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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

274 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 14

Adamstown. Serious Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 3

While returning from a drive on Sunday afternoon, Mrs. F. Roach sustained serious injuries by being thrown from a sulky on the Broadmeadow-Waratah road…

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Shooting Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 5

Yesterday evening about 6 o'clock a shooting accident occurred at the dairy farm of Mr. William Cook, at Sandgate, when a young man named John A. C…

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Fire on the Tug Leveret. Captain and Cook Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 5

At about three o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke, out on Messrs. J. Fenwick and Son's steam tug Leveret, lying at the King's Wharf, Newcastle. It…

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Accident to Mr. H. M. Cohen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 5

Mr. H. M. Cohen, solicitor, of Newcastle, met with an accident yesterday afternoon, resulting in his left log being broken below the knee. He was driving…

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Accident to the Balmoral. Vice-admiralty Claim. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 6

In No. 1 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Owen, an action consequent upon the accident which occurred in the port of Newcastle, on the 8th May, 190[?], when…

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A Horse Drowned. Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 5

Another misadventure has occurred at what is known as the Spectacle Lagoon, near the river, about four miles from Albury. On Saturday afternoon a man named…

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District News. Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 7

The Wallsend committee of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund met at Hetherington's Hotel on Friday evening. The fortnightly statement…

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Accident to the Balmoral. Suit for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 5

Before Mr. Justice Owen, in No. 1 Jury Court to-day, the hearing was resumed of the suits, Fenwick and Co. v. James Leslie Williams (nominal defendant), and…

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District News. Lambton. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 6

Miss Lanighan, of Minmi, met with a painful accident near the Lambton post office yesterday morning. She was riding a horse in the direction of…

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Minmi. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 7

The committee of Brown's No. 2 and 4 collieries met in the ambulance shed on Friday. Mr. R. Arbuckle presided. The income as shown was £21 19s 2d,…

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The Balmoral Accident. Evidence Concluded. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 4

The hearing of the actions in which the Messrs. Fenwick and the owners of the steamer Balmoral sought to recover damages from the Crown for injury sustained…

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Accident to the Balmoral. Verdict for Plaintiffs. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 5

Before Mr. Justice Owen, in No. 1 Jury Court to-day, the hearing was concluded of the suits, Fenwick and Co. v. James Leslie Williams (nominal defendant), and…

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Belmont. Serious Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 6

Yesterday morning as the people were going to the various places of worship. Mr. Cheshire, the engine driver at Dudley, with his wife, was driving past the post…

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Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Allan line steamer Parisian, with 1000 passengers abroad, collided with the Hamburg-American line steamer Albano,…

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Fatality at Stanford-merthyr

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 6

A miner, named Thomas Tate, aged 35 years, was killed by a fall of coal in Stanford-Merthyr Colliery about five o'clock yesterday morning. Deceased with a…

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The Stanford-merthyr Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 6

An inquest on the body of Thomas Tate, killed at Stanford-Merthyr pit on Friday last, was opened at the Court-house on Saturday before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, the…

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Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 6

Miss Ernie O'Brien daughter of Mr. P O'Brien, of Aberglasslyn, met with a serious accident near the post-office in High-street yesterday morning. She was…

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The Aberdare Fatality. Smith Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 6

William Louis Richardson Smith was indicted for that he had, on 3rd November, 1994, at Cessnock, feloniously slain John Davis, Accused pleaded not guilty…

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Waratah. Riding Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 7

Yesterday morning, while two young men were riding at a smart pace along Ada-street, one of them named William Liddle lost control of…

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Gibraltar Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The recent collision between the German cruiser Friedrich Kari and the British battleship Prince George, at Gibraltar, was…

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