Droadful and Fatal Accident
A GENTLEMAN who arrived from Quirindi yesterday informed us of "a dreadful accident which happened to a jockey named "Sparky" at the Quirindi horse races, on New Year's…
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Accidents, 1879
235 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 12
Dreadful Accident
YESTERDAY afternoon a dreadful accident happened to a man who goes by the name of "Bob," a carter in the employ of Messrs. Toohey, of Bolton-street. It appears that…
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A MAN named Larry Wilson, was yesterday, knocked down by a cart in Market-street. He was partially intoxicated at the time, and the driver of the vehicle was not to blame…
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AS was anticipated the man Robert M'Enery, who was generally known as "Bob," and was run over by his cart, on Tuesday afternoon, died at half-past 10 the…
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ON Tuesday afternoon, the Local Marine Board commenced an inquiry into the circumstances attending a collision which took place between the Government steamer…
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ON Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Trascott, the well known ironmonger of Brown-street, met with a very painful accident. He was riding a rather spirited horse in the direction of Mr…
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FOUR or five boys walking along the wharf at about a quarter to 9 o'clock last evening past the barque Bells, at No. 1 crane, were surprised to hear calls for help proceeding…
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THE following is the finding of the Local Marine Board, in the matter of the collision between the Government steamer Ajax and the collier Eagle :—"Having heard the…
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THE above subject has engaged the attention of the engineering world for many years, and the question became so important in England that in 1874,…
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THE accident recorded in our last issue as having occurred to Mr. Howard Fletcher (says the Narrabri Herald) had a fatal termination on Friday night last, notwithstanding…
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While the Volunteer Artillery were firing a Royal salute, yesterday, at the opening of Parliament, one gun exploded. A gunner named Wilkie was killed, and two others—…
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AN accident occurred at this colliery, on Thursday morning, by which a miner had his leg broken. Mr. Mackenzie, Examiner for Coal Fields, left yesterday morning to…
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A MAN named Snipe, employed at the A.A. Company's shoots, fell from the roof of a shed on Saturday afternoon, and sustained injuries resulting in concussion of the brain…
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LIZZIE Jackson, daughter of Mrs. Miller, late of Murrurndi, who was recently in the employment of Mrs. A. Brodie, at Murrurrodi (reports the Marrarundi Times) went to…
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A FATAL accident occurred on the Stawell and Horseham railway on Saturday evening. A selector named Summers was crossing the rails with his wife in a waggonette, when…
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WE have received a circular from the head office of this now firmly established and rapidly progressing company, in which is contained a list of the accidents chronicled in…
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IN Ballarat, at a performance at St. Leon's circus (lately in Newcastle), on Friday evening, at about. 9 o'clock, the tent being crowded, a casualty occurred by the…
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AN accident of a very melancholy nature took place in the, Queen's Park yesterday morning (says the Courier of the 19th inst.) It is customary to fire…
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YESTERDAY afternoon an accident befel the Minmi coal train as it was coming into Newcastle. Soon after leaving Hexham, the axle of one of the waggons, fortunately the…
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ON Saturday night last, as the steamer "Saucy Jack" was making her usual trips between Stockton and Newcastle, an accident occurred which very nearly proved fatal in a…
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