Floods in America. Several Persons Drowned. Thousands Rendered Homeless London
Reuter's agency reports that the floods continue in the Western States of America. Several trains have been derailed,…
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Accidents, 1909
264 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14
Accident at Sea
A fatal accident occurred on the barque Jessie Craig during her voyage from Lyttelton to Auckland. When the barque was off East Cape, at 6 a.m., a seaman named C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Florida-republic Collision
The filing of claims for damages and property losses against the Italian Lloyd, owners of the steamship Florida, which rammed and sank the White Star liner Republic off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest
Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of Joseph Tiernan (otherwise known as Player), who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collisdn Off Varmouth a Submarine Sunk. Twelve Men Drowned. London
The cago steamer Eddystone, bound for Hall while passing the coast of Norfolk, ran among a number of submarines off Yarmouth, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike in America. Serious Rioting. a Hundred Persons Injured. London
Serious riots have occurred at Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. A strike has taken place at the works…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Earthquake in Greece. Twenty-eight Persons Killed. Many Others Injured. London
The earthquake by which several villages were destroyed in Achaia and Elio, on the north coast of the Peloponnessus, the chief currant-producing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Accident Fund. Meeting of Conference
A meeting of delegates to the Miner' Accident Relief Fund Conference was held at the Trades hall on Saturday morning. Mr. W. Bower, chairman of the conference,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Wickham. Young Man Killed
A fatal accident occurred in the engineering workshops of A. Goninan and Company, Limited, Wickham, at a quarter-past two yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Capsize of a Yacht. Ten Persons Drowned. London
A sailing yacht while crossing New York Bay was capsized during a squall on Sunday. There were ten Scandinavians on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wickham Fatality. the Inquest
An inquest was held at the police station, Wickham, yesterday morning, by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, into the cause of the death of the young…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Overwhelmed by a Wave. Ten Anglers Drowned. London
A remarkable accident has occurred at Galveston, in Texas, in the United States. Ten anglers were fishing for tarpon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Building Collapses. Twenty Persons Injured. London
An accident resulting in much loss of life has occurred in St. Petersburg. A five-storied building which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. Two Passengers Killed. Others Severely Injured. Brisbane
The passenger train which left Roma for Toowoomba at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday was derailed shortly after midday on Saturday, at a spot about live midday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spain and Morocco. Serious Spanish Riot. Women and Children Injured. London
In consequence of the public demonstrations against the sending of troops to Morocco, the Spanish Government is censoring all telegrams…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collapse of Walls. Workmen Injured. Sydney
Shortly before one o'clock this afternoon two walls collapsed in Erskine-lane, off Sussex-street, Sydney, and four workmen employed by the Sydney Harbour Trust…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Railway Accident. Toowoomba
The work of clearing the wreckage of the railway smash on the western line near M'Alister is still in progress. All the trains on service are now running to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Harbour Collision
Early on Saturday morning the Adelaide S.S. Company's cargo steamer Colac and Messrs. J. Fenwick and Company's tug Leveret came into collision near the Dyke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in Manchuria. Enormous Loss of Life. a Thousand Drowned at Kirin. London
Disastrous floods have occurred in Manchuria, which have been accompanied with great loss of life. At Kirin, an important centre of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, July 31. the Railway Accident
For the first time in half a century a serious accident has occurred upon the railway in this State, and very keen regret is felt in every corner of the…
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