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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

233 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 12

Local News Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1882 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning an engine and tender going towards the Glebe pit ran off the metals nearly opposite the crossing in front of the Duke of Edinburg Hotel, Junction…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1882 · page 2

ON Monday a man named John Hough was brought into Newcastle from Lake Macquarie, having had two of his fingers jammed off. Yesterday a seaman was…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A woman named Ellen Leer has been committed for trial for brutally beating her two young daughters. A man named Heath has been picked up…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A lad aged 5, son of Mr. Nesbitt, of Woollabra, has been drowned in a watherhole whilst playing. A sailor, named Walter Goodwin,…

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Fatal Drowning Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1882 · page 4

LAST evening, between ten and eleven o'clock, a woman, residing in Railway-street, Wickham, went to the well for water. A child was near, a few minutes after, and…

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Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1882 · page 2

ON Saturday morning a boy named Touse, employed at Arnett's biscuit factory, had one of his fingers of the left hand severely crushed by a cog-whorl. He was taken…

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Serious Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 2

A VERY painful, and nearly fatal, accident occurred to a young girl, the daughter of Mr. Lindus, grocer, of Wickham, about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It appears that…

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Accident at the Steam Cranes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 2

A PAINFUL, accident occurred at the steam cranes yesterday afternoon to a young man named James Tierney. He was assisting to load a steamer, and slipped, owing to…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1882 · page 4

YESTERDAY evening a young man, named George Turner, was admitted to the Hospital, suffering from a dislocation, out wards, of both bones of the left forearm,…

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More Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1882 · page 2

A RATHER serious accident happened on Tuesday to Henry Thomas, son of Wm. Thomas, of Greta, aged 15. While climbing a tree he fell to the ground, causing a…

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Local News. Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1882 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning a man, named Anthony Patrick, was admitted into the hospital, suffering from a fractured thigh. He was employed discharging ballast from…

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Coroner's Inquests. Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1882 · page 2

THE District Coroner, Mr. C. B. Rancland, held an inquest at the Travellers' Rest Hotel, Wallsend, yesterday, touching the death a miner named William Taylor, who had…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the inquest on the child found at the Saudhills, Waterloo, the evidence went to show that it was stillborn…

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The Late Case of Drowning. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 4

MR. RANCLAUD, District Coroner, held an inquest yesterday afternoon at Scott's Albion Hotel, Watt-street, Newcastle, on the body of an elderly man, named John…

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TELEGRAMS. Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A passenger, named Walton, returning from Wetson's Bay, fell overboard from the steamer Alathea, and was drowned. Jas. Farrell, cook on board…

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Disastrous Steamboat Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1882 · page 2

LONDON, July 6.—A disastrous collision is reported between two steamers, both of which sank. The full particulars are not yet to hand, but 50 persons are reported to…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Maxwell, manager of the Colonial Bank at Winchelsea (Victoria), charged with embezzling £400, admits misappropriating £200. Prisoner,…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Three men are supposed to have been drowned while crossing the Wogonga River at Bodalla. Frank Millett has been fined 40s for…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 5

MR. C. B. RANCLAUD, District Coroner, and a jury of twelve, held an inquest at Fenwick's Hotel, Jesmond, yesterday, touching the death if Michael Hanley, who was…

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(From Our Sydney Correspondent). Disastrous Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1882 · page 2

LONDON, July 14.—A disastrous railway accident has occurred at Moscow. 200 persons were killed…

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