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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
107 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 6
ONE dark shadow unfortunately passed over the bright scene of pleasure to be enjoyed in Newcastle on New Year's Day—one home has been left deserted in our midst, and an affectionate and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday afternoon lasti [?] Cobb and Co.'s coach, with the mails and passengers for Tamworth, started from the Royal Hotel at Murrurundi, a very serious accident occurred, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oatlands was thrown into a state of intense excitement, about half-past eight o'clock on Friday morning, when it became known that a serious accident had occurred by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A collision of an alarming character took place on November 25 on the Midland Railway, a short distance from the Nottingham station. At about nine o'clock two light…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident, of an exceedingly painful nature, took place, yesterday in the harbour, by which three human beings in the very heyday of youth lost their lives ; while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We regret to record the death by drowning of a fine boy, four years of age, the son of Mr. Carter, living Wallsend. It appears that the mother missed the little follow about ten o'clock yesterday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Monday morning, while Mr. Downing, of Waratah, was endeavouring to cross the Broad Meadows, on horseback, on business connected with the Show, his horse floundered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Saturday last an inquest on the body of James Carter, was held at Mr. Trotter's Wallsend Colliery Inn, before the coroner (A. A P. Tighe, Esq.); and a jury of twelve. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OUR usually quiet township was thrown into a state of wild excitement this morning by a report that two men were killed and four more dangerously injured at Whiteman's Quarry,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From papers to the 5th December, received in Melbourne by the R.M.S. Tartar, the following extracts are taken:— News has been received of one of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MEETING was held in the Council Chambers of the Relief Committee on Saturday evening. Present: R. Turton, Esq., (in the chair), Messrs. Turner, Whiteman, Spinks, Watson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIBLE accident occurred early on the morning of the 20th November on the Midland Railway, at Syston, a station about five miles north of Leicester. The mail train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Monday evening last, the 17th instant, the , Relief Committee met at the Council Chambers. Present—Messrs. K. Turton (chairman), Wallace, Daniel, Harper, Turner, Watson, Wood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday evening last, the committee appointed to receive subscriptions on behalf of the sufferers, through the late distressing accident at Waratah. Quarry, met at the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We regret to record a rather serious accident which happened to Mr. Turnbull dealer, of Wallsend. He was driving his horse and cart from Lambton standing up in the cart at the time, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A painful accident happened to a boy named Hitchcock, working in the Wallsend pit on Saturday last. He by some means got his [?]ed between the skips, which caused a fracture, though…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday (Tuesday) morning a rather painful, [?] though happily not serious, accident happened to a young man named Davidson, employed in the [?] operative colliery. He was doing something with [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Wednesday morning last an accident happened to a miner named John Steen, employed at the Co-operative Colliery. He was working in his board, when a fall of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday last a slight accident happened to a boy named Halliday, working in the Wallsend pit. He was jammed between the skips and a prop, and only that the skips were quickly stopped, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday last a little boy about nine years of age, son of Mr. Shipton, of this place, met with a painful accident. He was playing with a large percussion cap, and while so doing struck a match…
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