A Boy Drowned at Bullock Island. Coroner's Inquest
ON Saturday last, the District Coroner held an inquest at the Naval Brigade Hotel, upon the body of a boy named Charles William Hanson, who was accidently drowned that…
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Accidents, 1879
235 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 12
Narrow Escape from Drowning
ON Sunday afternoon a narrow escape from drowning happened to a little girl named Price (?), aged about eight years, at Bullock Island. It seems that she was playing upon…
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LAST evening as a young man named John Bradshaw, about 20 years of age, employed on the railway, was shifting the switch points adjacent to the Glasgow Arms,…
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ON Thursday morning a buggy accident, attended by a remarkable escape from injury, occurred in Hunter-street. It seems that a commercial traveller had hi[?]ed a horse and…
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We regret having to record a very serious mishap that occurred yesterday evening to the excursion train which was on its return journey to Newcastle with a large number of…
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IN addition to the names of persons who were injured by the accident which occurred on Monday last to the picnic train near Branxton, already published, the following are reported…
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A GALLANT rescue from drowning by a mere child is mentioned in the North Eastern Ensign. On Friday last, as the children were returning home from…
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A CAPSIZE occurred on Tuesday afternoon opposite the Corporation Wharf, but fortunately without further damage to the heroes of it than a thorough ducking. These…
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[?] reference to the serious railway accident [?] which occurred to the picnic train on [?] last on the Great Northern Line, we [?] that an official investigation into the…
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AN accident occurred yesterday to a man named Richard Hicks, employed at the works now in operation at the A.A. Company's new shoots in course of construction. By some…
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THE following fresh cases have, since latest reports, been treated at the surgery of Dr. John Harris:—Mr. Grogan, very much bruised and shaken; Mrs. Grogan, jaw bone…
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[?]s of Mr. Michael Saunders, of Wickham, [?]14, while engaged at the new school [?]ngs. Bullock Island, on Thursday afternoon slipped off the joists of the flooring and…
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YESTERDAY afternoon a rather painful accident happened to a young lad named Albert Kemp, whilst assisting at one of the printing machines in the office of this journal. When…
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WE learn that a few evenings ago, a late train on passing the Hamilton crossing, came into contact with the crossing gates, which had been left closed. Fortunately no serious…
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ON Wednesday last an accident, attended with painful results, occurred to two residents of Hamilton, Mr. Robson and Mrs. Reid. It seems that the two ladies were…
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WE have received with much regret intelligence of a fatal accident which occurred on Wednesday last to a young lady, Miss Blake-water, whilst riding in the vicinity of…
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As anticipated, the accident which befel the man Richard Hicks, in having his hand crushed by a steam winch on the A. A. Co.'s wharf, has resulted in the loss of his little…
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WE understand that an investigation into the circumstances of the late serious accident to an excursion train on the Great Northern Line, was held on Saturday last at Singleton…
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TIHE following particulars of the late lamentable loss of three little girls at Finch's Bay are given in the Cooktown Herald:—The sad event was related by Joseph Shamrock, a lad…
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A SERIOUS accident happened on Saturday evening to a man named George Penfold, in the employment of Mr. W. Lashmore, of Hunter-street. The mishap, it appears, took…
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