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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1876

105 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 6

Singular Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1876 · page 3

An extra ordinary accident is reported as having occurred at Ardennes, near Namar, to the express train from Cologre to Paris. After…

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Late Accident to the Steamer Kembla

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1876 · page 2

The Local Marine Board yesterday, held a preliminary enquiry into the cause of the Kembla's running on to the rocks between Shepherd's Hill and Nobby's, on the morning…

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Accident to the S.S. Kembla. Marine Board Enquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1876 · page 3

THE Local Marine Board met on Wednesday last, to hold a preliminary enquiry. into the striking of the s.s. Kembla, on the rocks, under Shepherd's Hill, on the…

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The Accident to the Kembla. Local Marine Board Inquiry

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 3

The Local Marine Board commenced inquiry on Monday last, into the accident to the s.s. Kembla, which struck on the rocks while off the port of Newcastle on the 3rd Instant…

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Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1876 · page 2

On Tuesday last Mr. J. A. Ferrier, of Ferris' Creek, was descending Warland's Range, on horseback, when his horse slipped and fell, rolling over its rider,…

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Shocking Gun Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1876 · page 3

A sad and fatal on accident, surrounded with more than [?]dinally distressing circumstances, took [?]ce at the Two Bridges, Burrumbeet, in…

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Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1876 · page 3

A collision took place on Friday night at Sydney Heads, between the barque Britsmart, from Hobar Town, and the steamer Maitland, outward found. Captain Rees of the barque…

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Collision Between the s. s. Maitland and the Barque Britomart

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1876 · page 3

THE H. R. N. S. Company's steamer Maitland Capt. Summerbell, when on her passage from Sydney to this port on Friday night, collided with the barque Britomart, Captain Roes from…

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Explosion of a Locomotive. Five Men Killed and Seven Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 6

AN appaling accident happened on the Glasgow and South Western Railway, between Crosshouse and Dreghorn, whereby three men were instantaneously…

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Colliery Accident at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1876 · page 3

A MINER, named Richard Bezzant, employed by the A. A. Company, met with a serious accident in that company's now pit, yesterday. It appears that he had…

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Collision Between the Sierra Nevada and the George H. Peak

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1876 · page 2

OUR nautical readers will doubtless recollect the loss of the brig George H. Peak of Melbourne —one of our intercolonial trainers—by being run down by the American barque Sierra Nevad[?]…

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Fearful Accident at a Railway Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1876 · page 4

STATION.—On Thursday morning a shocking accident occurred at the Macquarie Plains railway station. The Western Independent gives the following particulars:—Sarah Silk,…

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Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1876 · page 2

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—One of the stokers of the 7 a.m. passenger engine, a man named Carroll, met with a painful accident on Saturday morning last, shortly before…

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Fatal Accident at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1876 · page 2

We learn from Captain Dalziel of the barque Helen White, that an accident which resulted fatally occurred on board his vessel on the 17th instant, while on a vovage from Noumea to…

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Fatal Accident at Sea. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1876 · page 3

AN inquest was hold yesterday morning at the Naval Brigade Hotel, before F. J. Shaw, Esq., J.P., District Coroner, respecting the death of William G. Gibb…

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Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1876 · page 3

A peculiar accident happened on Wednesday night to a young man named Patrick Kelly, a resident of Singleton. He was at the time engaged in…

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Accident near Murrurundi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1876 · page 3

THE MURRURUNDI TIMES, of Saturday, says:—"A very painful season of suspense was experienced by a large section of the community on Sunday evening…

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Accident to a Horse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1876 · page 2

On Sunday morning last, a valuable mare, the property of Mr. Clifton, cordial manufacturer, of Newcomen-street, met with rather a…

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Shocking Accident at Portsmouth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 5

Early on April 25, a serous casualty occurred at the offices of the Portsea Island Gas. Light Company, now in course of erection. The building is just…

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Fatal Accident near Raymond Terrace. Two Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 2

ON Saturday morning last, the H. R. N. S. N. Co.'s steamer City of Newcastle ran aground at a point known as the "Devil's Elbow," about four miles above…

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