Accident at the Sea Pit
Yesterday morning a miner named Frank Thompson, of Selwyn-street, Merewether, was seriously injured while working in the Sea Pit. He and his mate,…
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Accidents, 1905
274 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 14
Supposed Boating Fatality. Brisbane
The police authorities this afternoon received a report from Southport to the effect that a large number of excursionists had arrived by train yesterday from…
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The steamer Eastern now at Sydney brought news of a serious collision in the Inland Sea. The Japanese steamer Kinjo Maru 2038 tones left Moji bound for Ujiua…
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Between 10 and 11 o'clock last night Mrs. Bailey, 90 years of age, sustained fatal burning injuries at her residence in Turner-street, Ryde. The old lady occupied…
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The committee of Brown's Nos. 2 and 4 collieries met in the ambulance shed on Friday evening, when Mr. R. Arbuckle presided. The income, as shown, was £20…
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The battleship Albion, 12,950 tons, collided with the battleship Duncan, 14,000 tons, at Lerwick, on the cast coast of Scotland…
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The victor of Trafalgar was not an unlucky officer in regard to the safety of his body in action. When one reads his life there is only surprise that he was not…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Owing to the failure of the brake all electric car dashed into a wall at a curve on a hill at Malita Five persons were killed…
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The Seaham Colliery Minors' Accident Relief Fund committee met in Watson's hotel. Mr. J. Lawson submitted the usual statement, which showed the income to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Fatality at Hebburn
A young man, Michael Casey, employed in Hebburn Colliery, was fatally injured in No. 2 tunnel yesterday afternoon. He was spragging a truck when the sprag…
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Yesterday afternoon Mr. William Edden, son of Mr. Alfred Edden, M.P., met with a serious accident at the Government yards, Honeysuckle Point, where he is…
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Three weeks after her departure from New York for Melbourne, the large barque Vimelra struck a whale with such force that the vessel shook from stem to stern. The…
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Whilst assisting to shoe a horse on Tuesday afternoon, a lad named Cecil Stewart, son of Mr. J. Stewart, black-smith, received a kick on the back of his…
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About three o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Mary Jane Knight, of Pearson-street, Lambton, was sitting in the kitchen of her house, near the fire, when her clothes…
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LONDON Monday Owing to the unexpected flooding of the steamship Campania, when off the Great Banks, five steerage passengers were swept…
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The ordinary meeting of the Wallsend committee of the Accident Relief Fund took place on Friday evening at Houston's hotel. It was shown that the income for…
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Percy Davis, 15, an employee of East Greta Colliery, was accidentally shot at Farley yesterday morning, and lies in a critical condition in the Maitland…
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Mr. Charles Hibble, District Coroner held an inquest at the courthouse yesterday touching the death of Mrs. Mary Jane Knight, who died on Monday night at the…
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At about nine o'clock last night a slight collision occurred between the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Archer and the ship Imberborne. The…
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The Seaham Colliery Miners' Accident Fund committee met In Watson's Hotel. Mr. J. Lawson, the secretary, submitted the fortnightly statement, which showed…
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