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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 7
ON Monday evening, about half past four o'clock, another of those fatal accidents which every now and again throw the mining districts into a state of excitement, occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident occurred at this colliery on Monday, by which two boys named Grills and Lawson were slightly injured. We are happy to state that, beyond one of them having got his wrist dislocated,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Wednesday afternoon last one of the most painful and lamentable accidents that it has ever been our lot to witness occurred on the Wallsend line, near the White Gates, about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident occurred at the Minmi Colliery on Monday, whereby a miner named Wills was severely bruised about the arms and shoulders. It appears Wills and his mate were both at work in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have much pleasure in stating that Mr. Krempin's two children, who were injured so seriously by the accident on the Wallsend railway line on Wednesday last, are recovering far better than could have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A slight accident occurred in the Co-operative pit, yesterday, to a had named James Moody. While driving in the tunnel, a skip ran over his foot crushing it severely, but happily no bones were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We have received intelligence of an appalling accident which occurred on Monday last, near Orange. Constable Martin of Toogong Station, was returning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A lad named Abel, employed at the Co-operative store, Wallsend, was thrown from his horse the other evening. Whilst carrying out some goods the animal either bucked or shied and precipitated its rider over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?] going to press last evening, we learnt that a serious accident happened to Mr. Andrew Young, an old and respected resident of Waratah, whilst at work in the New Tunnel, about five o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two accidents occurred at this colliery on Tuesday, to a miner named Jobling and to the overman, Mr. Thomas Bousfield. It appears that Jobling was engaged in taking up the bottoms when a piece of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An accident occurred at this colliery on Monday to miner named Thomas Davis, well-known to the residents of Wallsend and the surrounding township as one of our heat amateur vocalists. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We furnish our readers with the following account of an accident that occurred on Tuesday last in the Wallsend Company's pit. Owing to a pressure of other matter and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Tuesday morning last, an inquest was held by the District Coroner, F. J. Shaw, Esq., J.P., at Mr. Johnson's Commercial Hotel, Wallsend, touching the death of Roger Cleghorn, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A miner killed in the Wallsend Colliery His son badly hurt.—Another injured in the Co-operative Colliery. A FATAL ACCIDENT occurred in the Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday morning, another fatal accident [?] on the Main Line Railway, resulting [?] death of Mr. Daniel Booker, Inspector [?] permanent way, and the slight injury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are happy to state that the sufferers by the late accidents in the Co-operative Colliery are progressing favourably. Both Mr. Morris and Mr. Davis are able to be about, and although the latter still suffers, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ship Ilione, Captain Griffiths, arrived from Melbourne on Wednesday. She was in collision with another vessel, probably the Firefly, at 3 a.m. on Saturday last. The Ilione hove to; but, seeing the vessel bear…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Thursday morning, the city was thrown into a state of excitement by hearing the alarm gun from Allan's Hill. Upon enquiry, it was discovered that the Maitland, steamer, had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A slight accident occurred at this colliery, on Monday morning, to a miner named Patrick Griffin. It would appear that shortly after [?]oing to work on Monday morning a quantity of coal struck him on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An accident occurred at this colliery on Thursday morning by which a young man named Davidson had one of his feet severly injured. It appears his duty at the pit is to send away the full skips which…
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