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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

288 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 15

Era-mooltan Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 4

The special committee of the Adelaide Marine Board, having inquired into the Era-Moolton collision which occurred on April 20, reported that the mishap was caused through the Era…

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Fatality at Carrington. Crushed by a Coal Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

Early on Saturday morning a man named John Bradshaw, a fireman on the s.s. Boveric, was found lying in a terribly injured condition alongside one of the shunting…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

The committee of the Wallsend Miners' Accident Relief Fund met at Housten's Hotel on Friday evening. A statement submitted showed that the income for the…

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The Carrington Fatality. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 5

The adjourned inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of the fireman, John Bradshaw, at Carrington, on Saturday morning, was held at the…

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Minmi Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 3

Sir,—Allow me to make a suggestion regarding the Minmi accident. While practical sympathy is being showered on our doubly-bereaved sister, have we not…

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East Greta. Bicycle Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 6

Regarding the accident which happened to Mr. J. Lavis as he was riding a bicycle across the East Greta railway crossing, it appears that he did not run into a…

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Carrington Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse into the circumstances of the death of James M'Klnnon, who was…

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The Malacca Straits Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 4

Further particulars have been received concerning the collision in the Malacca Straits between the steamers Haversham Grange and Bentong, the latter vessel being sunk, and it…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Buninyong-criffel Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 6

An inquiry was opened to-day in the Marine Court, before Judge Backhouse, who had with him Captains J. Mackenzie and R. L. Boldchild, as assessors, into…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Buninyong-criffel Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains Mackenzie and Boldchild (assessors), to-day resumed the inquiry into the collision between…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 6

A lad, Thomas Walter Harper, aged 13 years and nine months, was accidentally killed in an old well on the steam laundry premises, near the Belmore Bridge,…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Buninyong-criffel Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 5

The inquiry was resumed to-day into the circumstances of the collision between the interstate steamer Buninyong and the ship Criffel, in tow of the Advance, in…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 6

Patrick Lynch, aged 44 years, a miner engaged at Abermain Colliery, was found dead on the Aberdare railway, between Weston and Abermain, at about 4 a.m. on…

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Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 5

A conference of representatives of the Miners' Accident Relief committees in the Newcastle and Maitland districts was hold at the Newcastle Hotel, Watt-street,…

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Moore Park Case. Accidental Shooting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 5

Thomas Greenhill, 20, described as a rubble maker, was charged to-day at the Paddington Police Court, before Mr. MacFarlane, S.M., with unlawfully assaulting…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 6

The Wallsend committee of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund met at Housten's hotel on Friday evening. The fortnightly statement showed that the income for the…

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Minmi. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 6

The committee of Brown's Nos. 2 and 4 collieries met on Friday evening in the ambulance shed, Mr. R. Arbuckle presiding. The income for the fortnight was £21…

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East Greta. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 6

At the East Greta colliery office on Monday afternoon, a meeting was held of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund, the chair being occupied by Mr. H. J…

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Serious Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 6

A young married man, Harry Hinman, while engaged in repairing a roller in Farmer's jig, at East Greta Colliery, on Tuesday evening at about eight o'clock,…

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Drowning Fatality. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 3

At the courthouse yesterday the Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, held an inquest concerning the death of a young German sailor named Boy Michelson, who fell into the…

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