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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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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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The Whitburn Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale Coroner, held an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse, yesterday, concerning the death of Edward Chapman, who died in Maitland…

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Maitland District. South Greta Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 6

Mr. W. M'Lauchlin the deputy coroner, conducted an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday, concerning the death of William Lewis at the…

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Gas Explosion in Melbourne. Four People Injured. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1915 · page 5

A serious gas explosion occurred to-night at Rowena Parade, Richmond, resulting in injury to four people, who were subsequently removed to the Melbourne…

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Factory Explosion. Four Persons Badly Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 6

As the result of a serious accident at the Perdrian Rubber Company's works at Drummoyne this afternoon, four employces were badly injured, one of them…

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Fatality at Abermain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 6

A young miner, John M'Mullan, while engaged in drawing pillars in Abermain Colliery yesterday, was killed by a fall of conglomerate from the roof, death being…

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Fatality on the Thames. Seventeen Persons Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 5

A crew of 20 boys and an officer from the training ship Cornwall was rowing on the Thames at Purfleet, when a sudden squall drove a tug upon the boat…

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Prince Ranjitsinhji. Accident While Shooting. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 5

Prince Ranjitsinhji, while on short leave of absence from the front, was wounded by gunshot in the face while grouse shooting in Yorkshire. He is now…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1915 · page 5

Ivy Newton, 19 years of age, daughter of Mr. W. Newton, of Back Creek, Miami, died in the Wallsend Hospital yesterday from burns sustained the previous day…

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The Gretna Collision London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1915 · page 5

Signalmen Moccham and Tinsley and fireman Hutchinson who, in June, at the inquest into the railway collision at Gretna near Carlisle, on may 23, between a…

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Air Raids. Civilians Injured London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1915 · page 5

Lord Strachie, in the House of Lords, [?]d that his questions regarding air rules he postponed, at the request of the [?]ralty…

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Steel Works Fatality. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 7

An inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, into the death of Francis Smith, who was injured at the…

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Collision Off Adelaide. Tug Engineer Drowned. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 5

At Outer Harbour, at about half-past two o'clock this afternoon, the small tugboat Advance collided with the vessel City of Corinth, and was sunk…

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Accidents While Sinking. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. kearsley asked the Minister for Mines what was the number of fatal accidents serious aid other minor…

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Railway Collision. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 6

A collision between two trains occurred this morning at Seaton, on the Henley Beach line. It appears that the down train failed…

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Yuloo-wave Collision. Collier's Master to Show Cause Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Blackhouse, with Captains Christie and Vine-Hall as assessers, to-day inquired into the collision between the steamer…

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Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 3

Sir,—Some time ago, the Governor made his speech at the inauguration of Parliament, and in that speech mention was made of a Compensation Act, which we…

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Zeppelin Raid. One Airship Injured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 5

A Berlin official message, received through neutral sources, states that the navi airships encountered a vigorous counter-action when they reached the…

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The Amiral Hamelin. Fifty Persons Drowned. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 5

The survivors of the crew of the Havre steamer Amiral Hamelin, which was torpodoed some days ago, have been landed at the Havre…

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Minmi. Alarming Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 6

An accidents of serious character, but fortunately unaccompanied by any loss of human life, befel the Wallsend-Minmi omnibus yesterday. The [?] left…

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