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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

288 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 15

East Greta Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 6

An inquest concerning the death of the youth, Daniel Henry Farrell, who died on Wednesday evening, of injuries received in an accident earlier in the same day,…

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Buninyong-criffel Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

The latest development in connection with the recent collision in Sydney Harbour between the steamer Buninyong and the barque Criffel is that writs have been served for damages,…

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Tug Energy Sunk. Collision with the Electra. No Lives Lost. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

At about a quarter past two o'clock this morning a collision occurred between the North Coast Company's steamer Electra and Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug…

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Trams in Collision. Some Narrow Escapes. Cab Horse Mutilated. Sydney

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

The intersection of King-street and George-street was the scene of a collision yesterday, shortly after noon, between two tram. Several people were slightly injured,…

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Greta. Accident to Constable Williams

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

On Saturday afternoon Constable A. Williams, of Branxton, who has been attending to Greta during the absence of Constable M'Curley, was about to return…

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Buninyong-criffel Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 5

The hearing of two actions arising out of the collision in Sydney Harbour on May 4th last, between the barque Criffel, in tow of the Advance, and the steamer…

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Buninyong-criffel Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 6

The hearing was continued to-day in the Vice-Admiralty Court, before Mr. Justice Owen, the Deputy Judge Commissary, of the cross actions, in which…

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Minmi. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 5

The committee of Brown's Nos. 2 and 4 Collieries Accident Relief Fund met on Friday evening in the ambulance shed. Mr. D. Wilkinson presided. The income…

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Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1906 · 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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East Greta. Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 6

The usual meeting of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund was held on Monday afternoon at the colliery office. The chairman, Mr. H. J. Thomas, presided. The…

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Cardiff. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 6

While engaged in a friendly wrestling match with another lad, at Cardiff last Sunday, A. Robinson had the misfortune to have his collar-bone broken. Dr. H…

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Nelson's Bay. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 6

While Playing with some other boys yesterday afternoon, a youth named Arthur Lanan jumped from a tree which he had ascended, to the ground, and fell on to a…

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Spearmint Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Major Eustace Loder's famous racehorse Spearmint, the Derby and Grand Prize of Paris winner, was injured in the eye…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 6

A fatal accident occurred in Hunter-street, Maitland, at about 5.30 p.m. yesterday. Mr. James Haverty was driving a team of horses attached to a timber…

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Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 3

An inquest was opened at Broadmeadow yesterday afternoon, before the District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, and a Jury of six, for the purpose of inquiring into the…

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The Hunter-street Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 6

The District Coroner, Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., held an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon, concerning the death of the boy, Herbert…

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Sydney Harbour Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 5

The Marino Court, consisting of Judge Murray, with Captains Henry Witherspoon and William Charles M'Gibbon as assessors, held an inquiry in the Sydney District…

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Accident on a Steamer. Four Men Injured. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 5

A telegram from Port Darwin states that shortly after the steamer Airlie arrived from the south yesterday afternoon, Sa shocking accident occurred in the…

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Collision Averted. Brindisi Express Saved. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 5

Through the mistake of a pointsman, the Brindisi express with the Indian mails and many English passengers, was transferred to a wrong…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 3

The District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, concerning the death of a schoolboy named Arthur Henry Laman,…

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