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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Accident at a Foundry. a Girl Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 5

A metal foundry at Valencia, in Spain, collapsed on Saturday. A girl was killed and 30 other people injured…

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Minmi Fatality. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 3

The inquest into the death of William Joshua Rayfield, who died on Thursday last after being injured the previous day in Duckenfield Colliery, where he was…

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Fatality in Hungary. Ferryboat Capsizes. Fourteen Women Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 5

A fatal accident, causing great loss of life, has occurred in Hungary. While a number of market women were being ferried over the River…

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Blasting Accident. Two Men Injured. Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 5

A serious blasting accident occurred on the Branxholme railway works, ten miles from Scottsdale, yesterday afternoon, when two workmen were injured…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of John M'Lean, who was killed in Pelaw-Main Colliery on Saturday last, was resumed at the Kurri Kurri police Court…

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Fatality at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 5

James Fitzsimmons, a horse-driver on the cranes, was fatally injured while at work on No. 5 crane, in the Basin, Carrington, at an early hour yesterday…

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A Fatal Accident. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 5

While engaged on night shift in the Long Tunnel line, Walhalla, on Friday night, a miner named J. Titmus met with a shocking accident…

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Cycling Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 6

Five cyclists, including R. W. and J. E. Cook (brothers) of Hunter-street, Newcastle, and Harry Gray, and Wesley Williams, of Heddon-Greta, met with an…

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Blown Over a Cliff. on Dover Heights. Two Persons Injured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 5

A man and a woman were discovered at the foot of a cliff 200ft high at Dover Yesterday. The woman was unconscious and…

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A River Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 4

The collision which occurred in the River Yarra on the 8th inst., when the steamer Kirkdale, in swinging, struck the steamer Waddon, which was berthed,…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Late Mr. E. W. O'sullivan.—mr. Fisher and His Ministry.—a Double Labour Day: Thursday.—anoplea Sydney Ferry.—the Luck in Accidents. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 4

A fine stamp of man was the late Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan. He was one of those bright spirits that get better with time. In his middle-age no looked a genial…

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Serious Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 6

A serious accident occurred at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery yesterday, morning. Mr. William Isles was employed in the colliery as a miner, and at the time of the accident…

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The Stanford-merthyr Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 6

Mr. William Isles, who was seriously injured in an explosion of a miss-shot in Stanford-Merthyr Colliery on Wednesday morning. Yes in Kurri Kurri Hospital in a…

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Gamecock-florrie Accident. Action for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 5

The hearing was commenced in No. 2 District Court to-day, before Judge Murray, of a case in which Henry Horton Pratt sued John Brown and William…

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Norah Head Collision. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 4

The Marine Court—Judge Backhouse with Captnis J. B. Carpenter and C. Taylor as nauticat assessers—commenced an inquiry in the Sydney District Court…

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Norah Head Collision. the Manapouri at Fault. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 5

The decision of the Marine Court of Inquiry on the collision between the Union Company's steamer Manapouri and the tug Gratitude, off Norah Head, on March…

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Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, May 3. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.) Cart Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 7

George Gill, bag merchant of Newcastle, proceeded against Hawkins, Limited, carriers, of Newcastle, claiming £400 as damages resulting from a cart…

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Pelaw-main Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 7

Sir,—In your report of the Coroner's inquest held in respect of the death or my husband, John M'Lean, it was recorded that my husband's Industrial Life…

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Motor Fatality. a Millionaire Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 5

Count Orlola, a member of the German Reichstag, has been killed by a motor accident in Berlin. He left a fortune of £3,000,000…

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Fatality at South Greta. Miner Crushed to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 4

A dreadful accident occurred in South Greta Colliery, yesterday morning, at about nine o'clock. A miner named George Ford was[?]…

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