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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

347 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 18

Fatality at Stockton. a Seaman Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 4

Between 10 and 11 o'clock yesterday morning a seaman, named John Williams, employed on board the Desdemona, lying at Stockton, fell from the [?]tween decks…

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The Desdemona Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 7

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, held an inquest at the General Washington Hotel, Stockton, yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the death of John…

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Maitland District Accident at East Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 6

Mr. Joseph Woodlands, a miner, met with an accident while engaged in timbering in the model jig of No. 1 pit, East Greta, on Tuesday night. He was…

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Drowning of a Seaman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 7

Mr. G. C. Martin, District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday, into the circumstances surrounding the drowning of a seaman…

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Accident to Mr. Lamont

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 5

An unfortunate termination to a picnic took place yesterday resulting in serious injury to Mr. Harold Lamont, of Newcastle. Mr. Lamont, in company with…

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Accident to a Steamer. Sydney's Shaft Broken

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 5

The Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer-Sydney, which left here shortly before midnight on Tuesday, broke down off Lake Macquarie Heads…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1903 · page 6

The local committee of the Wallsend branch of the Accident Relief Fund met at Hetherington's hotel on Friday evening. A statement submitted by the…

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Stockton Rescue From Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 7

A child, about three years old, the son of Mr. A. Friend, a miner living in Hunter-street, Stockton, by some m[?]ns not ascertained fell into the river near the Federal…

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Motor Car Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Loraine Barrow has died from the effects of injuries received during the recent Paris to Madrid motor race. While…

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Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 4

The report of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Fund, which has just been presented to Parliament, bears evidence of the good work…

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Railway Fatality. a Boy Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred on the East Greta Company's railway line on Wednesday night, at about ten o'clock, when a lad named Oscar Moore was mangled by…

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Boating Fatality. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1903 · page 5

A sad beating fatality, resulting in the death of a young man named Price occurred to-day. A party of young men, consisting of E. Bishop A. Bishop C…

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Adamstown. Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 6

Yesterday Mr. Michael O'Hagan, of Adamstown, met with a serious accident in the Glebe pit. He was engaged with his mate setting a slab, when a largo…

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Accident Relief Fund. Increased Payments Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1903 · page 5

A conference of delegates representing collieries concerned in the contributions to the Miners' Accident Relief Fund, was held at the Newcastle Hotel, on Saturday…

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District News. Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1903 · page 6

The local board of the Accident Police Fund met at Hetherington's hotel on Friday evening. A statement submitted by the secretary, Mr. Wm. Brennan, showed…

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Railway Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A train travelling from Bilbao to Barcelona, in Spain, derailed while crossing a bridge at Montalro, and fell into the…

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Wakatipu-eurimbla Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 4

A case, which is the first of its kind to be heard in this State, came before the Deputy Judge Commissary (Mr. Justice Owen) in the Vice-Admiralty Court…

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Minmi. Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1903 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the local committee of the Accident Fund for Brown's No. 2 and 4 collieries was held in the ambulance shed, Mr. R. Arbuck[?]o presiding…

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Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1903 · page 7

An inquest was held on Saturday at the Miners' Exchange Hotel, Stockton, before the Deputy Coroner, Mr. Charles Hibble, on the body of a woman named Ellen…

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Harbour Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 6

A collision occurred in the harbour early yesterday morning, between the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Mareeba and the four-masted barque Gifford. The…

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