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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 14

Wallarah Fatality. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 5

At the Catherine Hill Bay Courthouse yesterday, Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, concluded the inquest into the death of George Grima, which occurred…

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Another Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 5

The steamer Copsewood has arrived at Cowes, and reports having collided in the fog with the Hamburg-Amerika Company's liner Etruria…

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Scottish Train Accident. Recovery of Bodies. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 5

The bodies of four of the victims of the accident on the Perth-Inverness railway have been recovered. The engine and one carriage passed…

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Scottish Train Accident. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 5

The body of another victim of the Carrbridge railway smash has been discovered. It was that of Miss Guthrie, a niece…

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Found Drowned. German Seaman's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 5

The district coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday concerning the death of Henrich Oberschlep, whose body was…

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Sensational Tram Smash. a Double Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 5

A sensational tram collision occurred at North Sydney to-night, and as a result three trams were badly damaged. While a stationary tram was waiting…

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Accident on a Battleship. Three Sailors Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 5

Three sailors were killed and three injured on the battleship Monarch at New Quay to-day. A launch was being hoisted over the…

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Big Accident Averted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 4

It transpires that a disastrous railway way accident was averted on Saturday afternoon at Homebush by the prompt action of Guard Godding, who prevented…

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Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1914 · page 4

Two men were injured yesterday morning in the Broxburn Colliery, Greta Albert Skillicorn was working in his bord, his face, His nose was fractured and space…

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Colliery Accidents. Rescue Stations. New South Wales Behind

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1914 · page 5

Soon after Mr. A. Edden became Minister for Mines in this State, he caused information to be collected on the subject of the establishment of rescue stations on…

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Drowning Fatality. Thirteen Lives Lost. Skagway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 5

A gasoline launch, the Superb, was carrying a party of Americans to Juneau to take part in the Fourth of July celebration, when it capsized…

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Submarines Collide. Two Men Drowned. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 5

The submarine Calypso, which was carrying out evolutions off Toulon, collided with the submarine Circe…

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Shocking Fatality. Mother and Child Killed. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at Big Brook, near Bunbury, by which a young mother and her child met with sudden death…

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After the Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 5

This sketch is from a snapshot. It is the bow of the collier that cut into the Empress of Ireland. People familiar with dented bows where these result from a…

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Suspected Drowning Case. Young Finnish Seaman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 5

A young Finnish seaman, Eero Linden, is missing from his vessel, the Russian ship Finland, lying at No. 1 buoy, Newcastle harbour, and it is believed that he…

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Found Drowned. a New Zealander. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 5

Mr. James Mathieson, of Dunedin, New Zealand, a well-known stock dealer, was found drowned at Felixstowe, on the coast of Suffolk…

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Motor Launch Wreck. Seven Men Drowned. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 4

A telegram was received from the Tweed Reads to-night, stating that the motor launch Carrara, returning from a fishing excursion, caprized at six o'clock…

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Shooting Case. Two Persons Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 5

A sensational shooting affair was re Ported from Redfern to-night as a result of which Clara Gale, aged 20, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital with…

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Motor Car Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 2

Motor car accidents have been alarmingly frequent here lately, and the criminal courts have been kept busy with manslaughter and other charges, arising…

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Accident to Mrs. Stretch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 5

Mrs. Stretch, wife of Dr. Stretch, the Bishop of Newcastle, met with an accident yesterday forenoon. For some little time past Mrs. Stretch…

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