Two Men Drowned in the
LAN.—A sad accident happened during the west, at Mountain Creek, about thirty miles f[?] Hillston, to a man named Middleton, whilst as deavoaring to cross a lagoon with a man [?]…
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Accidents, 1875
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Accident at the Borehole Colliery
A SERIOUS accident, and which, it is feared, will be attended with fatal consequences, happened in the Hamilton (No. 2) Pit, at about eleven o'clock yesterday (Friday) forenoon, to a miner named James…
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An accident, occurred at this colliery on Thursday, whereby a miner, named Robert Forrest, well-known in Wallsend, was severely crushed about the chest by a full of coal. The effect of the injuries for some time…
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Yesterday afternoon, the Local Marine Board held an inquiry into the cause of a collision on the 4th inst., between the s.s. Morpeth and the lighter Hunter…
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IN our Saturdays issue we noticed that a miner named James Coppard had been severely injured in the Hamilton new pit on Friday. The poor fellow died at about noon on…
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An accident occurred on Monday to a young man named Chapman, whose parents reside in Devon-st. Plattsburg, by being thrown from a horse. He was badly injured about the head, and many of the by-standers who saw…
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An accident of a serious and very painful nature occurred in the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, on Saturday morning last, to a miner named Thomas Clough. It appears that he was working in an ordinary…
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A telegram in the E. News of Saturday states, that a fatal accident occurred at Sandhurst on Friday, in the York and Durham mine, to a man named Thomas Hynes, one of the tributers. Hynes's mate, Thomas…
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On Friday evening, the 17th instant, Mr. Malcom Mactaggart, P.M. of this township, left here, in company with Sersgeant Abbott, on route for Goodoogs, on the Biree, to hold a…
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ABOUT half-past seven o'clock on Friday last an accident occurred at Dark Creek to a young man named Joseph Filmer, which caused his death some five hours afterwards. It appears that deceased and a man named Thomas…
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A melancholy occurrence, resulting in the death by drowning of a young man, 18 years of age, named John Halbert, took place at Maitland on Saturday last. It appears the deceased was bathing in the Hunter at…
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An accident occurred on Friday night at Mr. Reay's Hotel, Plattsburg, whereby a man named D. Gibson had his left leg broken a little above the ankle. It appears that Gibson and another man were trying their hand at…
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A mining accident occurred yesterday afternoon, October 8th, in the winze of the Golden Point mine, at Lucknow, the particulars of which are simply horrible to relate. The…
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THE correspondent of the Dunedin Evening Star writes from Arrowtown:—An inquest was held at Queenstown on the 20th September on the body of Thomas Hancock, a miner, 30…
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ON Friday, the 8th inst, a most painful and fatal accident occurred at the Bulli colliery to Mr. Hugh Dobbie, a miner employed in the colliery. The Illawarra Mercury informs us…
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An accident occurred on Friday at the Co-operative Colliery, whereby a man named Thos Hepplewhite had his arm seriously injured. It appears that he was engaged, with some other men, in timbering the tunnel,…
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ROAD.—A very serious accident occurred [?] Bathurst road about five o'clock on last [?] afternoon, October 19, which had [?] the life of one man in a very precarious…
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The coroner, Mr. T. W. Pearce, held an inquest at the dwelling-house of Mr. Harrigan, Stanhope, on Sunday last, on the bodies of two children, Bridget and William Harrigan…
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An incident occurred in Nelson-street on Tuesday afternoon which suggested the above query. Two men driving a horse and buggy, whom our reporter learned were from Newcastle stopped at Mr. Horne's hotel…
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A terrible accident occurred in the Shropshire coalfield on September 11, by which eleven liven have been lost. At six in the morning the pit's company assembled on the…
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