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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1883

363 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 19

Terrible Blasting Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 4

THE New Zealand Herald of 28rd December reports the following shocking accident at Mount Edon:— William Henry, quarryman,…

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Accident to the Kembla (s.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer Kembla was run into at half-past 2 this morning by a steamer, which did not stop to render assistance. Great…

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The Kembla—Rosedale Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Four of the Rosedale's passengers have telegraphed to the Herald regarding the late collision. They state that the Kembla collided with the…

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Melancholy and Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 8

UPON the arrival of Messrs. Kingsland end Malone's coach from Moruya on Monday evening, we (Braidwood Dispatch) received intelligence that on the…

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Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The axle of a goods truck train, between Junee and Hay, broke, throwing several trucks and carriages off the line. Seven passengers in…

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TELEGRAMS. Death by Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—Another sad case of death by drowning occurred in the Hunter, here, yesterday. A young man, named Frederick Weaver,…

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The Late Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—With respect to the Kembla-Rosedale collision, the Board gave the following decision:—"That Mr. Tyrrell, mate of the…

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TELEGRAMS. The Rosedale and Kembla Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Marine Board inquiry into the recent collision case between the Rosedale and Kembla is not yet concluded…

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Another Tramway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A shocking tramway accident occurred to-day on the Waverley line. Mrs. Ann Richards, while attempting to cross the line, was…

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The Rosedale-kembla Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1883 · page 2

AT the Marine Board meeting on Monday, there were present Captain Hixson (president), Captains Broomfield, Jenkins, M'Lean, and Robertson, and Commander…

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Original Correspondence. the Kembla-rosedale Collision. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1883 · page 3

SIR,—On perusing your valuable paper of the 18th instant I came across the evidence given in the above collision. The chief officer of the Rosedale states…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Major Phillips, a passenger to Australian by the ship Ann Duthie, threw himself overboard on November 14 and was drowned…

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CABLEGRAMS. Fatal Collision in German Ocean

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

LONDON, January 21.—A ship name unknown, collided with the steamer Cambria, sinking the latter. It is feared that a number of lives have…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Fatal Collision in the German Ocean.—429 Persons Missing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 2

LONDON, January 22.—The name of the ship which collided with the Cimbria is the Sultan. The collision occurred off the island of Borkum,…

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The Fatal Mining Accident at Barmedman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 3

THE Temora Star has the following particulars in reference to the shocking mining accident which took place on Thursday at the Aada Gold-mining Company's shaft at…

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Shocking Fatality at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1883 · page 2

Private advices by the mail give particulars of a sad disaster on board the ship Loch Lorridon on her voyage from Calcutta to England. The Loch…

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Railway Accident at Parramatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1883 · page 2

PARRAMATTA, Saturday. An accident occurred yesterday at the Parramatta Railway Station, owing to the neglect of the pointsman Cox, who while…

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Another Passenger Drowned Overboard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 2

ON arrival of the steamer Maitland from Sydney, yesterday morning, the fact was made known that a passenger had fallen overboard From further enquiry we…

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(From the Sydney Papers.) Boy Drowned at Liverpool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1883 · page 2

LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—The only son of Mr. Robert Sadlier, of Moorbank, 11 years of age, was drowned this morning on the flat in front of…

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Original Correspondence. Another Passenger Drowned Overboard. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—It is impossible for any thoughtful person to read your notice of the falling overboard of Mr. Mullane from the Sydney steamer Maitland without feelings of deep…

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