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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Colac-pareora Collision. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 5

The Marine Court was engaged to-day inquiring into the circumstances of the collision between the steamer Colae and the collier Pareora, between Sydney…

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Colac-pareora Collision. Both Masters Cited Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

The Inquiry by the Marine Court into the circumstances of the colliston which occurred on August 29th between the steamships Colac and Pareora was…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Suva-hero Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains Simpson and Bracegirdle (assessors), resumed its Inquiry to-day into the collision between…

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Suva-hero Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains Simpson and Bracegirdle (assessors) concluded its inquiry to-day into the collision between…

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The Weston Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 6

The district coroner, Mr. George Brown, conducted an inquiry at the Aberdare Hotel, Weston, yesterday morning into the circumstances connected with the death of a…

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Accident Relief Fund. Colliery-owners' Deputation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 4

A deputation from the colliery proprietors of the north, south, and west waited on Mr. Wood, the Minister for Mines, to-day, and drew attention to…

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Mount Morgan Fatality. Official Inquiry. Rockhampton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1908 · page 5

The inquiry into the circumstances of the recent disaster at Mount Morgan, which resulted in the death of seven miners, was commenced at Mount…

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Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 5

A fatality occurred at the Junction North nine last night, a miner named Michael Haffernan meeting his death to a shockingly sudden manner…

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A Tramway Accident. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 5

Before Mr. Justice Pring, in the No. 2 Jury Court, to-day, Caroline M'Keown, a married woman, the proprietress of a boarding-house situated in…

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Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 3

Sir,—In Tuesday's issue of your paper there appeared a report of a deputation, comprising the coalmine owners of the State, who interviewed the Minister for…

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The Aeroplane Accident. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 5

Speaking of the accident to the aeroplane during the recent trial at Washington, when Lieutenant Selfridge was killed, Mr. Orville Wright states that…

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Hero-suva Collision. Certificates Suspended. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 5

In the Marine Court to-day, before Judge Backhouse, and Captains J. J. Simpson and F. Bracegirdle (assessors), matters in connection with the collision…

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Collision Off Nobbys. Airlie and Leveret. Both Steamers Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 4

At about half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon the steamer Airlie, of the Burns, Philp line, and Messrs. J. Fenwick and Company's steam tug Leveret came…

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Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 6

Mr. Benjamin Rees, of Wallsend, points out that in his letter published on Monday, that part referring to the amount of money paid by the coalowners per ton…

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Seaham Fatality. Inquest Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 5

The inquest into the death of Francis O'Hagen who was fatally injured in the Seaham Colliery on Monday, the 14th instant was resumed In Hartland's Hall,…

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Leura-ajax Collision. Marine Court Inquiry. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 4

Before the Marin Board to-day an inquiry was opened late the circumstances of the collision between the s.s. Leura and the United States steamer Ajax, In…

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Seaham Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 4

The inquest concerning the death of the young man Francis O'Hagen, who died from injuries received in Seaham No. 1 Colliery on the 11th instant, was resumed…

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Ajax-leura Collision Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 5

The inquiry was continued to-day by the Marine Board into the collision between the steamers Ajax and Leura. Captain Sprott, of the latter vessel, said…

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Miner Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 5

The remains of James Frederick Pool, who was killed pt Curlewis Colliery on Thursday last, were brought to his parents' residence, William-street,…

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Adamstown. Serious Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 5

Mrs. Carnley, the wife of Mr. William Carnley, widely known residents of the district, lies in a critical state, the result of an accident on Thursday. On…

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