Accident
AN accident happened to a little girl, daughter of Mr. Thomas Williamson, at Lake Macquarie, on Saturday last. She and her brother got into a room where a mingle is kept. The little boy…
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Accidents, 1878
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Accident on the Railway
YESTERDAY afternoon a porter named Robert Randall met with a dreadful accident by being crushed between the buffers of two trucks. It appears he was engaged in shunting some…
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SIR,—I should feel obliged if you will allow me, through your paper, to return thanks to Inspector Thorpe, sergeant D[?]ck, and constable Fernside, for their kindness in using their…
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YESTERDAY afternoon, about half-past three o'clock, a very extraordinary accident happened at the new buildings at present being erected by Mr. E. Parnell, J. P., in Watt-street, opposite…
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EARLY yesterday morning Mr. John Burrowes was he object of a [?] painful accident. It appears he got [?]t of [?]ed for the p[?] of lighting a k[?] lamp, when the curtains of…
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AN accident happened on Monday at Mr. John Hoy's slip at Stockton, by which Mr. Thomas Warland foreman of the saw mill, had his [?] badly crusted, It appears a squared log was on…
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ON Monday evening a rather serious accident occurred on the line near to the A. A. Co.'s Bridge. A train was engaged in shunting some loaded waggons on to the Government staiths…
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As accident befel Mr. Robert Favell, builder and contractor, yesterday, by which he had his right leg broken just below, the knee. He was riding down Blane-street, at a rather…
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AN accident, by which four persons had a marvellous escape from being killed, took place just below the junction of Hannell-street with Blane-street, last evening, about…
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AN inquest was held before the District Coroner, F. J. Shaw, Esq., at the Australian Arms Hotel, Wallsend, touching the death of James Brown, who was killed at the…
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AN accident that might have been attended with instantaneous death (says the S. M. Herald) took place on board the Coonanbara (s.) on Saturday, while on her passage from…
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A PAINFUL casualty occurred about noon on Friday at the railway station to a man named Robert Kyle, aged thirty-three. Kyle was engaged unloading a railway goods van, and…
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CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., July 21, 1878.—Robert J. and Charles London, brothers, of Now York city, were drowned in Lake Londerdale, near this village, about five o'clock last…
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ON the arrival of the steamship Easby yesterday from New Zealand, Captain Anderson reported having lost, that morning, an ordinary seaman, Charles Hansen, a native of Sweden…
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As accident happened yesterday morning to a horse and cart belonging to Mr. Alexander, fruiterer, Hunter-street. The particulars of the accident are that Alexander, who was…
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YESTERDAY, about noon, an unfortunate mishap occurred to a horse and town cart, belonging to Messrs. Thompson and Johns, butchers and ship contractors, in…
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YESTERDAY morning a collision took place between the steam-collier Civility and the steam-tug Prince Alfred, which necessitated the latter's lying up for repairs. It appears…
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THE Government Coal Fields Examiner received a telegram from Coal Cliff yesterday afternoon, stating that the underground manager of the mine (Mr. T. Oswald)…
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AN accident, attended with unusually painful circumstances, took place about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon to a most promising child, about 3 years old, the daughter of Mr…
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YESTERDAY afternoon an accident occurred on the rocks near the stranded steamer City of Newcastle, which created considerable alarm amongst the crowd who had assembled there…
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