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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
105 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 6
THE steamer, City of Melbourne, which left Sydney for Melbourne on Saturday night last, returned to port to-day with her steering gear disabled;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In addition to the passengers left on board the ill-fated Dandenong, the following perished whilst being conveyed in boats to the barque:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAPTAIN MCCONNACHY, of the barque Moneta, which vessel arrived in port yesterday from Melbourne, reports a fatal accident to a seaman named William Cooper, on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There have been two cases of loss of life near the metropolis lately, in which both sufferers are unknown. The first case occurred on Saturday night or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE engineer of the Government steamtug Cyclops, a man named Benjamin Hagen, met with a fatal accident yesterday morning on board his vessel. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquest was held at Mr. M'Lean's Commercial Hotel on Tuesday, before the District Coroner, F. J. Shaw, Esq., and a jury of twelve on the body of Job Partridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Will you kindly permit me, though your columns, to correct a wrong impression that may probably be conveyed by a statement appearing in the S.M. Herald of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN INQUEST was held at Lambton on Sun[?] last, before Mr. Shaw, J. P. District Cor[?] on the body of George Ridley, aged two y[?] who was on Saturday, found dead in a[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SAD accident occured at Tomago yesterday, by which two fine lads named William and Albert Manning aged respectively, twelve and thirteen years, last their lives. It appears that the lads who were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HIS Excellency and suite, and the Minister for Works, leave Sydney to-night in a special train for the Southern districts and Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Local Marine Board held an inquiry on Monday last, into the collision between Mr. Dalton's steam-tug Cobra, and Messrs. J. C. Dibbs and Co.'s steam-tug Rapid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SWALLOWING COINS.—If the coin is s[?] lowed, there is seldom any danger. T[?] best thing to do is to take a light aperi[?] and in all probability it will pass away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A YOUNG MAN named Newell, suffering fro[?] broken leg, was admitted into the Hospital [?] Saturday evening between six and sev[?] o'clock. As the facts of the case are rath[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The 6th instant, at 3 o'clock, p.m., an us held before the District Coroner and a on the body of William Ritchie, who the previous evening, by being thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fatal boat accident occured Helford Two daughters of Colonel Duffy were cruiring, accompanied by a boatman, when the boat upset. The young ladies swam ashore, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Since there are so many different rumours in connection with the late collision, will you allow me a small spece in your valuable columns to give a true account of the accident, and also of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A LETTER appears in the C. and R. Examiner of the 18th inst., signed by the crew of the steamship Fiona, which gives the following account of the late accident to that vessel;—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN ENQUIRY was held by the city Coroner on Monday morning into a very distressing case of death by drowning. A clerk of the bank of New South Wales named Vautin, living…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT about half-past 9 o'clock on Saturday forenoon, a son of Mr. Trelevan, of this city, had a very narrow escape from being drowned. It appears that he had gone to bathe in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN accident occurred yesterday (Tuesday) on the Wallsend line, by which a locomotive was blown to pieces, and the traffic on the line stopped. Fortunately no life was lost, but both the driver and…
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