The Nile Disaster. Steamers in Collision. Cairo
The catastrophe which occurred on the Nile occurred through a collision between two steamers. One was an excursion steamer with…
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Accidents, 1912
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The Coal Strike. Gradual Resumption. Accidents in Mines. London
The miners at Chirk, Derbyshire, Wales, have decided to secede from the North Wales Miners' Federation. Many accidents have occurred, due to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Double Drowning Case. Auckland
Wailo a man, whose name is unknown, and two boys named Frederick Allen and Gordon Brown, were fishing off the gr[?]in at the [?] of the Gisborne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lambton Fatality. Evidence at Inquest
Mr. G. T. Edwards, deputy coroner, held an inquiry at the Lambton Courthouse, yesterday, into the death of the boy, George Edward Usher, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Tram Accident. Death of George Bertram
The inquest into the circumstances of the death of the young man George Bertram, who was killed through being struck, while standing on the footboard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fall From a Ladder. Verdict of Accidental Death
Mr. G. T. Edwards, deputy coroner, concluded the inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday at the Newcastle the death of Ernest John Jones, who fell from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Fatality. Inquest Opened
Mr. C. Hibbie, the district coroner, opened an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday into the death of John Jesse Westerby, railway gatekeeper, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Triple Drowning Fatality. Mother and Children. Brisbane
A tragic drowning case occurred in the Brisbane River, at Indooroopilly, to-day Louisa Maunders, aged about 40 years, together with three of her children…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boating Fatality. Brave Boys Drown. Berne
A Swiss family, comprising a father, daughter, and three young boys, were boating on Lake Constance, when the boat capsized…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Liner Titanic. Collision with Iceberg. Sinking by the Head. New York
A wireless message has been received from the White Star liner Titanic, inward bound, stating that the vessel had been in collision with an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg. Accident at Elermore Vale
An accident that was fortunately unattended by any very serious results, happened at the Elermore Vale Colliery on Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wickham Railway Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death
Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, concluded the inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, into the death of John Jesse Westery, gate-keeper, at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tramway Accidents
Sir,—The habit of riding on tramway car footboards cannot be too strongly condemned. It is only a few days since a sad fatality occurred—one of many which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Regatta Accident. Compensation for Mr. Bryant
At the Newcastle Council Chambers last night, Alderman H. M. Shedden, Mayor of Newcastle, presided over a public meeting called to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How She Met Her Doom. Authentic Account. Drowned Number 1585
A committee, appointed from among the survivors, issued a statement which had been prepared in order to forestall sensational exaggerations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident in a Quarry. Four Men Killed. Brisbane
The Mines Department has received a telegram from the warden at Cloncurry, stating that a fall of stone occurred in the open cut at Moloney's limestone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamers in Collision. No Lives Lost. Glaveston (Texas)
The Mallory line steamer Denver came into collision with the Morgan line steamer El Sud. The latter was obliged to run ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remarkable Accident. Docking a Steamer. Seattle
A remarkable accident occurred when the steamship Alameda ploughed through the Coleman Dock, the finest structure of the kind on the Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Brisbane. a Fatal Accident. Brisbane
A disastrous fire occurred in the city early this morning, the promises of the Queensland Agency, at the corner, of Edward and Mary streets, being almost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatality at Aberdare
Mr. Colin M'Callum, of Northcote-street, Aberdare, was killed by a tall of coal in Aberdare Colliery, yesterday, at 2.30 p.m. He was working with his son…
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