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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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The Woy Woy Fatality. Verdict of the Jury. the Authorities Blamed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 7

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of a railway labourer named Alfred Gardiner, which occurred at the Newcastle Hospital on the 4th ult, from the…

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District News. West Wallsend. Accident Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 6

The Seaham Colliery Miners' Accident Relief Fund committee met at Wilson's hotel Mr. J. Lawson, the secretary, submitted the usual statement, which showed…

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Teachers Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 5

LODNON, Thursday.—Nearly all the teachers at the Methodist College at Tampa, Florida. (U.S.), have been drowned by the capsizing of a boat…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 7

Sir,—In reading over your very accurate report concerning an interview with myself in regard to the Miner's Accident relief Fund. I note that I have failed to make…

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Warships in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—During a heavy gale, the second-class battleship Tomeraire, flagship of Lord Charles Scott, collided with the armoured cruiser…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 3

Sir,—It is a pity that your correspondent "Argus" had not the courage to sign his name to his effusion of Friday last, as we could then have seen clearly what we…

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The Aramac Accident. Captain Butcher Exonerated. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 4

The Marine Board to-day delivered its finding is regard to the grounding of the steamer Araman on Breaksea Spit on 13th March, while on a voyage from Brisbane…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. Breunan complains of my anonymity whilst revelling in a very interesting trinity of the "Mrs. Harris" type, which, to say the least of it, is…

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Collision in the Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 5

A collision occurred in the harbour shortly before 7 o'clock last evening, The steamer Chillagoe, while entering the port, collided with the American…

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Maitland District the East Greta Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 6

The District Coroner, Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., conducted an inquest at the East Greta Hotel yesterday afternoon, concerning the death of Reuben James,…

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Serious Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 6

A serious accident occurred at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery yesterday, when August Barisch, a minor, sustained injurious of a dreadful nature. It appears that…

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Boating Accident. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 5

The police received a report from Wynum this afternoon stating that shortly before one o'clock to-day the sailing boat Floradora, with three young man named…

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Tramway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 5

A man named Lewis Lynch met with a serious accident on Saturday night in at tempting to night from the 8.30 p.m. tram at Lambton while in motion. It appears…

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District News. Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 5

The committee of the Wallsend branch of the Accident Relief Fund met at Hetherington's hotel on Friday evening, the income for the fortnight amounting to £5…

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Accident Relief Fund. Conference in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 5

A conference of representatives of committee of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund was hold at the Newcastle Hotel on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Amram Lewis…

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Accident to the Windsor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 4

The steamer Windsor met with a peculiar accident while berthed at Darling Harbour, Among the cargo in the loaded were two huge buoys which are to be moored off Ocean…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 6

Sir,—At the risk of advertising Mr. Brennan a little further in connection with this subject, I observe that "Rob and his friends" had a "confab" the other…

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West Wallsend. Accident Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 6

The Seaham Colliery Miners' Accident Fund Committee met in Wilson's hotel. Mr. J. Lawson submitted the statement of accounts, which showed the income to…

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Accident to the Trebia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 5

The steamer Trebla, which left Sydney, at, about one o'clock yesterday for Brisbane via Newcastle, get into difficulties off. Nobbys last night and eventually went…

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Mining Fatality

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—Owing to a rope breaking at Robinson's deep mine in South Africa, 43 natives fell a distance of 2000 feet and were killed…

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