Serious Collision
A message front Dublin states that a collision occurred on March 20 between the German barque Mona and the British barque Lady Cairns, 25, miles east of the Kish. Lightship…
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Accidents, 1904
309 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 16
Two Men Drowned. Sydney
A boating accident, resulting in the less of two lives, occurred shortly after one o'clock to-day, about 1000 yards out from a point between the military fort at Bondi…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Wickham. Caught in Machinery
A young man named Bazil Squires, residing at Havelock-street, Mayfield, and employed at Messrs. A. Gouinan and Co's Newcastle Engineering Works. Wickham,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Hamilton. a Porter Killed
During a heavy shower of rain at about 8 o'clock last night a junior porter named Auston Richardson, who was acting as assistant night-officer at Hamilton,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Mining Accident
An accidental attended with fatal results occurred at the Wallsend Colliery yesterday morning. A man named Andrew Dalziel, who has been employed at the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund
The Wallsend committe of the Accident Relief Fund met at Hethorington's Hotel on Friday evening. The income for the last pay amounted to £15 9s 4½d, and the expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Fatality
A man named Andrew Anderson, aged about 54 years, residing at West Wallsend, and employed at the Seaham Colliery, as a road cleaner, was yesterday knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi. Accident Relief Funds
The committee of Brown's Nos. 2 and 4 collieries hold a meeting in the Ambulance Shed. Mr. R. Arbuckle presided. The income was shown to be £20 9s 6d, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Seaham Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death
The District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, held an inquest at the Royal Hotel, West Wallsend, yesterday, into the circumstances of the death of a man named Andrew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Wallsend. Accident Funds
The Seaham Colliery Miners' Accident Fund committee met at Wilson's hotel. The secretary, Mr. J. Lawson, submitted the statement, which showed the income…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train and Motor Car Collision
LONDON, Wednesday.—The express train from Basle, Switzerland, to Paris, which when crossing at La Ferriere came into collision with a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend. Accident to Mr. T. James
Mr. Thomas James, the well-known omnibus proprietor of Murnain-street, met with an accident yesterday afternoon whereby his right arm was broken a little…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Fire in Auckland. Firemen Injured. Auckland
A fire, involving the destruction of Morrin's wholesale hardware warehouse, which is in the heart of Auckland, was totally destroyed by fire last night, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Tramway Fatality. Sydney
A tram fatality occurred near Newtown Bridge at five o'clock this afternoon, when a girl named Ivy Goddard, aged 7 was killed. The deceased, with another…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pelaw Main. an Accident
A youth named Charles Anderson sustained painful injuries in the local colliery on Thursday. He was knocked down by a coal-cutting machine, and was badly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident on a Warship
LONDON, Friday.—An accident has occurred on board the French ironclad Henri Quatre at La Rochelle. The anchor chain snapped, cutting the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death
The District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, held an inquest on Saturday morning, at the Waratah Courthouse, into the circumstances connected with the death of Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rhondda. Accident to a Child
An accident took place on Friday to the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Frew, of the Rhondda Hotel. It seems that the child, which is a little over 12 months old,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown. Accident to Mr. J. Rutley
Mr. James Rutley, manager and proprietor of the Shortland Colliery, met with an accident on Saturday that will render him incapable of using his left hand for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Frequency of Tram Accidents Calls for Attention.—a Onesided Arrangement Whichturns the Post-office Into a Customs House.—the Colliers' Poet of Another Land.—ill-feeling Between People of Different Nationality and What Causes It.—the Popularity of History Written to Suit the "Flag."—hospital Saturday. and Its Magnificent Results. Sydney
Tram accidents have been rather frequent of late. The writer was in a tram on Saturday morning when there was a jolt, a harrowing scream, and the voice…
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