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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

309 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 16

Minmi. Accident to Mrs. Brown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 3

An accident of a painful character occurred on Saturday to Mrs. James Brown, resulting in the fracture of the small bone of her leg and severely wrenching the ankle. The…

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Minmi. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of Brown's Nos. 2 and 4 collieries was held in the Ambulance Shed. Mr. R. Arbuckle presided. The income was shown to be £20 0s 6d, and the…

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West Wallsend. Accident Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 6

The Seaham Colliery Accident Fund committee met in Wilson's hotel, Mr. J. Lawson submitted the usual statement, which showed the income to be £17 9s 6d. and the…

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District News. Charlestown. Burning Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 3

A girl named Alice, Cameron, aged 7 years, is now lying at the Newcastle Hospital in a serious condition, suffering from the effects of burns accidentally…

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Accident to Lord Hopetoun

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—While playing polo at Edinburgh, Lord Hopetoun (eldest son of the Marquis of Linlithgow) was thrown from his horse, his…

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Maitland District Accident on Telanah-road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 6

A young man, named William Farrow, narrowly escaped drowning in Telenah Lagoon yesterday morning. He was driving one of Messrs. Cupper and Sons' carts…

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Boating Fatality. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1904 · page 5

A boating fatality occurred in the harbour this afternoon, the victim being a young lady named Miss Edith Lawson. It appears that the deceased and her sister…

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Accident at the Boat Race. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1904 · page 4

The occasion of the boat race on the Parramatta on Saturday did not pass off without mishap. One accident occurred on the steamer Lotus that might have had…

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Railway Fatality. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1904 · page 5

The washing away of a culvert on the Midland Junction and Chittering Brook railway line, was responsible for a shocking railway accident early this morning,…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1904 · page 4

The four-year-old daughter of Mr. David Watts, of West Wallsend, met with injuries from burns Which resulted fatally at her parents residence on Saturday. The…

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West Wallsend. the Burning Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1904 · page 6

Much sympathy is felt by the residents of West Wallsend for Mr. and Mrs. David Watt, jun., the parents of the little girl who met her death by burning on Sunday…

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Argus-mildura Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1904 · page 4

In the Vice-Admiralty Court to-day a case arising out of the collision between the steamers Argus and Mildura was commenced, before Mr. Justice Own,…

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Greta. Burning Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 7

Shortly after breakfast on Wednesday a little boy, aged three years, son of Mr. Andrew Bridge, of South Allandale, accidentally fell into a large open fireplace in…

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Burning Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1904 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at the Minmi Courthouse on Saturday concerning the death of the child, Robert Campbell, who met with…

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Minmi. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1904 · page 3

The committee of Brown's No. 2 and 4 Collieries met a Friday evening, in the ambulance shed. Mr. R. Arbuckle presided. The income, as shown, was £20 5s 9d, and…

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Western Star Collision. Tagliaferro in Fault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 5

A Marine Court yesterday inquired into the circumstances of the collision between the steamer Tagliaferro and the schooner Western Star, on the morning…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 5

The Wallsend committee of the Accident Relief Fund met at Hetherington's hotel on Friday evening. It was shown that the income for the last pay amounted, to £23 8s 6d. and…

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The Dovedale Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 4

The salvage Association has received the following message from Lloyd's agent at Constantinople, dated July 4, in reference to the Dovedale mishap:—"Lloyd's surveyor and…

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Western Star Collision. Captain Smith Suspended. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 6

George Methers Smith, master of the steamer Tagliaferro, appeared before the Marine Court this afternoon to show cause why his certificate should not be…

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Greta. Accident to Mr. M. H. North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 3

Mr. M. H. North, hotelkeeper, met with a severe accident on Wednesday last when returning from Maitland. While driving along the "Spread Eagle Flat"…

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