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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1877

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Fatal Accident at Minmi. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1877 · page 3

MR. SHAW, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquest yesterday forenoon, at the Naval Brigade Hotel, Watt street, respecting the death of a lad named John…

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Fatal Accident at the A. A. Co'S. Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 4

A SAD accident occurred at the A. A. Company's Borehole mine yesterday afternoon, by which a miner named Robert Williamson was killed. From the information kindly supplied…

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Fatal Accident at the A. A. Company's Colliery. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held yesterday morning, at the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel. Junction, before Mr. Shaw, J.P., District Coroner, respecting the death of Robert…

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Accident to the Nautilus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1877 · page 2

When, as reported in our last issue, the steamer Nautilus met with an accident off the A.S.N. Co's wharf, several of the passengers were injured, Captain…

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Patal Accident at the South Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1877 · page 2

Monday morning, at a little after ten [?]ock, a miner, named Henry Young, [?] killed by a fall of stone, at the [?]atah Company's Colliery, Raspberry…

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[?]al Accident at Raspberry Guily. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held before the District Coroner, and a jury of twelve, at the Marquis of Lorne Hotel, Lambton, on the body of Henry Young, who was yesterday killed…

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Gallant Rescue from Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 5

PARTICULARS of a gallant rescue from drowning, which took place on Tuesday hast, were furnished us yesterday. It appears that on Tuesday last a young man named James…

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Accident to the Minister for Lands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1877 · page 3

THE Hon. Mr. Driver, the new Minister for Lands, was unable to attend at his office on Monday, in consequence of some severe injuries he received on Saturday…

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Sad and Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1877 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident from fire occurred at St. Mary's, South Creek, on Thursday morning last, by means of which Mrs. Bennett, the wife of a respectable…

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Gallant Rescue from Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 3

MR. CHARLES PARKER, railway porter, while on duty at the Bullock Island crossing yesterday evening, at about half-past seven, had his attention attracted by a…

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Collision Between the Cumeria and Nonpareil. Marine Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 2

THE adjourned inquiry into the collision between the ship Cumeria and the barque Nonpareil was held yesterday afternoon. There were present—Captain Allan…

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Boat Accident in the Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 2

IN reference to the above we find, on enquiry, that it was of a far more serious nature than was reported in our issue of yesterday; and had it not been for the…

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The Late Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 2

WE think that the death of ROBERT MAY, formerly a shunter at the Newcastle terminus, should not be allowed to pass unnoticed; neither that the…

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Collision between the Maitlands and the Lighter Champion. Drowning of a Lighterman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 2

EARLY yesterday morning, an accident occurred of the coast , which we regret [?] say, resulted in the death of an old resident [?]. Mr. [?]am Compo[?]ll. The…

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Collision Between the Cumeria and Nonpareil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of the board to enquire into the circumstances attending the collision between the ship Cumeria and the barque Nonpareil, was held yesterday. The…

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Suicide or Accident?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 2

Mr. James Osborne, an Illawarra squatter, died from a pistol-shot, at the Union Club, to-day. There are many conjectures as to whether his death was…

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Steamer Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last, as the steamer Goolwa was coming from Circular Quay to take passengers from Woolloomooloo to proceed down the harbour,…

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The Late Railway Accident. (To the Editor of the Herald and Ad[?]ocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1877 · page 3

SIR,—In to-day's issue there appears a leading article headed "The late railway accident," in which my name is pretty freely used, great stress being placed on…

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Sad Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1877 · page 2

A miner in a friendly tussle with one of his comrades has had his neck broken…

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Accident to the Southern Cross off Solitary Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 4

THE following is a copy of a telegram received yesterday morning by Captain Allan, Harbour Master of this port, relative to an accident which occurred to the steamer Southern Cross…

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