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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1883

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(From Our Sydney Correspondent.) Accident to the Queen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1883 · page 2

LONDON, March 20.—The Queen met with a slight accident at Windsor Castle, by slipping downstairs…

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A Balloon Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 March 1883 · page 3

Captain Mayor, a Frenchmen, who far two months had been making weekly ascents in a balloon, with one or more persons of both sexes, starting from the…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 2

A young man named Parsons, a draper, in the employ of Messrs. Young and Larke, was struck by a railway engine whilst crossing the line at Windsor, and was…

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Fatal Regatta Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—During the Regatta at Brisbane two yachts were upset. Three of the crow were drowned…

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Accident on the Lady Bewon (s.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—John Brookridge, sailor of the Lady Bowen (s.), had his hand torn off by a steam winch…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The jetty landing place at Middle Harbour encampment gave way, and a dozen people were precipitated into the harbour. Fortunately all were…

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Fatal Boat Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 3

A TELEGRAM to the E. News from Brisbane says:—The Southport regatta was entirely spoilt by two fatal boat accidents. Several boats engaged in the races went to the…

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Sad Fatality at Windsor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1883 · page 4

A VERY sad and painful accident occurred at Windsor on Saturday afternoon, not far from the railway station, and almost within view of the encampment. In the afternoon…

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Distressing Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1883 · page 3

ABOUT a week ago Walgett was the scene of a most Distressing and fatal accident by which a family of five has been broken up. A respectable man with his wife and three…

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TELEGRAMS. Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A fireman, named John Paton, aboard the steamer Kiama, fell into the harbour and was drowned. Charles Moore, curator of the Botanical…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Charles Wicks, a chimney sweep, has been picked up lifeless in Sussex-street. Injunctions, with costs, have been…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—James Jones, a wood carter, was killed yesterday, at Kiama, by the pole of his waggon falling on his head…

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Serious Gun Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 4

ON Monday last (says the Goulburn Herald) a very serious gun shot accident happened to Patrick Thomas, sixteen years of age, son of Mr. C. Thomas, of the Family Hotel…

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Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 3

In the afternoon an inquiry was held at Scott's Albion Hotel, touching the death of John Mason, a minor whose [?] had been found floating on the previous afternoon in…

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Terrible Boiler Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 2

LONDON, April 2.—News is to hand of a disastrous accident which occurred at Staizier (sic.). A boiler in connection with some large ironworks suddenly exploded,…

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The Recent Accident to the Queen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 2

LONDON, April 3.—Her Majesty the Queen has so far recovered from the effects of her recent accident that she is able to take short drives ,in Windsor Park; but…

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Coroner's Inquests. Accidentally Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 3

THE District Coroner, Mr. C. B. Ranclaud, held two inquests yesterday, in both of which cases the deceased were coal-miners. The first inquiry was held at 11 a.m. at…

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TELEGRAMS. Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Fifty-six persons have been convicted are the present Licensing Act came into [?] under the 5th clause of the Act for obtaining liquor without…

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Disastrous Dynamite Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1883 · page 2

ROME, April 5.—A disastrous accident, involving serious loss of life, took place in the vicinity of this city to-day. A quantity of dynamite to be used for…

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Horrible Tram Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1883 · page 3

ABOUT twenty minutes to 9 on Friday night a horrible tram accident occurred on that part of the line which is adjacent to the Christ Church police…

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