Accident at Lambton Colliery
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT occurred at the Lambton colliery on Thursday last, whereby a miner named Robert Taylor was very much injured and other three persons had a very narrow…
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Accidents, 1875
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Fatal Accident at Stockton
A fatal accident occurred at the Patent Slip Wharf, on Monday morning to a man named Alexander Bell. It appears that deceased and some other men were engaged in lifting a portable engine with a crane…
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A boy named Henry Dennett was sent by his father, on Saturday last, to bring a horse home from his uncle's. After mounting the animal to proced home, another boy came up, also riding a horse, who said, "Now, Harry, I…
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Poughkeepsie, June 3rd, 1875.—The terrible accidents occurred along the [?]son River to-day. At Rhinebeck, locomotive No. 17 exploded her boiler, hurling…
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Two accidents occurred in the Wallsend pit on Tuesday., by which two young men were injured. The first, named Portus, had one of his legs severely bruised by some skips, and the other youth had one of his finges severely…
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A driver named James Chapman met with an accident at this colliery yesterday (Tuesday), by which one of his ankles were severely bruised. Dr. Ewington promptly attended him; but, owing to the swollen state of the…
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A casualty occurred in the harbour about half-past eleven yesterday morning that resulted in tho loss of the steamer Commissary-General. It appears that the Commissary boat left the…
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A painful accident occured in the Co-operative colliery on Thursday morning last, to a wheeler named Walsh about 14 years of age. It appears the youth had jumped upon the edge of the skip for some purpose,…
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An inquest has been held near Nuneaton on the body of Joseph Corbett, a miner employed at Griff Colliery. At the bottom of the colliery shaft is an incline 500 yards long, leading to the workings. While a train…
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An accident happened on Saturday last, to a young man named James Henderson, of Wallsend, by which he received some severe injuries on the head. The young man, who is a son of the landlord of the Travellers' Rest…
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An accident occurred on Saturday[?] last to a valuable horse of Messrs. Moyes and Donald, of Newcastle, by which such injuries were sustained, as to make it necessary to kill the animal. It appears that Mr…
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A stranger, whose name we could not ascertain, was thrown from his horse on Wednesday last, near Harris' bridge, and received a severe wound on the head. He was conveyed to Harris' hotel, where his wounds were…
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An accident occurred at the Wallsend colliery, yesterday Friday) morning, to a miner named F. Roland, by which one of his feet was severely crashed through some coal falling on it. Dr. Wades…
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The new bridge known as Harris' was the scene of an accident on Monday evening, which resulted seriously to the property of one of the parties. It appears that a gentleman from Maitland, who had been at Wallsend…
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An accident occurred to a wheeler named Cummings, on Monday, by which one of his hands were severely injured by being crushed between some coal skips. Dr. Wades was in attendance, and found the hand so badly…
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An inquest was held on Thursday morning, at Tighe's, Currency Lass Hotel, Pat-street, touching the death of one Thomas Doyle, lying dead at the Herald office. After the…
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It is many years since we have had to record an accident from drewning in our usually quiet river; but there is every reason to fear there has been one during the past week. It…
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A melancholy and fatal accident occurred in the machine room of the S. M. Herald office on Wednesday morning last. From the evidence taken at the inquest it appears that the deceased named Thomas Doyle, was…
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SEVERAL accident have occurred in the above place during the last few days, each of which have resulted in considerable injuries to the persons in question. On Wednesday last, is a miner named [?]homas Wats in…
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ANOTHER of those melancholy and fatal accidents, which have been so frequent during the bast year, occurred at Newcastle, on Monday morning last. The victim—a shunter, named Henry Simpson, about…
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