Man Fatally Injured. While Attempting to Rob. Sydney
Mr. Hawkins, the Acting Coroner, held an inquest at the City Coroner's Court this morning, concerning the death of Percy Clifton, 26, which took place on…
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Accidents, 1912
406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 21
Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the Abermain Fatality
Mr. G. Brown, the district coroner, hold an inquest at the Abermain Hotel, Abermain, yesterday, concerning the death of Henry James, who was killed…
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At about half-past two o'clock on Sunday morning James Pavey, aged 56 years, a tramcar-cleaner, living at Wickham, was knocked down by a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Collision. Strathalbyn Damaged. Tacoma (Washington)
The British steamer Strathalbyn, bound for Australia with freight, collided in Puget Sound with the steamer Flyer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Accidents. Fortunate Escapes
Two Newcastle residents, Mrs. C. Earp and Mr. P. Vaughan, were injured as a result of a motor car accident on Saturday Mr. Earp, who was also in the car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of the Tathra. Twenty-four Drowned. Sydney
The twenty-four persons who were reported to be missing, as the result of the foundering of the steamer Tathra, at Ambrym Island, New Hebrides, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Details of the Accident. Wyalong
It appears that the men were about to come off the shift at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon. They bad been working at the underhand stope between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fatality. Hetton Miner Killed
About noon yesterday William S. Usher, a miner, who had been working by himself in a cut-through in a part of Hetton Colliery, known as Wilkin's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision at Sea. a Steamer Sunk. London
The Cunard liner Veria collided with and sank an unknown steamer near Swansea. All hands on the steamer were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on an Aeroplane. Aviator Fatally Injured. Paris
Lieutenant Boerner, while aeroplaning at Senlis, fell 1000 feet, and his condition is hopeless. His aeroplane swerved and the petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hetton Mining Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest
At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, and a jury, resumed the inquest concerning the death of William Simpson Usher,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. Several Officials Killed. Vancouver
James Hanrahan, ex-president of the Illinois Central Railway Franch Melcher, second vice-president of the Rock Island Railway, and I, Peirce,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Derails. Many Persons Injured. Winnipeg
Another railway accident is reported from Cole, in Saskatchewan. The Canadian Northern Railway's Edmonton to Winnipeg express ran off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision at Sea. a Pilot Drops Dead. Honolulu
A collision has taken place between the United States cruiser Colorado and the American liner Cleveland, and the latter vessel was considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Thames Mine Fatality
Further particulars of the fatality by which two men lost their lives last week in the May Queen mine show that when the rescuers (Alexander and Herival)…
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Further particulars of the collision between the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer Otaki and the Austrian steamer Bitinla in the River Thames in November…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Fatality. Perth
At the Horseshoe Mine, Kalgoorlie yesterday, Harry Rodman and Fast Dockring were working at the 11[?] level, when the lights went out, [?]…
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The interstate steamer Dilkera and the Harbour and River Department's tug boat Ganymede were in collision at the entrance to the Basin yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Lamp Fatality. Cause Unexplained. Sydney
Mr. H. Hawkins, the deputy city coroner, held an inquest at the City Coronel's Court to-day into the death of Basil Wood, 31 years of age, fireman in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Booth. Accidental Fall. London
General Booth, the chief of the Salvation Army, was coming downstairs at his residence, when he stumbled and fell…
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