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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 6

Mr. Edwin Cocks, a machine man, employed at Pelaw-Main Colliery, narrowly escaped sustaining fatal injuries while engaged at his work in the colliery…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 6

William Baker, a guard on the Aberdare railway, sustained painful injuries to his right hand on Monday at Caledonia while carrying out shunting operations…

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Wairuna—moonah Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 4

The New Zealand Coastal Masters Association unanimously passed a resolution at Auckland recently expressing dissent with the judgment of the Nautical Court in the…

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A River Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 4

The schooner Rozelle and the steamer Ellerslie were in collision at the Bellinger Heads on Tuesday. The schooner was being towed in, and in attempting to pass between…

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Harbour Collision. Claim for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 4

In No. 1 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Sly, the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, Limited, proceeded against James Leslie Williams, as…

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Harbour Collision. Claim for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 5

In No. 1 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Sly, the hearing was continued of the case in which the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company,…

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Harbour Collision. Judgment Reserved. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5

In No. 1 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Sly the hearing was continued of the case in which the Australasian United Steam Navigation company,…

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Railway Collision. the Antwerp Disaster. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 5

The terrible railway collision in Belgium occurred at Contich, 6¾ miles from Antwerp, on the Antwerp, Lierre, and Trnhout railway…

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Accident Relief Fund. Deputation to the Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 4

A meeting of representatives of local committees of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund and of miners' lodges was held at the Newcastle Hotel on Saturday…

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Fall of an Airship. the Occupants Injured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4

The Morrell airship, which is 450ft long, and propelled by five 40-horse power engines, while making a trial trip at Berkeley, California, yesterday,…

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Tramway Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Owing to the mistake of a pointsman, two electric tramcars at Philadelphia collided; and were wrecked…

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Harbour Collision. Claim for Damages. Verdict for Plaintiff. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 5

In No. 1 Jury Court to-day, Mr. Justice Sly delivered his reserved judgment in the case in which the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, Limited,…

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Railway Fatality. Quirindi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5

Victor M'Garrigle, aged 16, was knocked down by an engine and killed instantly at Werris Creek railway station last night: It appears that the boy was about 60…

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Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The American schooner Fame came into collision with the British steamer Boston in the Bay of Fundy…

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Railway Fatality. St. Marys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 5

A fatality occurred on the railway line near St. Marys last night. Two brothers, George and William Logan, were proceeding to their homes at…

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President Roosevelt. Accident While Riding. London

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

President Roosevelt met with an accident yesterday, while out riding. After le had crossed a rocky stream in Rock Creek Park his horse reared…

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Accidents in Factories

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The British Government is about to appoint a committee to ascertain the causes of the more frequent accidents in…

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Drowning Fatality. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 5

Information has been received in Brisbane that Mr. George Cottell, who was a candidate for Moreton at the last Parliamentary elections, was drowned in the…

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A Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 4

Some particulars have been received of a collision in which the well-nown ship Kirkcudbrightshire sustained damage, says the Sydney "Shipping List." It appears that…

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Burning Fatality. Death of a Child

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 5

A little girl, named Margaret Malone, three years of age whose parents reside at Miami died yesterday afternoon from the effects of burns she sustained on…

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