Arctic Explorer Drowned. New York
George Borup, side-de-camp to Commander Peary, and who accompanied the explorer to the North Pole, has been drowned in Long Island Sound…
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Accidents, 1912
406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 21
Jockey Fatally Injured. Brisbane
R. Williamson, jockey, died in the Brisbane Hospital last night, from injuries the result of his mount, Vibrator, falling in the Welter Handicap. The horse…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collapse of a Scaffold. Five Men Injured. Sydney
Owing to a timber scaffold inside a theatre at present being erected at the corner of Darling and Rowntree streets, Balmain, collapsing at noon on Saturday, eight man…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Railway Fatality
A young man, named Horace Langford, aged 24 Years, was run down and killed by the North-west mall train at High-street crossing, last evening, shortly after…
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The District Coroner, Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M., held an inquest at the courthouse, West Maitland, yesterday, concerning the death of Horace Langford,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In a Fog at Midnight. Battleship in Collision. London
The battleship London, 15,000 tons, collided with the steamer Don Benlto in a fog at midnight off Hythe, Essex. The London was uninjured, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Accident. Several People Injured. Quirindi
A serious motoring accident occurred here to-day, resulting in several persons being injured. Mr. W. W. Higgins was driving his car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality on the Railway. Sydney
A man, supposed to be Archilhald, Woods, between 60 and 65 years of age, and a resident of Katoomba, fell between the platform and a train, as the train was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One of the Injured's Story
Mr. Borthistle, when seen last night by a representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," was sitting reading, but he bore evidences of the burs he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arranged an Accident
Two Istrian shepherd boys were condemned to three and four weeks' hard labour respectively for trying to upset a ear containing Archduke Charles Francis…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Miners' Accident Benefits. Increase Asked For. Sydney
Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, was asked by a deputation representing the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Federation, to increase the payment under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Football Accident. Brisbane
G. N. Elliott, a member of the University Football Club, was seriously injured while playing in a match at the Union Ground on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burning Fatality. Ex-postal Official's Death. Adelaide
Mr. John Madden, who formerly held an important position in the Adelaide Post-office, met with a shocking death this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Smash in Sydney. Three Passengers Injured. Sydney
An a result of a tram collision on the Bondi Junction-City line this morning three passengers were injured and two cars seriously damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jockey Fatally Injured. Perth
Alac. Swinnerton a jockey met with an accident at Victoria Park this morning and succumbed to his injuries subsequently at the Perth Public Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sulphuric Acid Fatality. Inquest Opened
At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, opened an inquest concerning the death of John Grainger, who died in the hospital on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plague at Hongkong. Enormous Fatality. Hongkong
Plague has broken out in this city. Two hundred and eight cases have already been notified, and there have been 179 deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Faked Collision. a Plot Which Failed. London
Mr. and Mrs. George Davies; of St. James-square, Holland Park, brought an action to recover damages against the F.I.A.T. Company for injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sulphuric Acid Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest
The inquest concerning the death of John Grainger, who died in the Newcastle Hospital on Wednesday from the effects of sulphuric acid burning, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Explosion. Five Men Killed. Others Injured. Wollongong
Details of a ferrible blasting accident, at Minnamurre, five miles from Wollongong, reached here to-day. Railway works are in progress near…
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