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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Another Man Injured. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 5

George Dismore, a carrier, who lives at Warribee, was a passenger in the Illfated show train, and after the collision the felt greatly shaken, but did not imagine…

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Motor Car Collision. Two Persons Killed. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 5

A motor car collided with the Arles tramcar. The wife if Professor Jonbert, of Marseilles, and one of his relatives…

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The Deadly Aeroplane. Cause of the Last Accident. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 5

An Inquest has been field at Stevenage into the deaths of Captain Hamilton and Lieutenant Stuart, who were killed in the aviation mishap at…

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Melbourne Railway Accident. Inquest Continued. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 5

The inquiry into the circumstances of the death of John M'Donald and Allan Wilson, the victims of the West Melbourne railways disaster, was continued…

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The Cab Fatality. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 11

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of Edward Peacock, who was fatally injured in…

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Melbourne Railway Accident. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 6

The jury, which is inquiring into the West Melbourne railway collision, visited the scene of the accident to-day, and inspected the signals and points…

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Aerial Fatalities. the Oxford Accident. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 5

Details of the death of Lieutenant Hotchkiss and Lieutenant Bettington, while aeroplaning at Oxford, show that the couple, who belonged to the Flying…

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Aviation Accident. Another Fatality. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 5

Paul Book, an aviator, fell from a biplane at Washington while attempting a spiral glide. As he struck the ground a heavy…

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Motor Car Collision. Strength at Poitou. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 5

There are 110,000 men employed in the French military manoeuvres at Poitou. There are 500 guns and 54…

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Motor Car Fatality. Driver Committed for Trial. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 5

Mr. Hawkins, the city coroner, held an inquest to-day into the circumstances concerning the death of Daniel Joseph Cole, 57, which occurred in Sydney Hospital on…

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Mining Fatality. Five Men Killed. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 5

An explosion of firedamp has occured in a continue at Duisburg, in Prussia. Five of the miners were killed…

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Collision in Midair. an Aviator Killed. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 5

Howard Gill, an aviator, collided in midair with George Mestach, a French airman. Both fell to the earth, Gill dying…

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Collision Off the Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 4

A collision occurred on Saturday night south of Newcastle, between the coasting schooner Zingara and the steamer Cycle. The Zingara, which is owned by Messrs…

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Broken Hill Fatality. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 5

Stanley Hall, aged 10, who was employed in the Amalgamated zinc plant, was killed this morning through being caught between a conveyor belt and a pulley, 11in…

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Steamer Sunk. One Man Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 5

The liner Letitla collided, with and sunk the steamer Saint Trees off Greenock. One man was drowned, and several…

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Torpedo Boat Sunk. Five Sailors Drowned. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 5

During the German naval manturres, a torpado-boat was sunk by a collision with the battleship Za[?]hringen, of 12,000 tons…

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Melbourne Railway Accident. Verdict of the Jury. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 5

The inquest into the deaths of Allan Wilson and John M'Donald, who were killed in the West Melbourne railway collision, was concluded to-day…

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Capsize of a Cutter. Twelve Men Drowned. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 5

The latest investigation in connection with the capsize on Lake Michigan of a cutter used for training seamen, indicates that twelve men…

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Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 4

Edward D. Sukling, a miner, was killed to-day by a fell of ground in the Proprietary mine…

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Explosion of Metal. Six Men Injured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 5

Four hundredweight of molten bruss exploded in the moulding shop of the Caledonian Railway Company at Saint Rollox…

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