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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
19 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
My attention was called on the 6th instant [?] article in your paper of the 3rd, refer[?] the law collision between the French ship [?] and the English barque Aboyne which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At noon this day, Saturday, a most melanocholy and terrible catastrephe occurred at Gorleston, which has resulted in the loss of no fewer than twelve brave and experienced men, The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Australian passenger-ship has been lost in the Bay of Biscay, but fortunately on this occasion without any loss of life. Subjoined are the circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident of a very serious nature took palce at the Wallsend Company's works on Friday, 11th May. A miner, named George M'Clermont, whilst engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →who witnessed it, fore the City C[?] Dr. Shields, a medies, and a jury [?] Bega, had offered scene of the diss[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tip anticipations of many persons that we should hear of more wrecks along the coast, ther than those chronicled in our issue of Saturday have unhappily been realized…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Early on Friday morning, or late on Thursday night (we are not sure which), a boat belonging to the ship Kedar was upset in the harbour, and two men drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The anticipations of many persons that we should hear of more wrecks along the coast, other than those chronicled in our issue of Saturday, the 14th inst., have unhappily been realized…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the 13th of July, Pilot Taylor had a severe injury inflicted upon him whilst engaged in using the mortar apparatus. He Suffered considerable pain at the time, but was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the most melancholy boat accidents we have recorded for some time past was reported in town yesterday, caused by the capsizing of a ferry-boat on the Manukau during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Since our last issue a regular series of accidents have occurred. On Friday last, in the afternoon, about four o'clock, a Russian named John Alson, a native of Finland, met…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly before four o'clock, on Sunday afternoon, a fire broke out in the workshop of Mr. Archibald Hay, situated at the rear of Mr. Alcock's grocery store in Hunter-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CHILD KILLED AT LAMETON.-On Wednesday, the 3rd instant, the District Coroner (R. C. Kuaggs, Esq.) held an inquest on the body of Sarah Ann Donken, a female child, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At five o'clock on the morning of Monday, Oct. 1, the men employed by the contractors for sinking the Band of Hope Company's No. 3 shaft were, as usual, alternately boaring the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Wednesday last the district coroner (R.C.Knaggs, Esq.), conducted an inquiry touching the circumstances under which Seraphin Jose, who died from the effects of an injury received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the 20th ult. (September), the Lord Raglan, ship, narrowly escaped becoming a wreck on the roof of rooks outside Nobby's. The captain, it appeared, made some mistake in his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A most melancholy boat accident occurred yesterday which resulted in the death of four persons; and, but from the prompt assistance rendered, it is probable that five others would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident of a very serious nature, and which is Likely to prove fatal, happened to a miner named John M'Lean, on Tuesday, the 5th instant. The man, it appears, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held on Monday last, before R. C. Knagg, Esq., coroner for the district, and a jur of twelve, at the Northumberland Hotel, Minmi, on the body of John M'Lean, a miner…
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