Serious Accident
Thomas Blair, one of the American coal-cutting machine experts at Pelaw Main, was the victim of a serious accident on Monday evening. He and two of his…
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Accidents, 1905
274 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14
Adamstown. Accident to Mr. J. Rouse
Mr. Joseph Rouse, of William-street, Adamstown, met with serious injuries in the Sea Pit yesterday. He had lit a shot in the bottoms, and went back to put his…
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Shortly before eleven o'clock yesterday morning a young man named Charles Harris, employed in the goods store at Fredc. Ash, Ltd., Hunter-street West, met…
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At the end of last week New Zealand was visited by a very severe storm. The wind was very high, and the rain was heavy and continuous. On the West Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Lift Accident. Coroner's Inquest
An inquest was held at the Newcastle, Courthouse yesterday morning by Mr. Charles Hibble, District Coroner, into the circumstances of the death of Charles…
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Further particulars have been received concerning the drowning of Mrs. Sundberg, wife of the master of the barque Devonport, which the vessel was bound from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Accident Fund. Sydney
There is reason to believe that the Minster for Minus and Agriculture, Mr. S. W. Moore, will within a few days make the satisfactory announcement that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Minmi. Accident Relief Fund
The committee of Brown's Nos. 2 and 4 collieries met in the ambulance shed. Mr. R. Arbuckle presided. The income as shown was £21 7s 2d, and the expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marine Court Inquiry. Moeraki-hawke Collision. Sydney
The circumstances attending the collision which took place on South Head, Sydney, on the 6th May between the steamers Moeraki and Hawke were inquired into…
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LONDON, Thursday.—In connection with the fatalities caused by the explosion, in No. 2 pit of the United National Collieries, near Wattstown,…
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A court of marine inquiry, consisting of Judge Backhouse, and Captains Witherspoon and Taylor, was held to-day, when Captain George Crawshaw, master of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gasometer Explosion. Several Persons Injured. Maitland
During the progress of a variety and cinematograph entertainment, conducted in the Town Hail, this evening, by Mr. W. J. Quinn, of Singleton, the gasometer of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Lambton. Shooting Accident
Herbert Oldham, the lad who was accidentaly shot with a toy pilot on Thursday night, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Accident Fund. Allowances to Be Increased. Sydney
As a result of the actuarial examination, made recently, at the instance of the Minister for Mines at the request of a deputation representing the miners of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Aid to the Injured
On Thursday last, at St. Mary's Literary and Debating Club, a lecture was delivered on "First Aid to the Injured" by Mr. P. J. Maher, assisted by the Tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Accident Relief Fund. Position of the Fund
The fourth annual statement of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Board for the year ended 31st December, 1904, has been issued, and will be read…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crushed to Death. Fatality at Carrington
Mr. William J. Mounter, a well-known resident of Tighe's Hill, was killed yesterday whilst at work at Messrs. Morison and Bearby's foundry at Carrington. The…
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The District Coroner, Mr. Charles Hibble, held an inquiry in the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the death of…
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At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, an inquest was held by Mr. C. [?]able, district coroner; into the circumstances of the death of Daniel Hawthorn,…
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Mr. W. Brennan, of Wallsend, secretary of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund Committee, has received an official communication from the Department of Mines, stating…
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