Narrow Escape from Drowning
A CORRESPONDENT writes that a party left Lambton on Thursday last to enjoy a day's fishing at Ironbark. One of them, Robert Burnley, a new chum fisherman, in throwing…
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Accidents, 1879
235 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 12
The Accident at Paddington
WITH reference to the accident to a son of Mr. James Branagan, Islington, whereby he narrowly escaped drowing, on Monday, we are supplied with fuller particulars. It…
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WHILST a young lad named Enoch Lindsay, postboy to the A.A. Company, was riding a horse yesterday forenoon, in the vicinity of Derby-street, he was by some means thrown…
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ANOTHER dreadful and fatal accident occurred on Tuesday morning at the Croydon railway station, through the unfortunate subject of it attempting to jump from one of…
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AN accident occurred on Saturday morning last to a workman employed on the new Congregational schoolroom, Brown- street. It seems that the was engaged carrying a hod…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Collision in Darling Harbour. 9.15 p.m
The Marine Board gave their decision, that the collision between the 'Collaroy' and 'Morpeth,' steamers, was caused by the 'Morpeth' overtaking and crossing the…
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As the southward bound mail train was leaving Tamworth yesterday morning, a very painful accident occurred. A navvy, named Patrick Jones, whilst under the influence of…
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WE learn that a very severe and painful accident occurred to Thursday to a man aboard the 'Fanny Fisher' in the harbour. From scant particulars to hand, it would…
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THE oft repeated assertion "We know not what a day may bring forth" was sadly exemplified on Friday last. The evening metropolitan papers of…
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ON Boxing Night (Friday), the train from the Hawkesbury races ran into a train at the Parramatta station, at half-past 5 o'clock. Three carriages were…
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WE learn on inquiry that the patient, George Luscomb, who was admitted to the hospital on Friday last, with severe injuries caused by the hawser of the tug Bungeree whilst…
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A MINER named Frank Donnelly got thrown from his horse on the Dark Creek Bridge, last evening, and received a severe concussion of the brain. A lad named Platt, who…
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GREAT indignation was expressed at the Press being refused admittance at the inquiry, and public feeling demands a non-departmental investigation…
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AN accident, resulting in the death of a valuable pony, the property of Mr. Galvin, occurred at Honeysuckle Point yesterday. The animal, it appears, was being ridden…
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IN connection with the recent mishap to the unfortunate man Luscomb aboard the tug 'Bungaree,' it should be stated that the case, when taken to the Newcastle Hospital, was…
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