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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Drowning Fatality. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 5

The spot at the back of the Zoological Gardens in the River Torrens, known as the "Death Trap," was the scene of a double drowning accident this afternoon…

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Some Peculiar Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 3

One of the most remarkable accidents of recent years was that which befell a man who was found lying dead upon a couch, having been killed by a bullet…

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Railway Accident. Six Persons Killed. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 5

An accident has occurred on the Mille Creek railroad in Kentucky. A passenger train came into collision with some coal waggons which…

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Railway Fatality. Two Men Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 5

Two men, Patrick Flanagan and William Cook, were run down yesterday by the train which leaves Sydney for Newcastle at 8.15 a.m., at a point between Woy Woy…

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Shooting Fatality. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

Lieutenant L. T. C. Sackville-West accidentally shot himself dead on board the cruiser Endymion at Sheerness yesterday…

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The Railway Fatality. Inquest on Flanagan. Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

In connection with the railway fatality [?]ear Wondabyne, half-way between Hawkesbury River and Woy Woy, on Wednesday morning, when two telegraph…

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Railway Accident. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

In the wreck of a train by a collision between Spokane and Seadon, five persons were killed…

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Drowned While Fishing. Fatality at Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

A sad drowning case occurred at Merewether about one o'clock yesterday afternoon, Richard Robert Brookes, aged nine years, the son of Mr. Richard Brookes,…

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Mail Train Accident. No One Injured. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

The Sydney mail train arrived to-night, over an hour and a-half late, as the result of rather a sensational experience at Murphy's Creek, this side of…

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A Sad Fatality. Death of Mr. H. H. Capper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. Harry Hyne Capper, of the firm of Messrs. E. P. Capper and Sons, Limited, was found in his bedroom at his residence "Hynetre," Church-street, West…

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Run Over by a Tram. Young Man Seriously Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

A young man, David Gilmore, living in Lindsay-street, Hamilton, met with a serious accident shortly before eight o'clock last night, as a result of a fal[?]…

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Tram and Sulky Collision. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

A sensational collission, between a tramcar and a sulky, occurred on the Milton-road this afternoon. It appears that a man named Fred Moles employed by the…

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Railway Accidents. in the United States. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

A locomotive exploded on the Burlington railroad, in Wyoming. All on board were killed. A freight train was wrecked at New…

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Mining Accident. All the Men Rescued. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

A cave-in at a mine near Mullam, Idaho buried nine men. Rescuers worked twenty hours, and saved all of them…

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Hamilton Tramway Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

An inquest was hold at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday by Mr. C. Hibbie, the district coroner, concerning the death of the young man David Gilmore, who…

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Aerial Accident. Escape of an Aeronaut. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

While Captain Burke, of the Army Air Corps at Aldershot, was making an ascent, the rudder of his machine, a Farman biplane, snapped, and he…

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Cape Railway Accident. Terrible Scenes. a Doctor's Bravery. Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

Details of the railway accident which occurred near Catheart, forty-five miles from King William's Town, in Cape Colony, last week, show that…

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Hawes Railway Accident. Suspended Memory. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 5

A passenger who was on the train which met with disaster at Hawes, named Ward, lost his memory by the shock…

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Motor Car Fatality. Two Persons Killed. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 5

A motor car driven by Dr. Fullerton was crashed into by a train at a level crossing at Wallacetown, Southland, this morning. The car was thrown by the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 6

A little boy, Edward Byrnos, aged 6[?] years, son of Mr. Michael Byrno, of East Greta, was fatally injured in an accident yesterday. With his uncle, Michael…

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