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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1880

261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 14

Accident to Spofforth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1880 · page 2

LONDON, August 21.—In the last cricket match, Spofforth injured his hand, and was not able to finish his innings.,…

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Serious Cab Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A cab horse took fright at the tramway motor, and, running against it, smashed the shafts of the vehicle. The cabman was also thrown off…

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'Bus Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1880 · page 2

AN accident, which luckily was not attended by any fatal consequences, occured last evening. As No. 12 'bus was proceeding to Hamilton, and when…

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Painful Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An accident occurred at Lee and Ross' printing establishment whereby a machinist named Alfred Thorell had his hand entangled in…

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The Accident at Wallsend Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1880 · page 3

A CONSULATATION was held on Tuesday evening, between Drs. Nash, Hill, Knaggs and Paton, on the boy Carr, who had his arm severely shattered in the morning,…

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Buggy Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1880 · page 5

YESTERDAY, evening, about 5 o'clock, an accident occurred upon the Bullock Island embankmont that might have led to very serious, if not fatal results. Dr. Knaggs…

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Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1880 · page 2

ON Saturday a child named Solloway, residing with his parents in—street, whilst playing with a toinahawk, inflicted a serious injury upon himself. It seems…

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Fatality at a Football Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday.—A young man, named Seansen, received fatal injuries at a football match at Goolong, on Saturday…

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Fatal Accident at Hinton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1880 · page 2

AN accident, resulting in the death of a little girl aged three years, daughter of Mr. W. Yeates, blacksmith, Hinton, occurred on Sunday forenoon last. It…

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Accident to Mr. Fraser

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An accident cocurred yesterday to Mr.Fraser, of the Crown Lands Department. He slipped on a piece of banana skin lying on the…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1880 · page 2

CAPTAIN HENRIY ALFRED PARADISE, of the steamer Phantom, trading between Bairnsdale and Sale, mot with a fatal accident the other day. When at Paynesville,…

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Frightful Bridge Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1880 · page 4

LONDON, September 2.—News has been received that whilst a Battalion of Spanish troops were crossing the Ebro, the bridge gave way under such an unusual weight,…

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Shocking Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1880 · page 2

PARTICULARS relating to a most shocking fatal accident have reached us (Narribri Herald) from Bunnra Bunna. On Thursday last a little girl, thirteen months old,…

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Fatal Accident at Illawarra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—An ongineer, named McLennan, fell off the steamer Janet, at Illawarra, and was drowned…

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Frightful Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—An elderly man named William Rost, while crossing the railway line at Paramatta station, was run over by the engine whilst shunting…

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Painful Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1880 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon a painful mishap occurred to a railway porter, named William Munson, whilst coupling some carriages at the Newcastle station,…

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Serious Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1880 · page 2

AN accident happened to a man named Brown, engaged, on board the Cobra steam tug as cook, which fortunately was not attended with fatal results. After the…

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Painful Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1880 · page 2

ON Friday last a painful accident occurred to Master Arthur Nickisson. It seems he had ridden his horse home, and having opened a gate to let it in, followed close…

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Drowned at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A passenger named Thomas Tynan, by the Annie Melhuish, from Newcastle to Wellington, jumped overboard on the 26th ultimo, and was…

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Tramway Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Three accidents occurred through the tramway car running off the line on Saturday. Luckily no persons were injured…

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