A Balloon Accident
The following thrilling scene is reported from Orange in the south of France:—The acronaut, Blondeau, was to give a trapeze performance between heaven and earth. The balloon was…
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Accidents, 1875
140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 7
The Late Railway Accident in Sydney
The City Coroner held an inquest at his office, Hyde Park, on Tuesday forenoon, on the body of a man named Anthony Maguire, lying dead at the Sydney Infirmary…
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An inquest, was held yesterday afternoon, at the Market Wharf Inn, Market-street, before F. J. Shaw, Esq., J.P., the district coroner, respecting the death of George Edward Weed…
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An accident occurred on Tuesday morning by which a horse received such injuries as to necessitate his being killed. It appears that Mr. Dennett, of Plattsburg, was driving three horses down the Wallsend line,…
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At the Moonta Mines on Friday, there occurred an accident, the circumstances connected with which were of a singular character. In Hughes' Shaft at the l00fm. level a…
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A shocking accident occurred yesterday, at ten minutes to 1 o'clock, in the A. A. Company's No. 2 pit. Hamilton, by which a miner, named Joseph Hill, aged about 45 years, was…
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An inquest was hold on Saturday before Mr. A. Lardier, J.P., and a jury of seven, at the residence of Mr. John Fernance, Southampton, roucling the cause of the seath of…
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An inquest was held at the Junction Inn, on Thursday last, before P. J. Shaw, Esq., J.F., district coroner, redacting the death of Joseph Hill…
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The M. A. Mail gives the following additional particulars concerning the strange death of William Fullarton, who was found at the bottom of a cutting near Fryerstown on…
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The Kangaroo, steamer, hail in her steerage on Saturday last, a passenger from Wallarco to Port Adelaide of a somewhat unusual character. This was a patient for the Adelaide…
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Several man were engaged on Monday in loading timber opposite the Travellers Rest Hotel, when one of the logs rolled on to one of the feel of a man named Murnain, crushing it badly. He was taken…
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A lad named Drummond was injured in the above pit on Saturday last by being thrown from a skip, which came in contract with a prop and was cap sized. He was placed under the care of Dr…
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On Saturday night a collision occurred at Pontymister, near Newport, between an up passenger train and a Monmouthshire goods train. The accident is said to have…
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An accident occurred a, the above colliery on Monday by which a miner named Hewitt was rather severely injured, it appears that Hewitt is engaged in that part of the pit known as the…
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An accident of a most melancholy character occurred on Thursday night, November 26, in the Firth of Clyde, through one of the cattern belonging to H.M.S. Aurora coming into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tasmanian Items. [?]Erious Accident on the Main Line Railway Tasmanian
An accident occurred on the railway line, far Richmond, yesterday forenoon January by which several men were injured at nine o'clock, a material train. consisting…
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One day last week a little boy named Arthur Davis, whilst swinging on a fence with other children was thrown off, and, falling on his right arm, broke it below the elbow, and inflicted a severe fracture. Drs…
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A sad accident occurred in the [?] yesterday evening, at about 5 o'clock, by [?] a man named Saunderson, a seaman [?] Yarra Yarra, lost his life. The facts [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Items. Accident on the Southern and Western Railway
The Toowoomba correspondent of the Ipswich Observer supplies the following particulars of this extraordinary accident:— The Warwick train started from…
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IN A DRAY TRACK.—Mrs. Alice Holmes, a resident of the Yass district, was drowned in a dray track. The particulars of the case were given at the inquest, held on Sunday afternoon…
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