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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1867

2 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Shocking Accident at Burwood. a Man and a Boy Killed

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1867 · page 2

About twelve o'clock, noon, on Saturday last, a very shocking accident happened at the brick yard of Mr. Bowtell, of Burwood, resulting in the almost instantaneous death of a man and a…

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Extraordinary and Fearful Railway Accident

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1867 · page 4

A fearful accident of a very remarkable kind happened on the Lancaster and Carlisle railway shortly before midnight last night near Yanwath Bridge,'about a mile and a…

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