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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1877

146 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 8

Collision Between the Brigs Hebe and Derwent. Marine Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1877 · page 3

THE Local Marine Board held an inquiry, yesterday, into the circumstances relating to the collision between the brigs Hebe and Derwent, during the gale on Saturday night last…

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Another Case of Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1877 · page 2

THE body of a colored man was found in the harbour under the A. A. Company's shoots, yesterday morning, and was identified as that of Samuel Craven, aged 48 years, a native of…

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Collision between the Brigs Hebe and Derwent. Marine Bo[?]rd Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1877 · page 2

THE above inquiry, adjourned from Wednesday last, was resumed yesterday, before the following members of the Board:—Messrs. E. A. White (in the chair), Stokes, and…

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Coroner's Inquests. Deaths by Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 2

An inbuiry was held yesterday at the Naval Brigade Hotel, before the District Coroner (F.J. Shaw, Esq., J.P), and a jury of twelve, on the bodies of the two men who were found on the North Beach, on…

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Collision Between the Brigs Derwent and Hebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 2

THE decision of the Local Marine Board was delivered in the above case yesterday morning as follows:— "Office of the Local Marine Board,…

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Collision Between the St. Lawrence and Island City. Marine Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1877 · page 2

THE Local Marine Board resumed the enquiry on the collision between the ship St. Lawrence and the barque Island City yesterday, at 3.30 p.m. The following members were present:—Captain Allan, Captain…

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Brave Rescue of Two Men from Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1877 · page 2

A [?] of a plucky and most praiseworthy character (the Argus of Saturday reports) was performed alongside the steamship Whampos, at the Sandridge, Railway paper. At about…

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Collision Between the St. Lawrence and Island City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1877 · page 2

THE Marine Board delivered their decision in the above case yesterday, as follows:— "The Local Marine Board, having heard the evidence in the collision with the ships St. Lawrence and…

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Colliery Accident at Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1877 · page 5

On Thursday evening (the Wollongong Argus reports) an accident of a very serious nature happened to John Daley a miner at Hulli. When returning…

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Collision Between the Ships Hamlet and Melpomene. Local Marine Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1877 · page 2

The Local Marine Board held an inquiry yesterday afternoon respecting a collision which occurred between the ships Hamlet and Melpomene. There were present:—Mr. R. B. Wallace (in chair), Captain…

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Collision Between the Hamlet and Melpomene. Local Marine Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1877 · page 2

THE inquiry into the collision between the above ships was resumed at 3 p.m. yesterday. The following members of the board were present:—Mr. R. B. Wallace (in the chair), Captain Cross, and Mr. E. A…

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Fatal Accident at the Waratah Tunnel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1877 · page 3

AT about 5 o'clock lash evening, a miner named Thomas Hibberd, 68 years of age, was killed by a fall of stone in the Waratah tunnel. It appears that the poor fellow, with…

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Fatal Accident at Waratah Tunnel. Coroner's Inquest

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

AN inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon, at the Miners' Arms Hotel, Waratah, by Mr. F. J. Shaw, and a jury of twelve, on the body of Thomas Hibberd, who was killed on…

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Collision Between the Macedon and Clara. Sinking of the Clara

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1877 · page 2

By the arrival of the Omeo (s.) in Newcastle, on Saturday last, we were in a position to obtain particulars of a collision at sea, between the Macedon (s.) and the schooner Clara, by which the later was sup[?]…

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Collision Between the Hamlet and Melpomene

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1877 · page 2

THE Local Marine Board met, yesterday, to deliver their finding in the above case. The following is a copy of the decision of the Board:— "The Local Marine Board, having held an enquiry…

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Sad Death by Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held at the Maitland Hospital, on Tuesday last, by Mr. T. W. Pearse, J.P., coroner, on the body of Alfred Clifford. From the evidence of Chares Burns,…

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Drowned at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 4

Captain Osborne, of the barque Day Dawn, give us particulars of the drowning of one of his crew, whilst on the passage from Adelaide to this port:—At 7 a.m. on the 24th July, when in longitude 151…

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Collision in the Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 4

On Thursday night last, as the Civility (s.), was coming in to No. 8 crane from the North Harbour, she came into collision with the barque Jane [?]prott, which, at the time, was lying moored at No. 4…

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Fatal Accident on Board the Barque Woodville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 4

A SAD accident occurred yesterday morning on board the barque Woodville, by which a fine young man named James Murray, an A.B. on board the vessel, lost his life. He was aloft on the…

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Accident to the Steamer Eagle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1877 · page 2

ON Tuesday night last (say, the Illawarra Mercu[?]) the steam collier Eagle got in a most peculiar [?] critical position on entering Belmore Basings abo[?] 11 o'clock. It appears that on the bow of the said [?]sel…

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