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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1877

146 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 8

Latest Telegrams. Interruption in the Overland Telegraph Line. The Recent Discovery of Gold near Mudgee. Attempted Suicide.—Gallant Rescue from Drowning. Committal of the Chief Engineer of the Somerset (s.) Accident to the Mundooran Mail Coach. SYDNEY. Recd., Monday 7 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1877 · page 2

An interruption has occurred in the overland telegraph line from Adelaide. Mr. Morel, an engineer in the Public Works Department, is selected by Sir…

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Sad Accident at a Coursing Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1877 · page 2

THE writer who represented the Palmerston Times at the late coursing meeting of the Waihemo Club, New Zealand. thus describes the accident that resulted in the death of two…

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Shocking and Fatal Accident on Waratah Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1877 · page 2

ON Wednesday night last, between 7 and 8 o'clock a man named John Griffiths, a married man, belonging to New Lambton, was killed by the Waratah Company's locomotive,…

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Born Not to be Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1877 · page 3

THE local paragraphist of the New Zealand Times relates the following marine canine a[?]cdote:—There is a very large dog on board the p.s. Manawatu, which has been connected…

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Mining Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1877 · page 2

IN 1874 the number of miners in Victoria was 46,512, and the number of accidents in the year was 296 96 being killed and 245 injured, making a total of 335 killed and injured. In…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney. Disaster at Sea Funeral of the Hon. J. Fairfax. A Man Accidentally Poisoned by his Wife. Sir W. Jervois Appointed Governor of South Australia. Fatal Case of Asiatic Cholera. Destructive Fire at Lyttleton, New Zealand. Tuesday, 8 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1877 · page 2

THE brig Star of the Mersey, from Lyttleton to Newcastle, has been totally wrecked off Gourd Island. The cattle which were supposed to have…

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Latest Telegrams Late Collision by Ballina (s.) Brig Star of the Mersey Uninjured Second Cable to England. SYDNEY. Recd. Thursday, 6.45 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1877 · page 2

THE Sydney Marine Board have concluded their enquiry into the collision between the Clarence River Company's steamer Ballina and the barque Sylphide,…

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Fatal Accident on the Newcastle Coal Co's Line. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held yesterday, at Mr. Love's Royal Hotel Adamstown, before Mr. Shaw, J. P., District Coroner, respecting the death of John Robson…

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The Collision Between the Ballina and the Sylphide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 4

A preliminary inquiry was instituted on Wednesday, at the Marine Board office, Sydney, before Captain Hixon (president), Fairclengh Broomfleld, M'Leaen, and Watson, touching the circumstances…

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Death by Drowning. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Saturday last, before F. J. Shaw, J. P., District Coroner, at the Junction Inn, respecting the death of Amelia Mills…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Goulburn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 3

[?] indebted to the Commissioner for [?]ays for a copy of the following tele[?] detailing the particulars of a fatal [?] which happened at Goulburn…

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Fatal Colliery Accident at Wallsend. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Tuesday, at the Australian Hotel, Wallsend, by the District Coroner (F, J. Shaw, Esq.), on the body of John Brown, who died on Tuesday morning,…

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Fatal Accident on Board the Lord Ashley (s.). Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held yesterday morning at the Naval Brigade Hotel, Watt-street, before Mr. Shaw, J P. (District Coroner), respecting the death of Joseph Carter, whose dece[?]e…

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Shocking Accident at Auckland N.Z.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 8

AN accident of a very serious character occurred on June 24th, at the biscuit factory of Bycroft and Co., Onehunga. Flour and other goods are lifted from the lower floor of the mill to the…

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Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Saturday, at the Naval Brigade Hotel, before F J. Shaw, Esq., J P., District Coroner, on the body of a men named Abram Abrams…

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Accidents at Greta

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

OUR correspondent, writing yesterday, says:—A severe accident, caused by a fall of coal at Greta B Pit, occurred to our respected townsman, Mr. James Main, on Monday last. On examination it was found that…

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Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1877 · page 2

At the Commercial hotel, Charlestown, the Coroner also held an inquest on the body of James Sheely, who was found drowned in a tank on the 13th inst, The jury returned a verdict:—"That deceased was…

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Coroner's Inquests. Accidental Death at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1877 · page 2

THE District Coroner, F. J. Shaw, Eq., J.P., held an inquest at the Miners' Arms, yesterday, upon the body of Robert McCluckey, who was killed by being run over by an Albert car, on the 14th instant, at…

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Accidents at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1877 · page 2

THE last few weeks have been marked by an unusually large number of accidents, and some of them have been of a most melancholy nature. The case of Mr. MORGAN GENGE,…

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Nearly Drowned at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1877 · page 2

ON Tuesday, some children belonging to Mr. William Wallace, residing on the Commonage, were playing near an open tank near their residence, when the youngest one, a child of about twelve months old, fell…

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