Dreadful Mining Accident Through Explosion. (From the Western Examiner. Oct. 9.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1875 · page 4
A mining accident occurred yesterday afternoon in the winze of the Golden Point mine, at Lucknow, the particulars of which are simply horrible to relate. The victims of the melancholy event are two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook. Fatal Accident to Mr. Elsley
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1875 · page 3
A magisterial enquiry was held on Sunday, Oct. 17th, before Edward Bowman, Esq., J.P., respecting the death of Thomas James Elsley. Thomas Smith, Being duly sworn, deposed that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Royal Yacht in Collision
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 6
The Queen has been overtaken by disaster on the outset, of her journey to Balmoral. It is the first time in all her numerous expeditions that she has beeh brought into Such melancholy proximity with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Accident at Niagara Falls
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 2
A SAD occurrence, resulting in the death of a lady land gentlemen, is reported in the Niagara. Falls Register. On August 9.am party consisting of Mr. Ethelbert Persons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hero in a Storm on Her Voyage From Sydney to Auckland. the Second Mate Washed Overboard and the Crew Severely Injured
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1875 · page 3
The following particulars, written by a passenger, appear in the Auckland Star of October 28th:- The Hero cleared Sydney Heads at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the 20th October, weather calm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Railway Accident on the Minmi Line. (From our Newcastle Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1875 · page 3
The outlines of a destructive and fatal accident which, occurred on the Minmi line this morning, were telegraphed to the Newcastle office (Messrs. J. and A. Brown's) about eleven o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fatal Accident near Muswellbrook. (From our own Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1875 · page 2
A magisterial inquiry was held before [?] Bowman, Esq., J.P. touching the death of Patrick Purcell, then lying dead, on Friday, the 19th day of November, 1875…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident. (From Newcastle Chronicle.)
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1875 · page 2
An inquest, was held on Monday morning at the Racecourse. Rurwood, before F.J. Shaw. Esq. coroner, and a jury of twelve, on the body of Alfred Payne, aged twelve years,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange Case of Drowning. (From the Argus, Nov. 22.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1875 · page 2
A mysterious case of double drowning occurred about a week ago, in the upper part of the Yarra River flowing through Studley-park. Early on the morning of last Sunday week, one of the warders…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COLLISION. London November 22
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1875 · page 3
A collision occurred between the Somerasopare (?) and the Catty Sark, bound for Sydney. The latter returned to dock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COLLISION. London, November 22
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1875 · page 2
A collision occurred between the Somerasopare (?) and the Gutty Sark, bound for Sydney. The latter returned to dock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boat Accident in Newcastle Harbour. Narrow Escape of Six Persons From Drowning. (From the [?] of yesterday.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1875 · page 2
On [?]rsday afterridon an accident occurred by the upsetting of a boat in the harbour, which nearly resulted in the loss of six lives. The particulars, which have been kindly furnished us by the master of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loss of the S. S. Pacific.—two Hundred Persons Drowned. (From the San francisco Chronicle, November 9.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1875 · page 3
The american ship Messenger, Captain F. G Gilkey arrived nine days from San Francisco at Port Townsend, and reports picking up a part of the pilot house twenty miles south of Cape Flattery, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Boat Accident at Lake Macquarie. Two Chinamen Drowned. (From the Newcastle Pilot, Dec 17
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1875 · page 2
During the heavy westerly squall yesterday a boat accident occurred at Lake Macquarie, by which two Chinamen were drowned, and three others had an exceedingly narrow escape. Our informant who…
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