A Serious Accident
Oh, dear! Santa Claus was so busy! It was Christmas Eve, and he was late, because Mrs. Santa Claus would make him wait while she darned a hole in his…
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Accidents, 1914
277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14
Shot Through the Head. Fatality at Islington
Charles Nowham, 37 years of age, a railway guard, was fatally injured by the bullet of a small here rifle at his residence, Fern-street, Islington, yesterday…
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Labour Leaguers of the nothern district will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Harry Pender, who has been prominently associated with Labour politics for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →M'myler Hoist Fatality. Accidental Death
An inquest was, held by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, concerning the death of John James M'Manus, who died…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. Twenty-three Injured. London
An engine collided with the Great Central train carrying passengers to witness the football cup final match, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Henry Pender. Accidental Death
An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Henry Pender, who died in the Maitland Hospital on Saturday afternoon as the result of injuries…
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John Morgan, a lad between 15 and [?] years of age, employed as a driver [?] the Peeping Dawn Colliery (part of the Co-operative Colliery workings), at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowning Fatality. Adelaide
A drowning accident occurred in peculiar circumstances at Henley Beach on Saturday afternoon. Walter Were, an elderly man, who lives at Thebarton, left his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Footballers Injured. Sydney
A number of footballers were seriously injured in Saturday's League matches in the metropolitan area. William Kyle, 24, an Annandale forward, was kicked on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg. Peeping Dawn Fatality
At the Wallsend Courthouse on Saturday morning Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, opened the inquest concerning the death of John Donald Morgan, who was fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coastguards Fatality. a Brave Deed. London
With regard to the drowning of five coastguards off the coast of Suffolk, it appears that they were returning with their monthly wages when they were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suffragette Outrages. Valuable Picture Injured. London
An elderly suffragette, with a chopper, slashed in three places Mr. John S. Sargent's portrait of Henry James, the novelist, one of the most notable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Giuseppina's Good Passage. Seaman Accidentally Killed
A creditable passage of 103 days from Portland, Maine, to Newcastle, was made by the Italian barque Gluseppina, which arrived in port yesterday afternoon…
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A remarkable invention for preventing railway accidents has just been tried with success on the western railways of France. If the driver for any cause…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Railway Accident. One Man Killed. Bowral
A railway accident resulting in the death of one man, and injuries to five others, occurred this morning at Bong Dong Bridge, between Bowral and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in Mid-air. Two Aviators Killed. London
Two Sopwith biplanes, while manoeuvring at Aldershot on a perfect evening, came into collision over the golf links in view of hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision at Sea. Captains to Show Cause. Sydney
A collision between the New South Wales Government metal steamer Kiama (Captain John M'Indoe) and the metal steamer Dunmore (Captain William Baillie),…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision at Sea. Five Pilots Drowned. London
A collision occurred between the steamer Star of New Zealand, bound for Monte Video, and a pilot cutter in the British Channel yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Turns Turtle. Thirteen Persons Drowned. London
The steamer Turret Hill was leaky, and turned turtle off Southwold. The captain and engineer were saved, but thirteen persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Sydenhm. Man Terribly Maitland. Sydney, [?]ay
William Smith Arthur, aged [?] lieving lighthouse-keeper, was kncoked down and killed by a railway [?] either late last night or early [?]…
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