More Drowning Cases
During the past couple of weeks the Brisbane River has been the cause of the deaths of several persons. In the early part of last week the dead body of an…
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Accidents, 1903
347 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 18
Accident at Gatton
On Friday night last a most peculiar accident, resulting in the death of the railway stationmaster (,Mr. Woodgate), occurred at Gatton, that little obscure…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Harbour Collision. Eurimbla and Wakatipu. Sydney
The collision off Bradley's Head, Sydney Harbour, early on Sunday morning, between the Union S.S. Co.'s steamer Wakatipu (Captain Livingstone) and the…
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Were Bradley's Head in Sydney Harbour a quarter of a mile further back, which means non-existent, the collision between the Eurimbla and the Wakatipu…
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The position of the stranded steamer Wakatipu in Neutral Bay did not change during to-day. Since yesterday no cargo has been…
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An accident, which may be attended with serious consequences, occurred to Mr. J. H. Watkins, a married man, residing at Chinaman Flat. Pittown, while returning…
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An accident occurred on Tuesday to James Webb, one of the wheelers employed driving dirt from the Hamilton Pit heap to the Melville-street swamp. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Harbour Collision. Marine Court Inquiry
His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, having with him as assessors Contains Simpson and Mackenzie, conducted a Marine Court Inquiry at the Newcastle Courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Mining Accident. Broken Hill
An accident, by which one man was killed and three were injured, occurred in the South Mine this morning. Last night the pass above the 400ft level had hung…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Collision. School Tram Run Into
LONDON, Friday.—A collision between an electric tram and an express train has occurred at Newark, in New Jersey, U.S.A., attended with loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Watson Injured. Sydney
Mr. T. Watson, the A.J.C. starter, met with an accident while diving at the Newington College Baths, which might have resulted seriously, although he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Accident Relief Fund
The local Accident Relief Board met at Hetherington's hotel on Friday evening. The income for the past pay amounted to £27 [?] 9d and the expenditure to £18 9s;…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Owing to the frequency of collisions between war ships and other preventible accidents, M. Pelletan, the French Minister of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Yachting Accident. Melbourne
At St. Kilda this afternoon during the annual regatta, held under the auspices of the Victorian Yacht Racing Association a young man named George Marion, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi. Accident Relief Fund
The fortnightly meeting of the members of the Minmi Accident Relief Fund in connection with the Duckenfield Colliery was held in the ambulance shed, Mr. J. Caln…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marine Court Inquiries. Eurimbla-wakatipu Collision Sydney
The circumstances attending the collision, which took place between the steamers Eurimbla and Wakatipu in Sydney harbour on the 15th inst., were considered…
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The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse with Captains Witherspoon and Simpson as nautical assessors, delivered their reserved decision to-day…
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A few days ago a fatality occurred at Charters Towers. It appears that a number of people got up an excursion to the Burdekin River. Among the number were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision at Port Stephens
While the ketch Candidate was getting underway at Nelson's Bay yesterday morning and When crossing the bows of the schooner Stanley, the tide caught the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arrival of the English Mail. Foundering of the London. 220 Drowned. Sydney, March 20
The branch steamer Alexander has arrived at Adelaide bringing news from London by the Madras. The chief event is the foundering of the steamer London while…
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