A Peculiar Accident
The barque Fernbank, which arrived at San Francisco on November 24 from Newcastle, met with a most peculiar accident when a few days out. The capture reported that four days after [?]…
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Accidents, 1902
356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 18
Railway Accident. Sydney
Shortly after the 11.30 a.m. train from Sydney to Parramatta had passed through Burwood Station to-day, a woman was found by one of the…
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The pleasure of New Year's Day was almost married by a [?] which, however, was happily averted by the [?] of a Bystander…
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A miner named Francis Chalmers, employed at Brown's No. 2 Colliery, Minmi, was injured by a fall of roof on Tuesday afternoon, and at an early hour…
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Th aciedent at Brown's No. 2. tunnel, Miami on Tuesday last, which resulted in the death of Francis Chalmers, a single man, aged 45 years, was enquired into by…
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The total income to this fond for last pay amounted to £25 16s, and the expenditure to £16 2s 7d, comprising payments to two widows, six children,…
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At a meeting of this Sea Pit employees, held recently, the secretary, Mr. A. Torabull, submitted the following statement having reference to the transactions of…
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A son of Mr. George Way was missed yesterday afternoon from his home at Merewether, and upon a search being made by his father, assisted by a number of…
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A tragic event occurred at Apollo Bay last evening, which resulted in the death of Arthur Ramsden, 50 years, and a young, man, Frank Ramsden, his son. They had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marine Disaster. a Steamer Sunk. 27 Persons Drowned. Heartlessness of a French Crew
LONDON, Saturday.—A shipping disaster has occurred off the Californian coast, attended with great loss of life. The Oregon improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killingworth. Accident Fund
During 1901 the amount collected for the Miners' Accident Relief Fund was £193 16s 11½d; £44 3s 2d was paid to members meeting with accidents, 26 in…
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The annual meeting of the local committee of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund was held at the School of Artson Saturday evening, for the purpose of electing three…
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An accident occurred on Saturday to a child 1 year and 9 months old, the daughter of Mr. John Gibson, of Robert-street, which fortunately was not attended with…
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At the annual meeting of the accident fund in connection with Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge, held in Wile's Hall, the balance-sheet for the year gave the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Drowning Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry
A magisterial inquiry touching the death of a boy named William John Way, aged 7, who was found drowned in Bowtell's clayhole, Glebe, on…
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A departmental preliminary inquiry was conducted at the Custom House yesterday by Captain Edie (Superintendent of Navigation) into the circumstances of the…
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A miner named Thomas Buchanan, 65 years of age, employed in the Hetton Colliery, was severely injured by a fall of coal yesterday afternoon. He was admitted to…
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At half-past seven o'clock yesterday morning Water-police Constable Cameron, while doing duty on the Market Wharf, saw the body of a man floating in…
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Yesterday afternoon, while the Scottish Rifles were being put through a course of musketry on the Adamstown Rifle Range, Mr. James Sculley, the well-known…
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A miner named William Liddle met with a painful accident in the Sea Pit at about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was engaged with his mate getting down some…
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