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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Great Fire in Newcastle. Cohen's Warehouse Burned Out. Other Business Premises Injured. Much Loss Occasioned. Excellent Work by the Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 5

The fire which broke out in the premises of Messrs. D. Cohen and Company, in Scott-street, Newcastle, shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday morning, and which was…

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Tramway Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A collision occurred yesterday in Paris between two electric trams. Thirty-seven persons were injured…

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Railway Collision. Two Persons Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 5

A train travelling from Milan to Rome collided with a stationary train at the Acqua Bella Bridge. A third train from Sergamo crashed…

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Shooting Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5

While proceeding across the A.A. Company's paddock, near the Bar, about 4.30 yesterday afternoon. Thomas Grant, residing at 72 Farry-street, Newcastle,…

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Shooting Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 3

At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquest concerning the death of the man whose body was found in the A. A…

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Shooting Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

The adjourned inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found in the A.A. Company's paddock on Wednesday was held…

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Collision at Sea. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 5

During a thick fog the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Amsterdam, 1777 tons, came into collision off the Hook of Holland with…

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Railway Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—During a dense fog an express train at Wimbledon dashed into a local train. As a result of the collision twelve…

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Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 6

While engaged at work on the Lorn side of the river, on Saturday morning, Mr. Woodall discovered the body of an old man floating under the willows. He…

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Railway Accident. One Passenger Killed. Others Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 5

A special passenger train from Wollongong was approaching Stanwell Park shortly before five o'clock yesterday afternoon when one of the cars left the rails,…

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Drowning Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 5

About eight o'clock last night John Evers, aged 46, a native of Germany, and a steward by occupation, whilst standing on the North Stockton ferry wharf,…

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Stanwell Park Railway Accident. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of Emily Morris, who was killed in the railway accident at Stanwell Park, was resumed this morning. Mr. Booth, of the…

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Drowning Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquiry at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the circumstances attending the death of Christian Ewers, who…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Point Nepean Collision. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 5

The Court of Marine Inquiry sat to-day to hear a charge of reckless and careless navigation preferred against Captain Royal Holyman the master of the steamer…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 6

Mr. Michael M'Mahon, an elderly man, employed as a carter by Mr. T. Doherty, met with a serious accident while drawing a load of sand with a team of three…

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[?]Ton Fatality. an Open Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquiry at the Commonwealth Hall, New Lambton, yesterday morning, into the death of William Smith, licensee of…

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Boating Fatality. Five Days Without Food. Townsville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 5

News has been received here of a serious beating accident off Seagull Rocks. A fisherman named James Clingan, living at Rose Bay, left the latter…

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A Towing Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 4

At about noon yesterday Messrs. J. Fenwick and Company's tug Leveret, which had the ship Centurion, from Talcahuano, in tow, met with a mishap. There was a fairly…

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Fatal Accident

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

David Lloyd Davies, who was injured while attempting to board a moving tram in Scott-street, Newcastle, on Monday afternoon, died in the hospital about…

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Tramway Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 7

At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday afternoon, Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquest concerning the death of Daniel Lloyd Davies, who died…

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