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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Woy Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 5

At the Gosford Police Court yesterday morning, John Thomas Stanton was Charged with having feloniously slain a man named John Purcell, at Woy Wey railway…

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Fatality at East Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 5

A youth, Jack Lindsay, aged 20 years sustained fatal injuries in a full down a jig at East Greta Colliery yesterday afternoon. He was engaged as a…

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The Dudley Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 5

At the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday Mr. C. Hibble, district corner, held an inquest on the body of the young man Robert Henry Bedford, who was killed on…

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The East Greta Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of John Lindsay, who was Killed in the East Greta Colliery on Friday, was resumed at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday…

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Railway Collision. Eleven Men Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 5

The express train from Bordeaux, to Paris collided with a goods train engine near the town of Coutras, 32 miles to the north-east of Bordeaux, at 11…

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Collision of Cavalry. a Fatal Result. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 5

While manoeuvring on the Berkshire Downs to-day, Horse Guards and Lancars collided during a charge. A Lancer was killed and twenty…

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Cycling Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 6

The District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble; hold an inquiry yesterday morning into the circumstances attending the death of William Henry Maher, who died on the…

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Gracchus in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 4

A report from Calcutta says:—"A collision of a rather serious character occurred near Fort Point between the steamer Gracchus, commanded by Captain Inston,…

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Fatality at Oporto. Ten Persons Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 5

A fatal accident has occurred at the office of the Portuguese newspaper "Las Noticias," at Oporto. Many people had assembled there…

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Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 4

It will be satisfactory to the large number of persons who are interested in the working of the Miners' Accident Fund, as also to the, general public, to…

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Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.— A railway accident is reported from the United States. Two trains collided at Charleston,…

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Accident Relief Fund. Extension of Benefits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 5

A conference of delegates from miners' lodges and from local committees of the miners' accident relief fund in the Newcastle and Maitland districts was held in…

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Great Motor Race. Fatal Accidents. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 5

Signor Minola has won the Florio International Motor Race at Brescia. The length of the race was 300 miles, and the winner accomplished the…

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Shipping Disaster. Sixteen Persons Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1907 · page 5

A shipping disaster, involving considerable loss of life, is reported from Dusseldorf, in Prussia. A tugboat on the Rhine was…

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Fatal Railway Accident. a Lady Killed. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. James Johns, of Kadina, left that town by special train on Saturday afternoon with the intention of visiting Adelaide to witness the agricultural…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 6

A man named George Grainger was killed at South Greta on Monday evening. He was engaged on the light line of railway that carries the skips from the tunnel to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 6

The inquest into the death of George Graingesr, who was killed at South Greta Colliery on Monday, was concluded at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday…

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Fatal Tram Accident. the Driver on Trial. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 5

Francis Lloyd appeared before Mr. Acting Justice Sly and a jury at the Criminal Court this morning to answer a charge of, at Sydney, on May 14 last,…

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Collision at Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 4

At 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, while the streamer Pilburra was moving away from the wharf, she went astern and collided with the German mail steamer Scharnhorst, damaging…

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An Engineer Drowned. Suva

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

Mr. Maconegal, the second engineer of the cable repair steamship Iris, was drowned to-day. The fatality occurred whilst he was out boating…

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