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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1883

363 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 19

Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The trial of William Tanner, for fraudulent insolvency, is not concluded. Detectives Wilmott and Clough have…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The jury in the case of William Tanner, charged with fraudulent insolvency, were unable to agree after seven hours' deliberation…

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Serious Railway Accident and Loss of Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Last night a serious railway accident resulting in the death of the fireman and injury to another, and in the destruction of several goods' trucks,…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the adjourned inquest on the body of James Heaton, found in Moore Park, the jury returned a verdict of suicide by an overdose of…

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Accident at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1883 · page 3

ON the 2nd April last (says the Hobart Mercury) a seaman, named Thomas Hainey, of the American ship, Charles Stewart, met with an accident during a gale. He was…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A shocking accident occurred at the Flinders-street station last night. Arthur Creswell, 18 years of age, son of a solicitor, challenged a…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1883 · page 2

The Walcha Times states that a fatal accident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday last, whereby Mrs. Roderick Manning, the wife of a selector at Orundumby, lost her…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Holmes' Hotel, Parramatta has been robbed of £130. A labourer, named Wm. Elliott, has been committed for trial for the manslaughter of…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Cobb's coach, containing all mails for Inverell, Bundarra, and Tingha, has been stock up by an armed man calling himself Riley, the bushranger…

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The Late Accident on the Racecourse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 5

AN inquest was held yesterday, at noon, at J. Owen's New Station Hotel, Blane-street, Newcastle, on the body of Thomas Moore, who died on the previous day from injuries…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A man named William Ferguson was fined £10 or two months for impersonating a policeman. Two Frenchmen were fined…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two Chinaman have been arrested at Albury for attempting to evade the poll-tax. A robbery has been effected in Melbourne,…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man, named Costello, threw a kettle of boiling water over his wife because his supper was not ready. His wife was taken to the hospital…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A train at Longwood, Victoria, knocked over a dray, laden with stores. The driver, who is unknown, and one of the horses, were cut to pieces…

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Shocking Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 8

A SCHOCKING accident happened last Wednesday night on the railway near Longwood station, on the North-Eastern line in Victoria. The afternoon train from Melbourne…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A Chinaman has been arrested at Temora, charged with cruelty to fowls, by carrying them head downwards tied on a ban-box…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Hawthorne Brothers' drapery stores, Redfern, took fire on Saturday night. The Mossgiel Hotel, Auckland, has been…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The body of a child, evidently strangled, has been found at Ultimo. Henry Smith has bon arrested on a…

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A Chapter of Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1883 · page 2

The Maryborough Chronicle reports that three serious accidents occurred to the crew of the Egmont while she was lying at Lake Creek Meat Preserving Works, Rockhampton,…

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Accidents and Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two children, aged three years and 18 months, belonging to Mr. Hunt, of Braidwood, while playing with a bottle containing strychnine,…

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