Another Gun Accident
Easter time appears to be the season for gun accidents. At this time of the year the number of persons who "did not know it was loaded" appears to be very…
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Accidents, 1903
347 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 18
Greta Death From Accident
The man William Lynch, of Muswell-brook, who was seriously injured here by being thrown from his horse on Easter Monday, remained in an unconscious state…
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Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a boy, named James Johnson, residing in Brunker-road, Adamstown, was killed on the Globe-road, by falling from…
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On Tuesday afternoon Nefile Jackson, aged 5, the daughter of Mr. Richard Jackson, while playing near an abandoned and unprotected underground tank…
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The District Coroner, Mr. G. C Martin. held a magisterial, inquiry, at the Royal Crown Hotel, Adamstown, yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the death…
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An inquest was held at the Albion Hotel, Wallsend, yesterday, before the deputy coroner, Mr. Charles, Hibble, into the death of Thomas Walker Shiels, who died…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Adamstown. Mining Accident
On Thursday Mr. William Turpin and his so Mr. T. Turpin, met with an accident while following tho[?] occupation in New Lambton tunnel. Mr. Turpin…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News. Wallsend Accident Relief Fund
The local board of the Accident Relief Fund met at Hetherington's Hotel on Friday evening. The income for the past pay amounted to £16 2s 6d, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hamilton. Accident
A newsboy named Munroe, on Saturday afternoon, was delivering papers when the horse he was driving took fright and bolted. The lad was thrown out of the cart,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision at Sea
LONDON, Thursday.—A serious collision between two American coasting vessels is reported off the Delaware coast, where the Hamilton, an Old…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi. Accident Fund
The local committee of the Accident Fund have held a meeting, Mr. J. Cain presiding. The income was £12 3s, and expenditure on behalf of four accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Harbour Collision. Serious Damage
A collision, resulting in serious damage to the large steamer Balmoral, injury to Messrs. Fenwick and Co.'s tug Victoria, and a Government punt, occurred in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mishaps and Accidents
A umber of accidents have occurred, but they were for the most part of a minor character. In two cases, however, they were serious. At Benalla, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boating Accident. Two Men Missing
A boating accident has occurred at Belmont which it is feared must have resulted in the loss of two lives. On Saturday morning Mr. W. K. Lochhead and Mr. S…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Mine Accident. Auckland
A sensational accident occurred at the Waihl Mine his morning. A Tasmanian miner named Parry, while ascending the shaft, lost his hold and fell, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Only One Thing Talked Of—the Strike.—the Bent of Bent—to Bend the Drivers.—an Extraordinary Coincidence—mrs Chandler's Accident.—the Sultan of Johore and His Color.—mr.kingston Makes a Great Protectionist Point.—letters in Parcels. and the Penalty Thereof—a Warning. Sydney
There is only one thing talked of in Sydney just now—the Victorian railway strike. If Russia declares war against either Turkey or Japan during the current…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adamstown. Late Boat Accident
The late Mr. James Freeman, who lost his life in the boating accident at Belmont, is a native of Adamstown, where his brothers and sisters at present reside. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident
An accident occurred at Wyee railway station early yesterday morning, by which Mr. Samuel Swift, the relieving night officer was terribly injured. It appears…
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Mr. William Brooks, an old man employed as a shunter at the H.R.S.N. Company's wharf, Morpeth, was crushed to death on Thursday afternoon while…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Fatality. Broken Hill
A serious accident took place at Block 11 Proprietary Mine this afternoon resulting in the death of William E. Owens, a minor, and serious injury to William…
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