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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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A Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 3

A collision, fortunately unattended with serious results, occurred off the gasworks at Mortlake yesterday, Dick Arnst and Tom Carter, who were proceeding in…

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Street Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 6

While Mrs. Samuel Hipwell, of Spring-mount, and her daughter were shopping yesterday morning their horse, which was attached to a buggy, managed to rub…

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Accident at a Theatre. Fall Through a Trap. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 5

An extraordinary incident occurred at His Majesty's Theatre last night, during the progress of the sensational drama, "The Favourite." During a riding scene…

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Battleships in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The battleships Albemarle (14,000 tons) and the Commonwealth (16,350 tons), collided 150 miles north of Lisbon…

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Battleship Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—It has been ascertained that the battleship Commonwealth, which collided with H.M.S. Albemarie, when 150 miles…

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Fatality at a Colliery. Six Men Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 5

A disaster has occurred at the Trimaran Colliery, at Kidwelly, in Carmarthenshire. A number of trams ran away, and…

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The Thornton Accident. Fireman Pearce Rewarded. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have taken a broad-minded view of the moral claims devolving upon the Government by Fireman W. H. Pearce, who risked his life so…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Street Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 6

At about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, considerable excitement was caused by a pair of runaway horses attached to a waggon, the property of Mr…

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Disaster to a Steamer. Many People Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 5

The Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Berlin, from Harwich, was driven on to the pier at Rotterdam…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 6

Mr. Horace Selwyn Baker, brother of Mr. W. H. Baker, solicitor, of Newcastle, died in the Maitland Hospital on Saturday evening, of injuries sustained in a…

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Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 4

At about half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon, a youth named Charles Brinkworth saw the body of a man floating in the water, near the Newcastle and…

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Fatality at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 5

A coaltrimmer named John Minch, who resided at Newcomen-street, died very suddenly at Carrington last evening about 9.15. He was working on the…

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Shooting Fatality. Merriwa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 5

The eldest son of the Roy. J. W. Chapman, incumbent of the Church of England, Merriwa, was the victim of a fatal shooting accident this afternoon…

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Shocking Burning Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—While a man was boiling tar in the kitchen of his house at Bristol, an accident occurred, and the blazing tar set the…

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Weston. the Hebburn Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 6

Mr. Fletcher, P.M., coroner, held an inquest at the Criterion Hotel, Weston, on Sunday, as to the circumstances surrounding the death of Hugh M'Lean, who…

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The Perils of the Sea. Steamers in Collision. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 5

Two German steamers collided on the Goodwin Sands. One of the vessels commenced to sink, and a boat brought nine of her sailors to Dover…

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Miners' Accident Fund. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 5

The sixth annual report and statement of accounts of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Board, of which Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.P., is chairman, has…

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The Collision on the Goodwins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The captain and seven of the crew of one of the German steamers which collided on the Goodwin Sands rowed safely to…

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Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 4

The annual report of the Miners' Accident Relief Board presents some features which should arrest attention in the Newcastle district, where…

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A Hobart Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 4

The steamers Ivy and Huon met in collision at Long Bay Jetty, Hobart, on Tuesday. The vessels were putting into the jetty when the Ivy bad her starboard bow…

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