'clock…

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