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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Motor Car Accident. the Driver Charged. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 5

At the Newtown Police Court to-day, Eric Arthur Williams, 27 years of age, an engineer, was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm…

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Fatal Accidents in Queensland. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 6

A man named Adam Ingram was killed by a ballast train on the Boyne railway this morning near Barmimdoo. It is surmised that Ingram was asleep on the…

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The Cessnock Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 6

Mr. George Brown, J.P., district coroner, held an inquest at the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday, concerning the death of John Williams, aged 64 years,…

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Adamstown Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, hold an inquest at the Adamstown Police station yesterday into the death of Andrew Hodgins Brown, who was found dead…

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Queensland Floods. a Man Drowned. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

The Railway Department has received a report from Rockhampton that the flood waters at Emerald are 12 inches over the rails. The water at Nogoa is 7ft 9in over…

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Hungarian Politics. Tumult in the House. Two Ministers Injured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

The issuing of a decree dissolving the Hungarian Parliament led to a tumult In the House, the Opposition declaring the decree unconstitutional…

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Collision Off Terrigal. Tug Gratitude Sunk. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 5

The Union Company's steamer Manapouri and Messrs. F. Buckle and Son's tug Gratitude were in collison of Terrigal, about 30 miles north from Sydney,…

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Naval Collision. Between Two Destroyers. Rescued by Marconigrams. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 5

A collision has occurred between two British torpedo-boats destroyers, while manoeuvring off the coast of Syracuse, in Sicilian waters…

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Motoring Fatality. in the United States. a Lady Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 5

A fatal motoring accident has occurred near Fort Myer, in the United States. Mrs. Slocum, wife of Major Herbert…

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Sailing Mishap. a Man Drowned. Townsville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

Between live and six o'clock on Thursday evening two men named Ross and Kelly, left town in a small sailing boat for Magnetic Island, eight miles away…

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A Golf Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 3

A very peculiar case, and one that has attracted much attention through out New Zealand, has just been decided in the Supreme Court here. It was an…

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Drowning Fatality. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1910 · page 5

Two brothers named Harry and Lewis Ball were going fishing in Port Pirie River, yesterday, when Harry Ball fell overboard, and his brother jumped in to…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Young Woman Killed. Run Over by a Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1910 · page 5

A railway fatally, shocking in its circumstances, occurred at Cardiff on Saturday morning, a single young women, named Mary Johnstone, 24 years of age,…

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Boxing Match. Seats Collapse. Several Persons Injured. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1910 · page 5

A boxing match between an aboriginal, Jerry Jerome, and Reidy took place at the Paddington Stadium on Saturday night, when there was a large crowd…

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Cycling Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 6

One of the metropolitan cyclists at the Morpeth cycling carnival yesterday was injured in an accident in which two others were concerned. This rider, L. C…

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Cardiff Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 6

An inquest concerning the death of Miss Mary Johnston, who was run over by a train at the Cardiff Railway Station on Saturday morning, was held yesterday…

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Explosion at Broken Hill. Two Persons Injured. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 4

A sensational explosion occurred at about five o'clock this morning in the front bedroom of a two-storeyed residence and shop, occupied by Charles…

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Sailing Accident. Two Young Men Rescued. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 4

Two young men, William Ryan, of South Yarra, and Edward Hall, of St. Kilda, had a sensational experience off Mentone last night. They set out from…

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New York Murder. Death by Strangling. Accidental Discovery. White Slave Traffic. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 5

The murder in New York of Ruth Wheeler, a girl of 16, who had answered an advertisement for a stenographer, was discovered through a…

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Flood in Natal. During Military Manoeuvres. Four Soldiers Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 5

Six hundred men of the Wiltshire Regiment, accompanied by Lord Methuen, the Governor, left Pietermarltz-burg, in Natal, to surprise a militia…

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