Painful Accident
LAST Saturday, at mid-day, Mr. H. Callan, a well-known shipwright, residing at Stockton, met with a sad misfortune, while engaged in hurriedly finishing his work on board the…
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Accidents, 1879
235 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 12
The Late Boat Accident
THE fund which has been s, generously subscribed by the Newcastle public for the relief of the widow, and orphaus of those who were lost in The Spy, was finally divided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Correspondents. the "Bonnie Dundee" COLLISION.—We should have been happy to have inserted our correspondent's communication respecting the above, had it reached us within a reasonable time after the fatal occurrence; but we think that its appearance now would only cause unnecessary pain to the relatives of the deceased
A gentleman living near Wellington, New Zealand, recently advertised £5000 to lend, and in a few hours after publication of the notice lent the money for three years at 12…
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YESTERDAY morning, just before eleven o'clock, children were giving in their tasks in the large school-room, a sudden report was heard in the adjoining apartment, which caused…
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ON Wednesday afternoon an accident befe a workman named Charles Skae, employed on the dredge Hunter, at present deepening the berth off No. 1 crane. A rope gave way,…
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In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday Mr. Lackey, in reply to Mr. Elhone, said, as nearly as could be acertained, the Government would have to pay about £700…
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AN inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the man Patrick Carlin, who fell into the Market Wharf Basin, on Friday evening, was held by…
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GREAT commotion was, created at the Market Wharf between 10 and 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, by an occurrence which was as unexpected as it was sudden. Mrs. Gordon,…
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OUR correspondent writes: About 5 o'clock last evening (Monday), an accident took place in High-street, West Maitland, near the Belmore Bridge Road. The particulars,…
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A MAN named Samuel Wilkinson, between 60 and 70 years of age, met with an accident at about 11 o'clock on Thursday night, which will most likely prove fatal. It…
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IT is our sad duty to chronicle another shipping disaster, accompanied by loss of human life. The feeling of sadness is intensified by the thought that it could have been easily…
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WE regret to announce that the injuries inflicted upon young Mr. Turnbull in the Lambton pit, on Friday last, have terminated fatally, be having expired at his parents'…
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The District Coroner, C. Rancland, Esq., held an inquest yesterday at the Criterion Hotel, on the body of an infant, the son of Mary Ann Wilson…
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ON Monday evening an accident befel an elderly person named Mrs. Mack, and one that has been attended with very serious consequences. It appears that she had been…
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NEWS reached Bathurst on Tuesday last (says the Bathurst Independent of Thursday), that a most appaling accident had befallen Mr. George Stiff, the well-known miller at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident at Minmi. Coroner's Inquest
ON Saturday morning, the District Coroner (C. B. Ranclaud, Esq.) held an inquest before a jury of twelve, at Burley's Northumberland Hotel, Minmi, touching the…
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A MOST extraordinary accident occurred to a miner named Isaac Griffiths on Thursday evening last, at Teralba. He was standing on a fence pulling oranges off a tree with an…
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A MAN named James Carley, who resides in Railway-street, met with a severe accident whilst following his occupation as labourer, at North Shore yesterday. By some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & GENERAL Accident at the Islington Bone Mill
AN accident happened at Mr. John William's bone mill at Islington on Monday, which will stop it for a few days. It appears that the axle of the flywheel broke. This caused two…
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YESTERDAY an accident occurred near the residence of Mr. J. S. Rodgers, which, while regretable, had certainly a rather ludicrous aspect. Mr. Witherspoon, grocer, of…
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