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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Accident on a Steamer. a Seaman's Claim. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 5

The hearing was commenced to-day, before Mr. Justice Cohen and a jury, of an action in which Patrick Murray sought to recover £1000 from the…

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Harbour Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 5

In the High Court to-day, before the Chief Justice Sir Samuel Griffith, Mr. Justice, O'Connor, and Mr. justice Isaacs Mr. L. Armstrong applied on behalf of the…

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Wakatu-storm Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 4

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the Canterbury Steamship Company's Storm and Levin and Co.'s Wakatu was held at…

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A Slipping Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 4

When the New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa was being drawn on the patent slip, Wellington, last-week, one of the big hauling, wheels broke, and it was…

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Cyclist Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 5

Frank Watson a cyclist, who took part [?] the cycling carnival on the Sports [?]ound on Good Friday night, was train[?] on the Sports Ground this morning…

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Shooting Accident. a Boy Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 5

A shocking accident, resulting in the death to a lad named David Lowe, 15 years of age, son of Mr. John Lowe, of Fryar-street, Plattsburg, occurred at…

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Wallsend Fatality. the Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 4

Mr, G. T. Edwards, the deputy coronet, held an inquest at the Wallsend Court house yesterday, into the death of David Lowe, aged 15, which occurred from a…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 6

Mr. [?] Wolfe, the well-known Maitland [?] with a painful accident which [?] shooting with a party of Maitland and Sydney sportsmen at…

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Fatality at Hebburn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 6

A fatal accident occurred in Hebburn Colliery at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, when a miner, Richard Walsh, 43 years of age, was killed…

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Assault and Robbery. Old Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

The police have received information of a serious assault and robbery which took place at Sydenham at an early hour to-day…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 6

Mr. James Brady, of Bolwarra, farmer, who met with a serious accident on Thursday last, the result of a fall from his dray on the road between his home…

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Collision at Sea. Small Steamer Sunk. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 5

A collision occurred in the Channel on Friday between the R.M.S. Ortona and a small steamer, the Tryst, resulting in the latter vessel being…

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Tramcar Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 5

Two train cars collided this afternoon while crossing the points at the junction of Broadway, and the Globe-road. Four passengers, Elizabeth Selby, of the city,…

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Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

A wheeler named John James Bamber was fatally injured in the Hetton Colliery yesterday afternoon. How the accident occurred cannot yet…

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Hetton Fatality. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 5

The adjourned inquest into the circumstanced of the death of John James Bamber, a weather, who met his death in the Hetton Colliery on Thursday last, was…

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Collision at Sea. Great Loss of Life. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 5

A collision occurred off Christiania, Norway, between the British steamer Oxford and the Norwegian steamer Edith…

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Accident at Rhondda Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 5

While working as a letter in No. 8 bord in the main district heading in Rhoadda Colliery, yesterday, Ernest Redford sustained injuries to his spine through some…

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Bellambi Collier Accident. New Trial Granted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 5

The case of Patrick Murray against the Bellambi Coal Company was before the Full Court to-day on an application on behalf of the defendants for a rule nisi…

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The Dunmore Collision. Captain Hansen's Case. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 5

A deputation, including Messrs. P. B. Marshall, W. Rowe, J. Treacy, P. Halliday, J. P. Cochran, and James Decry (of the Sydney Labour Council), Captains…

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War Office Aeroplanes. Accident in Rome. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 5

Captain J. W. Dunne, of the Royal Engineers, the inventor of an aeroplane reported to have been mysteriously tested in the Scottish hills and…

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