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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
18 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
Car[?]ondale Illinois October 28 One of the most terrible disasters that over occurred on the Western waters took place at Neely's Landing below Grand Tower on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is our painful duty to record the death by accident of a boy named Arthur John Josiah Burgoyne aged seven years, son of Mr. Thomas Burgoyne who resides near the Gas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We (Otago Daily Times, December 20) have been favoured by a gentleman who was on board the Maori at the time, with the following account of the occurrence :-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is with regret we have to record another accident which took place at Now Lamb ton pit, on Wednesday, and terminated fatally on the following day, Thursday. The subject of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A little boy has gone, passed in his bloom away. While in the morning of his years, and amidst his childish play; No thought of guile or sorrow was in that youthful…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Sunday night, about nine o'clock, another railroad accident occurred tit Oakland Point Station. It appears that the Westward - bound Pullman car passenger train, had been down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About ten o'clock, on Sunday morning, a telegraphic despatch was received from San Leandro, stating that a terrible accident had occurred on the Aameda and Western Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Herald of yesterday says:â"About a quarter to two, on Sunday morning, a telegram was recovered by Mr. Moody, traffic, manager, at bis residence in Botany Road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The great flood from winch we have just escaped, with very many cases of ruin, and of ruinous losses, has also caused the death of two of our citizens—Mr. M'Fadyen, whose death is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A correspondent communicates the following disastrous account of the loss of life and property, at the Richmond River, to the Empire:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Tuesday afternoon, about half-past four o'clock, a boy, named John Lewis, aged five years and six months, son of Benjamin Lewis, miner, residing at the Junction, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—Aa some dissatisfaction exists in the minds of the general public who attended the above picnic, on Easter Monday, anent the arrangements for providing luncheon and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The collision between the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Bombay (Captain Eyre) and the United States steam corvette Oneida (Captain Williams), on the 24th…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →We deeply regret to announce the loss of the Normandy, mail steamer, after being in collision with the Mary, steamer, from the Danube, in the Channel. It will be seen by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Intelligence reached Newcastle on Saturday last, that, on Monday night, the 23rd instant, five lives were lost on the Myall Lakes, by the swamping of a boat, during the terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bodalla correspondent of the Empire, writing under date the 18th instant, says:— "About daybreak, on the 10th instant, Mr. Michael Bell, well known in Sydney as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New York, June 1st.—A frightful railroad accident occurred this evening, about 9 o'clock, two and a half miles from Paterson, N. J., by which a construction train on the Delaware,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Sunday, the 14th August, a terrible accident occurred on board the Princess Royal steamer. She was preparing for her cruise down the river, when a cry was raised that a…
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