Mining Accident Relief Fund
My duty took me to the meeting of the trustees of the Victorian Mining Accident Relief Fund. This was established on the basis of the Creswick Relief Fund,…
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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
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My duty took me to the meeting of the trustees of the Victorian Mining Accident Relief Fund. This was established on the basis of the Creswick Relief Fund,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Almost every holiday provides a number of accidents of a more or less grave nature and to-day wan no exception to the rule. The most serious reported up to four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A tragic accident happened yesterday at the residence of Mr. Richard Newton, at Coorparoo. All the family had gone out for the day, leaving the cook in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In your report of the proceedings of the deputation who Interviewed the Minister for Mines the other day, Mr. Fegan is reported to have said that,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The inquiry was commended to-day by the Marine Court late the circumstances connected with the collision between the steamer Coogee and the ship Fortunate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The inquiry late the circumstances connected with the Coogee disaster was continued to-day by the Marine Court. Henry Thomas Dixon, seaman, on board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The annual meeting of the Wallsend branch of the Accident Relief Fund was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday evening, Mr. C. Richardson presided, and referred to the lack…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The inquiry into the collision between the Coogee and the Fortunate Flgari was continued to-day. Thomas Holyman, captain of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.—A railway accident attended with loss of life has occurred in Kansas, in the United States. A passenger train, travelling at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only a few months back, viz., in July, H.M.S, Wallaroo nearly came to grief through being rammed by two torpedoes fired by H.MS. Royal Arthur. The vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The names of the dead are as follow:—George H. Hall, chief stoker, married. Charles E. Ellis, stoker, unmarried. Frank Moore, stoker, unmarried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inquiry at St. Vincent's Hospital this afternoon as to the nature of the injuries received by each man elicited the reply that the three patients—Sandow, Pretty,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 6 o'clock this morning H.M.S. Sparrow proceeded to sea to meet the Wallaroo and a little later the steam tug Advance also went out to ascertain if any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Friday night, at about 10.15 p.m., an accident occurred on the northern line, a spot between Guyra and Black Mountain, which resulted in the death of a man…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →So far information has been made available as to the cause and extent of the accident which occurred on H.M.S. Wallaroo on the afternoon of the 6th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.—The mail steamer Clallam, from Seattle, Puget Sound, foundered in a fierce gale, when four miles from Victoria, British Columbia,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Duckenfield Colliery committee of the Accident Relief Fund was held in the ambulance shed on Friday evening. Mr. James Cala presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yesterday morning Alderman Daniel Morgan met with a severe and painful accident while following his occupation as a miner in the Dudley Colliery. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. L. Fegan, hon. Minister, has received a number of communications from miners and others interested in the coal industry, in regard to the reply given by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Edward Buxton, a miner employed at the A.A Company's Sea Pit, sustained serious injuries from one of the slabs used to support the roof in the working face,…
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