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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Sydney Harbour Fatality. the Engineer's Body Found

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 5

A telegram received by us from Sydney last evening brought the news that shortly before 7 o'clock yesterday morning the water police found, floating in the…

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Death of James Hobbs. Verdict of Accidental Death the Pilot Exonerated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 7

The adjourned inquest into the death of a seaman named James Hobbs, who was killed on board the ship Ditton on Friday night, during a collision between that…

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Era-maelgwyn Collision. an Absent Assessor. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 5

A question of considerable interest to nautical assessors cropped up in the Marine Court to-day, which drew from judge Backhouse some comments as to…

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Shooting Accident. a Boy Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 5

At about half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon a shooting accident occurred at Hamilton, and a boy wan wounded, it appears that three lads were driving…

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A Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 4

The collision which occurred on Thursday between the Victorian pilot steamer Victoria and, the steamer Port Victoria at Queenscliff appears to have been more serious than was at first…

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Harbour Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 5

The barque Peeblesshire, one of the three vessels that sustained injury in the recent disastrous collision in the north harbour, has met with another accident,…

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A Seaman Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 4

About 7 o'clock last night Mr. William Robertson, second officer of the steamer Austriana reported to the water police on the dyke that a fireman named Thomas…

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Burwood Colliery Accident. Application for Prohibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 3

An application was made in the Supreme Court in Sydney, on Tuesday, before Mr. Acting-Justice Pring for a prohibition to set aside the conviction of Mr. Brock,…

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Fatality at Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4

At about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a youth named David Hogan was run over and killed at Brown's Duckenfield Colliery, Minmi. The deceased was working under…

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Fatal Accident. Railway Navvy Killed. Another Man Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 5

About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a terrible accident occurred in the Kahibah railway funnel, by which a railway navvy named Thomas Hayes was killed, and…

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The Era-malgwyn Collision Master of the Hero Suspended. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 5

An inquiry was held on the 3rd Instant into the circumstances attending the accident which occurred in Newcastle Herbour on December 18 last, by reason of…

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Accident to a Bishop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Right Rev. E. Carr-Glynn, Bishop of Peterborough, was thrown from his horse yesterday, and remained unconscious for…

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Kahibah Railway Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 5

An inquest was opened at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday afternoon before the district coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, touching the death of Thomas Hayes, who wan…

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Accidental Deaths. the Minmi Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 5

The District Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martina, held an inquest at the Northumberland Hotel, Minmi, yesterday, on the body of the youth, David Hogan, who was killed…

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Steamer Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 4

When entering Port Malcolm on Friday afternoon the steamer Franklin had a hole knocked in her bottom. The cargo passengers, and mails were safely landed. The Franklin belongs to the fleet of…

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The Harbour Collision. Repairing the Vessels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 5

"The Port Crawford, Peeblesshire, and Ditton, the three vessels that were damaged in the recent collision. In the north harbour, are still in port. Repairs to the…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the local board was hold at Hetherington's hotel on Friday evening. The income for the past pay amounted to £25 6s 5d, and the…

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New Lambton. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 6

A painful accident happened to Mr. John Rogers, a deputy in the New Lambton Colliery, on Monday last. He was engaged repairing the skip road in…

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Collision on the Tyne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—While the new steamer Oilkera, built for the Adelaide Steamship Company, was on her trial trip in the Tyne yesterday, she was…

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Harbour Collision. Enquiry at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 5

It will be learned with satisfaction that it has been decided that the Marine Court of Enquiry into the collision which occurred in the harbour between the ship…

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