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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

138 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 7

Maitland District. Tramway Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 6

Michael Charles Fitzpatrick, an old resident of East Maitland, was killed on the tram line near the tramway depot, East Maitland, on Saturday, at about 8.45…

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Maitland District. the Tram Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1915 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of Michael Charles Fitzpatrick, who was killed on the tramway to Saturday, was concluded yesterday, before the depuly…

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Motor Car Accident. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 3

Mr. C. Hibble, the District Coroner, concluded the inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning, concerning the death of Victor Pizer, an old…

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Bellbird. Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 6

A miner named John Young, whilst following his occupation in Bellbird Colliery yesterday met his death by a Gill of coal…

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Tramway Accident. Motor Over Embankment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 5

A remarkable tramway accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the tramway terminus, Parnell-place, Newcastle, a motor and an ash truck going over the…

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Collision Off Newcastle Tug and Steamer Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 4

A serious collision occured at an early hour yesterday morning, about three miles from Newcastle, between the Messrs J. and A. Brown's tug Champion and the…

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Level Crossing Accident. Two People Killed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 6

A level crossing on the Ringwood line near Tunstall was the scene this afternoon of a collision between a goods train and a waggon, resulting in two deaths…

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Laundry Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 6

Mr. E. C. Bragg, proprietor of the Maitland steam laundry, met with a painful accident, yesterday morning during working operations, which necessitated his…

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Maitland District. Bellbird Colliery Fatality. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 6

An inquest was held at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday by Mr. G. Brown, the district coroner, into the circumstances of the death of John Young, who…

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Drowned in the Harbour. a Japanese Complimented

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 9

Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse on Monday into the death of Bernard Carles Lovett, a fireman employed in the…

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Motor Car Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 6

Edith Muriel, the five-year-old daughter of Mr. Thomas White, of Bull-street, West Maitland, was run down by a motor car in High-street, Opposite the…

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Greta. Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1915 · page 6

Charles Clarke, a miner was killed while at work in Whitburn Colliery at about nine o'clock on Friday night. Clarke was working hard tops with…

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Railway Collision. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 6

Shortly after leaving Flinders-street for Port Melbourne, this evening, a train collided with a light engine, causing slight injuries to about a dozen occupants…

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Marine Court. Belmore-coramba Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 4

Judge Backhouse, with Captain Bracegirdle and Captain Carpenter, assessors, sat as a Court of Marino Inquiry to-day to investigate the circumstances of a…

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Fatality at Minmi. Supposed Lightning Stroke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 5

A telephone message was received at the Newcastle police station at a the hour last night, from Sergeant Bees, of Minmi, stating that Frederick Meeds, 35 years…

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Maitland District. the Motor Car Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 6

The deputy coroner held an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon concerning the death of the child Edith Muriel Jane Which, who was…

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Champion-poonbar Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1915 · page 4

The circumstances of the collision between Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Champion and the North Coast Company's steamer Poonbar, which occurred…

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Belmore-coramba Collision. the Court's Finding. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 5

The Marine Court concluded its inquiry to-day concerning the steamers Belmore and Coramba, which occurred about four miles north of Port Jackson…

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Marine Court. Champion-poonbar Collision. Champion's Mate Blameworthy. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse, with Captains J. B. Carpenter and J. Vine-Hall as assessors, conducted an inquiry to-clay into the circumstances…

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Champion-poonbar Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 5

In the Marine Court to-day before Judge Backhouse (president), and Captains Bracegirdle and Vine-Hall (assessors), John Henry Percival, mate of the tug…

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