Carrington. Narrow Escape From Drowning
On Sunday afternoon last, a lad named Cyril Somers, while swimming a horse in the inner Basin, at Carrington, became unseated, and, being unable to swim,…
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Accidents, 1905
274 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 14
Drowning Fatalities
On Saturday evening last an elderly gentleman was drowned in Norman Creek. It is surmised that he was fishing from the hank, and was overcome by dizziness,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident to a Locomotive. Driver and Fireman Scalded
Yesterday morning a serious accident happened on the locomotive of the train which runs from Maitland to Sydney in place of the north-west mail on Monday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton. Accident to Mr. J. Lawrence
Mr. Joseph Lawrence, a well-known member of the Stockton Fire Brigade, met with a severe accident last night, while engaged at engine drill. His left…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Locomotive Accident. Death of Driver Pead
James Pead, the driver of the locomotive upon which the accident occurred on Monday, died in the Newcastle Hospital at 7.30 last night from shock, as the results…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Fatality. Inquest Opened
At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, opened an inquest into the death of Driver James Pead, which occurred in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident at a Station. Collapse of the Roof. London
A portion of the roof of the Charing Cross Station in London collapsed while the premises were undergoing repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Tramway Accident. Sydney
A tram accident, by which a number of persons were injured, occurred in George-street, near the Haymarket, late to-night. The tram was proceeding to Dulwich Hill…
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A young man named Charles Henry Conlon, employed as a wheeler at East Greta Colliery, was the victim of a fatal accident, which occurred in the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sophocles Collision
Further particulars have been received concerning the damage done to the Aberdeen at Sophacies in a collision with the pier at Capetown. A pilot had been taken on…
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While Arthur Cecil Shrimpton, Frederick Johnson, and Walter Spier were out railing this afternoon, their yacht capsized off the Beacon Light in Watson's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cardiff Fatality
At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning, Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, held an inquest on the body of Charles M'Fadyen, who was killed on the railway…
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News received from Hongkong states that the steamer Appalachee and China Merchants' S.N. Company's steamer Yushun had been in collision at the inner bar at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the East Greta Fatality
The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Charles Henry Conlon, who was killed in East Greta Colliery on the 7th December, was concluded at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund
The Wallsend committee of the Accident Relief Fund met at Houston's Hotel on Friday evening. The fortnightly statement showed that the income from all…
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When crossing the Equator on November 16, F. Everett, a young sailor, fell over-board from the Lund liner Wakool, and was drowned. The steamer was quickly stopped,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marine Court of Inquiry. Collision at Cockle Creek
In the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, before Judge Fitzhardinge, and Captains Carpenter and Taylor, assessors under the Navigation Act, an inquiry was held into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hurricane at Sea. an Apprentice Drowned. Perth
The barque Holywood arrived at Fremantle to-day from Glasgow. She encountered a hurricane off the Cape of Good Hope on the 20th of November. A heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thornton Railway Fatality Inquest-resumed
The adjourned inquest on the body of railway engine-driver James Pead, who died in the Newcastle Hospital from the effects to scalding injuries received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Territory Mystery Murder or Accident? Adelaide
On Tuesday, hoping that the story told by the aboriginal, Bobbie, of murders in the Northern Territory was a fiction, the Government telegraphed to the…
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