Sad Accident
A VERY sad and fatal accident occurred at Yamba on Wednesday last to a young and promising boy, the oldest son of Mr. A. Hood Pogus, Customs Officer at the…
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Accidents, 1880
261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 14
Collision in Sydney Harbour
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer Duckenfied, coal laden, from Newcastle, when rounding Miller's Point, inwards this evening, about half-past 6, ran into…
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ROME, November 24.—Intelligence has been received from Spezzia, in the Gulf of Genoa, that a Messageries Maritime Company's steamer has been in collision with…
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The following particulars of the collision in Sydney Harbour on Thursday evening is given by the S. M. Herald:—The Glenelg was outward bound to Adelaide, and the…
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LONDON, November 25.—A terrible collision took place between two steamers off the island of Spezzia, belonging to Greece in the Gulf of Nauplia. Two hundred…
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MOONBI, Saturday.—A dreadful accident occurred on the railway works extension, Tamworth to Uralla, on Monday last, at Jamison's Creek, through the explosion of…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man named George Jamieson was found on the railway near Everleigh station in an insensible condition. He is supposed to have…
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ON Tuesday evening a painful mishap befel bombardier Boyce, of the Newcastle Permanent Artillery Force. It seems that about sundown he was intending to…
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THE Hobart Town Mercury states that a young man named Richard Barker took his double-barrel gun with the intention of shooting a crew. Not succeeding, he…
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SIR,—I was pleased to see in your issue of the 3rd inst., that the ratepayers of Wickham have called the attention of their Municipal Council to the urgent…
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YESTERDAY a man named Houlson was badly hurt aboard the, barque Frederick Bassill, whilst discharging ballast. A largo stone having slipped struck him on…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A horse in a furniture van, being frightened by the tram cars, bolted down King-street, and collided with a light cart, containing Mr. Samuel…
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WE learn that mounted-constable Dumitt, of the Patterson, was thrown from his horse, whilst on duty, a few days ago, and received injuries of so severe a nature…
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A CORRESPONDENT (who has supplied us with his name and address, and states that he is prepared to substantiate his assertions) writes strongly in reference to the…
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A FATAL accident happened yesterday to a child aged fifteen months, son of Captain Tooker, of Wickham, who was found drowned in an underground tank…
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WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—Yesterday morning a man named Horton, a coach-builder by trade, while bathing at the floating baths mysteriously disappeared,…
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ABOUT dusk on Wednesday evening a vehicle accident, resulting in a narrow escape, occurred in Hunter-street. A buggy driven by Lieutenant Kirkaldy…
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PATERSON, Thursday.—Constable Dummett, of the Patorson, who recently mat with a severe accident, through being thrown from his horse, died this morning…
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LONDON December 22.—A disastrous railway accident occurred on the Midland Leeds line, through two trains coming into collision. Fifty casualties are…
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WE learn that a collier named Robert Lindsay was severely injured by a skip at Mount Pleasant Colliery, Illawarra, on the 22nd instant. He was trying to get…
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