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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

274 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 14

Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—During fog the trawler Ayre collided off Holyhead with the barque Bonafide, from Fiji for Liverpool…

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Fatality at Randwick. Shot on the Rifle Range. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 July 1905 · page 5

During practice at the Randwick rifle range yesterday, Sergeant Fallon, of the Irish Rifles, was shot whilst lying down at the 500 yards range, taking aim at the…

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Randwick Shooting Fatality Inquest Opened. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 5

An inquest regarding the death of Sergeant Fallon, of the Irish Rifles, who was shot at Randwick Rifle Range on Saturday, was opened to-day…

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Merewether. Fatal Scalding Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 6

On Sunday a little boy named George William Wright, four years and eight months old, a son of Mr. Joseph Wright, of Rose-street, Mererwether, was so…

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Railway Fatality. Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1905 · page 5

An unknown man was killed by the passenger train which arrived here at 2.30 p.m. yesterday from Newcastle. When the train had reached a point about…

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The Branxton Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 5

Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at the Branxton Court House, on Sunday morning, concerning the death of the unknown man…

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Minmi. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 6

On Friday evening 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…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the Branxton Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1905 · page 6

The inquiry concerning the death of an unknown man on the railway, between Greta and Branxton, on Saturday, was resumed at the West Maitland Courthouse…

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Merewether. Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Glebe Colliery branch of the Miners' Accident Fund, the secretary, Mr. W. M'Donald, submitted the fortnightly statement for the pay ending…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 August 1905 · page 5

At about one o'clock yesterday afternoon a child named Lilly Pearl Pitts, aged 18 months, daughter of Mr. John Pitts, living at Orchardtown, New Lambton, was…

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Railway Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Passenger and freight trains came into collision on the railway line from New York to Chicago, between Lorain and…

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The Railway Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 6

An Inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning by Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, into the circumstances of the death of the little child,…

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Baron Ramingen Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Baron von Pawel-Ramingeu, the husband of the Princess Frederica of Hanover, who is a cousin of King Edward, was thrown…

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Steamer Mysteriously Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 5

A curious incident has been reported connection with the arrival of the steamer Islanda at Sydney from Calcutta. The steamer was about a mile off the…

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Miners' Accident Fund. Actuarial Report. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 5

The actuarial report on the Miners' Accident Relief Fund, prepared by Mr. Trivett at the request of Mr. Moore, the Minister for Mines, deals very…

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West Wallsend Fatality. the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 6

At the West Wallsend Courthouse yesterday Mr. G. T. Edwards, Deputy Coroner, held an inquest on the body of Edmond Corin Hill, who was killed at the South…

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Quarry Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A landslip occurred at a quarry at Ormerod, Pennsylvania, in the United States, on Wednesday. Fifteen workmen were…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 6

The Wallsend committee of the Accident Relief Fund met at Housten's hotel on Friday evening. From a statement submitted it was shown that the income…

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Sydney Harbour Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 4

On Tuesday aftrenon the steamers Commenwealth and Duroby came into collision in Darling Harbour, Sydney. The Duroby was moored at the wharf at the foot of…

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Catherine Hill Bay. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Wallarah committee of the Accident Relief Fund was held at the mine on Monday evening. Mr. A. H. Partion presiding. It was shown…

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