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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Drowning Accident. Three Men Lose Their Lives. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 5

A sensational drowning accident occurred this afternoon at the landing place of a vehicular ferry punt at the end of Creek-street, by which James Hill,…

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Railway Disaster. Collision in Wales. Four Bodies Recovered. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 5

A terrible railway accident has happened in the Rhondda Valley, in Wales. A passenger and a coal train…

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Accident to a Coal Train. Engine and Trucks Derailed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 5

The engine and three trucks of a coal train from Lambton B Colliery were derailed near the runaway points behind the up platform at the Adamstown…

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Railway Disaster. South Wales Accident. Prominent Men Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 5

Further details of the collision which occurred in the Rhondda Valley, in South Wales, between a passenger train and a coal train, show…

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Brisbane Drowning Fatality. Singular Case. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 5

The magisterial inquiry into the death of the three firemen, J. Hill, E. Suddell, and W. Martin, who were drowned near the Creek-street ferry, was commenced…

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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 26 January 1911 · page 6

John Masters, a recent arrival from England, was fatally injured by a fall of coal in Pelaw-Main Colliery on Tuesday evening, and was removed to the…

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Hurdle Racer Killed. His Jockey Injured. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4

An accident attended with serious results occurred on the Flemington racing tracks this morning. While being schooled over the fences…

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The Pelaw-main Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 6

An inquest was held at the courthouse at Kurri Kurri on Thursday, before Mr. G. Brown, and a Jury, on the body of John Clements Masters, 23, a miner at…

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Boy Life Savers. Rescues From Drowning. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

Two plucky rescues were made by boys yesterday afternoon in circumstances which involved considerable riak to the rescuers…

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Collision at Sea. Steamer Ruahine Damaged. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

The steamer Beacon Grange collded with the steamer Ruahine of the New Zealand Shipping Company, off Las Palmas…

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Railway Accident. Engine-driver Killed. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

On Saturday a railway smash occurred close to Brachina, 316 miles from Adelaide. A mixed train from Quorn to Hergott ran into a washaway. The…

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Deaths by Drowning. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

Ernest Jeffrey, 17 years of age, living in South Melbourne, was drowned in a creek at Greensborough. Roy Tregear dived after him but running the risk of…

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Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, January 28. Drowned in River

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 7

A most remarkable drowning fatallty occurred on Monday afternoon last in the neighbourhood of the A.U.S.N. Coy.'s wharf at the lower end of Creek-street,…

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A Sailor Drowned. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, the district cornorer, held an inquest yesterday at the Newcastle Courthouse into the death of Hermann Adolph Rudolf Schrelber, a greaser on…

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Collision in the Thames. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 5

The collier Axwell collided with the steamer Morayshire in the Thames, off Gravesend. The bows of the latter were damaged…

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Motor Car Fatality. Verdict of Manslaughter. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 5

The circumstances attending a motorcar accident which occurred In Oxford-street, Woollalhru, on November 28th, when Francis Emma Stovens, lately,…

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Fall Down Stairs Woman Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 4

At the Newcastle courthouse on Saturday inquest was held by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, concerning the death of Ann Major, a married woman, which…

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British Sailors Drowned. Madrid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

The whaler of the British cruiser Glasgow capsized during a regatta at Villa Gareia, and four bluejackets were drowned…

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French Collision. Engine-driver Let Off. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

The driver of the express train which caused the collision at Villepreux in June lest, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for…

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Drowning Fatality. Chinchilla

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 5

A sad drowning case occurred this morning at Whitely a grazing property, twelve miles from Chinchilla, on the Condamine River…

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