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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Ajax-gosford Collision. Captain Roberts Suspended. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 5

At the Marine Court to-day, Judge Backhouse presiding. Robert Richard Roberts, master of the steamer Gosford, of Newcastle, appeared to show cause…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the local board was held at Hetherington's Hotel. The income for the past pay amounted to £25 6s, and the expenditure to £12 12s 7d,…

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Accident at Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 5

A gasfitter named Henry Palmer, residing at Cook's Hill, was admitted to the hospital last evening suffering from the effects of injuries received…

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Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 5

Shortly before 7 o'clock last night the attention of Water-police Constable Cameron was drawn to the body of a man floating in the harbour near the A.A…

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The Drowning Fatality. an Open Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 7

A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. G. U. Martin, the district coroner, at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday afternoon, concerning, the death of the…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5

A terrible railway fatality occurred on the Illawarra line at an early hour this morning to George Sackville Ridley, aged 34 years, a resident of…

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Minor Operations. Accidental Deaths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Colonel Price captured Commandant Becter's laager at Klearfontein. Three Boers were killed, including Commandant Vangyl…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Bendigo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 5

A mining accident occurred to-day at the No.1 Ironbark mine, in which a miner named William Waterman lost his life. He and another man named Harry…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 5

A fatal mining accident happened at the Broken Hill Proprietary mine early this morning, resulting in the death of Frank Harrington. The deceased and his two…

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Carrington. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Duncan, of Bourke-street, met with an accident at Sandgate on Wednesday morning. He had driven up there with his son and was in…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the local board was held at Hetherington's Hotel on Friday evening. The income for the past pay amounted to £25 10s 4½/d and the…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred at the Proprietary mine last night. Peter Deveney, 24, married, was trucking back a rake of empties, and was met…

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Drowning Fatality. at the Ladies' Baths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 4

A sad fatality, which adds another to the long list of persons, drowned upon the Newcastle beacn, took place yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Thorn,…

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Wreck of a Schooner. Two Men Drowned. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 5

A message has been received from Dunwich, Stradbroke Island, stating that a stockman employed on Mr. W. R. North's station, had just ridden in from Point…

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A Previous Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 4

The sad accident recalls another shocking calamity which occurred on January 28, 1899, when Ida Jane Spencer Burriston and Rose Sutcliffe, aged…

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Drowning Fatality. the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 7

An inquest was opened at Garratt's Hotel on Saturday before the district coroner (Mr. G. C. Martin) touching the death of a woman named…

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The Drowning Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 5

Mr. F. B. Menkens has received the following characteristic letter from Mr. A. A. Dangar:—"I presume something will be done in Newcastle in recognition of the…

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Accident at Bolwarra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 6

An accident of a serious nature occurred at Bolwarra yesterday afternoon. Miss Kavanagh, of Mount Pleasant-street, and Miss Curtin, of Lochend, were driving…

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The Drowning Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 3

Sir,—I see in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" a great deal said about the drowning accident, but no instructive ideas are given. One gentleman says it…

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Accident at Bolwarra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 6

A serious accident occurred at Bolwarra yesterday morning. Mrs. Hayes, wife of Mr. Charies, Hayes, of Bolwarra, was driving into town, and was coming down…

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