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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Tramway Collision. Several Passengers Injured. Sydney

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

A collision between two trams took place near the Central Railway Station at about eight o'clock this morning. It is stated that a Henderson-road car,…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Fatality at Pelaw-main

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

A sericus accident occurred in Pelaw-Main Colliery on Tuesday evening, resulting in the Death of Lance Hestelow, aged 16 years, a clipper-on. At about…

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Accidents

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

A wheeler, Ernest Thirkell, was jammed between two skips at Hebburn Colliery on Tuesday evening, and sustained injuries necessitating his removal to Kurri Kurri…

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Kurri. Pelaw-main Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 6

An inquest on the body of Lance Hestclow was held at Lambert's hall yesterday, before the coroner, Mr. G. Brown, J.P., and a jury of six. Mr…

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Fatality at a Parade. Chaplain Shot Dead. Live Cartridge Used in Error. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 5

An accident, resulting in loss of life, has occurred at the manoeuvres of the Territorial troops at Guisbrough in Yorkshire. 1…

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Wreck of the Maori. Ten Miles Off Capetown. Sinks in Four Minutes. Fifty-four Men Drowned. Eight Struggle Ashore. Magnificent Discipline. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 5

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Maori, of 5317 tons, which sailed from London on July 9th for Dunedin and…

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Theories at to the Accident. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 5

The theory has been advanced on the water side that the Waratah turned "turtle," and sank in consequence of stormy weather…

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Death by Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Merewether police station yesterday into the death of George Watts, who was drowned at the…

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Cab Stand Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 6

The cab stand at the West Maitland railway station received a shock about ten minutes past 7 o'clock last evening. At that tune the cabmen were on the…

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Collision in France. Train and Tramcar. Eleven Persons Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 5

A collision has occurred at Longjurneau, a town twelve miles from Paris, between a tramway car and a goods train…

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Accident to Laver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 6

Laver snapped the muscles of one of his thighs an old injury, and is not likely to play again during the tour…

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Layer's Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 6

The injury to Laver is not so serious as was at first feared…

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A Seaman Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

John Foreman a seaman, on the steamer Waitemata, lying at the western side of the Inner Basin, Carrington, was going ashore shortly after seven o'clock…

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Motoring Accident. Car Dashes on to Soldiers. Seventeen Men Injured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 5

A motoring accident of a serious character has occurred at Tilshead, in Wiltshire. A motor ran dashed into a party of…

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Fatality at Bulladelah. One Man Killed. Another Dying. Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 5

The West Maitland police yesterday received telegram from the Bulladelah police, reporting fatality at one of the quarries in the Alum Mountain neat that…

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Brisbane Tramway Accident. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 5

An accident occurred this evening on the Kelvin Grove tramway line. A car which contained sixteen or seventeen passengers, was proceeding…

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Motor Car Accident. Death of a Victim. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1909 · page 5

A fatality as occurred as the result of the accident at Tilshead, in Wiltshire, when a motor car ran into a body of London Territorials, injuring…

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Bullahdelah Fatality. Bullahdelah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 5

The funeral of Stephen Crockford and Charles Keel, the victims of the accident which occurred at the alum mine on Friday took place yesterday afternoon…

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Drowned at Carrington. a Seaman's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 4

The District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble held an inquest at the Newcastle Court" house yesterday, concerning the death of John Forman, seaman, on the steamer…

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Sydney Harbour Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 5

A dense fog settled over Sydney harbour this morning. At about eight o'clock a collision occurred between the steamers Kaikal and…

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