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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
105 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 6
A miner named John Gibbons had a narrow escape of being killed on Thursday last. He happened to be working by himself, when a heavy block of coal fell, and almost completely covered him, but, luckily, got…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A miner named James Skidmore met with a serious accident yesterday (Tuesday), whilst at work in the above colliery. It appears that he and his mate (Thos. Clough, who was so seriously injured some time back),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pacific Mail Company's steamships Granda and Colima collided in the harbour of Kandavu, but from information which has reached Sydney, it would appear that the injuries to either vessel are not of a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN accident occurred on the Walking end line on Thursday, through a coal train coming in contact with a bull, by which several coal waggons of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer Joward has been wrecked, She left Jeddah on the 16th January with upwards of 400 pilgrims. On the same night she struck on a reef known as the Coomptas, and became a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A little boy son of Mr. Roberts, of Irishtown, near Waratah, fell whilst travelling home from the latter place on Thursday night, and broke his collar bone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A dreadful accident happened during the first week of February in France. The pit of a coal mine near St. Etienne began to burn by a miner dropping his lamp, and 216 men were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY's Evening Post (Ballarat) has the following:—"One of the most horrible accidents which it is possible to conceive happened this afternoon on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly after ten o'clock last night (Sunday) as the steamer New England, from Grafton, was coming up the harbour, and when off Bradley's Head a collision occurred between that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday afternoon the barque Lady Franklin, after being loaded with coal at the Government staiths, was removed round to the North Harbour and anchored close to the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE District Coroner, F. J. Shaw Esq, J.P., held an inquest yesterday afternoon at the Naval Brigade Hotel, respecting the death of John Wallis. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. JOSEPH WARNER, the well known draper, at the corner of Cleveland-street and B[?]any Road, was killed on Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is a remarkable coincidenee that shortly after the accident to the Melbourne Steamship Company's s.s. You Yangs, the Newcastle Steam Co.'s Ship Kembla also touched the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE regret to record that an accident occurred to the Melbourne Steam Company's ship You Yangs, which must result in some delay and expense, but which fortunately is not attended with more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN extraordinary meeting of the Newcastle Local Marine Board was held on Saturday, May 6th, to make a preliminary enquiry into the striking of the You Yangs s.s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE official investigation into the circumstances connected with the collision between the steamer' New England and the steam-tug Challenge, the master of which was present to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday, May 6th, the Local Marine Board commenced an inquiry into the circumstances attending the striking of the steamer You Yangs, Alfred Thrussell, master, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A SAD accident occurred yesterday forenoon at Burwood, by which a fine young man, named Jacob Audit, aged 22 years, was hastened into eternity. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A DREADFUL accident happened at Ingleowood on Monday to Robert Irving, a lad about 18 years of age, while out shooting. He, in company with another…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AN inquest was held yesterday afternoon, before F. J. Shaw, Esq., and a jury of twelve, at the dwelling of Dennis Cronan, Burwood, on the body of Jacob Ottis, who come to his death…
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