The Recent Collision
THE following is the result of an inquiry held by the Local Marine Board into the circumstances attending a collision between the steamer Duckenfield, of…
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Accidents, 1881
214 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11
Exciting Vehicle Accident
ABOUT a quarter past 6 o'clock yesterday evening an exciting scene was witnessed in Hunter-street. A Lambton, bound omnibus, drawn by three horses,…
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A VERY sad accident, and one that it is feared will terminate fatally, happened to a young miner named Reuben Moore, one of two brothers who had a small claim at…
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THE District Coroner, Mr. C. B. Ranclaud, held an inquest yesterday afternoon at the Travellers' Rest Hotel, Glebe, on the body of a child named Elizabeth…
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LONDON, October 7.—A Norwegian schooner collided with a steamer off the Danish port of Elsinore, and foundered. All on board the schooner were drowned…
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ON Sunday evening, two brothers, named George and John Taylor, were in a boat off No. 9 crane, Bullock Island, when the boat capsized and its occupants were…
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LAST evening, two seamen, named Rose and Martinson, aboard the barque Ansdell, lying in the stream, were either skylarking or fighting on deck, in close proximity…
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AN inquest was held on Monday afternoon at the Rest Hotel, Lane Cove-road, St. Leonards, with respect to the death of a young man named George Louden, a tide…
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WHEN Will the record of unfortunate innocents losing their lives by drowning in the Newcastle district come to an end? It is with pain that we have to record yet…
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GOULBURN, Monday.—A man named Patrick Donalan was received into the Goulburn Hospital to-day, suffering from severe injuries received through an…
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YESTERDAY afternoon, while a number of gaily arrayed children were strolling around the railway crossing and platform, one of their number (a girl of about ten…
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YESTERDAY evening two young men, named Edward Devereux and John Hill, discovered the body of a Chinaman floating in the harbour off Stockton. The…
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YESTERDAY afternoon, about half-past 3 o'clock, the signal gun gave warning that some mishap had taken place. Upon inquiry, we found that the tug Mystery…
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AT ten minutes past 7 yesterday evening a serious mishap occurred on the Great Northern line at the Wallsend Junction. An outward-bound train of…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Police constable Richard James accidentally shot trooper Wall at the barracks to-day. He had told James to saddle a horse, which James…
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YESTERDAY evening about half-past 6 a painful accident happened to a little boy named Sharp, about three years of age, a son of Mr. Sharp, of Hamilton. A…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Melbourne news of Sunday says that Mr. A. R. Moore claims £10,000 damages, and the friends of the late Mr. Bailliere and the Rev. Mr…
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By the arrival of the s.s. City of Melbourne, Captain Daniel Calder, from Noumea, we learn the schooner Henrietta, of Noumea, owned by Mr. Jerome, foundered at sea, with…
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A FINAL meeting of the Australian Accident Assurance Association was held to-day, Mr. R. Nott presiding. From the report and statement of Mr. T. Gillespie,…
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YESTERDAY morning a foreigner, engaged discharging ballast at the dyke wharf, met with a nasty mishap through the fall of a basket of stones. By some…
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