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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Another mining accident has occurred in the colony by a cage falling down a shaft 220 feet. Four miners were so seriously injured that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT breakfast-time yesterday, an Irish seaman, who gave his name as Michael M'Carthy, was taken to the hospital in a half-drowned state; the result of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—Thomas Corn[?] a fireman, employed by the Railway Department, 28 years of age, was knocked down yesterday in the Redfern yard by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →QUITE a chapter of accidents occured this week (says the Tenterfield Star) the most serious of which happened to Mr. [?]. Badham, Collegiate schoolmaster, on Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE accident which happened on Wednesday in the Union Gold-mining Commpany's mine at Mount Greenock, Talbot, Victoria, is expected to terminate fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MONTREAL, Thursday.—A frightful railway accident has occurred in Toronto (Canada), when twenty persons were killed, and thirty seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Mary Cassidy, of Ultimo, has been burnt to death through her clothes taking fire whilst using kerosene to light a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KEMPSEY, Tuesday.—The mail coach between Port Macquarie and Kempsey upset yesterday near the former place, over a cutting. Mrs. McKinnon, the wife…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. McKenzie, who was killed at Port Macquarie in the coach accident, was the largest military purveyor in the colony. At the inquest a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A VERY serious accident occurred at Bungwall Flat, Myall Lake yesterday Four men named John Wilson, Jas. Corrigan, Joseph Mayers, and Peter Johnson were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Public Works Department at Adelaide state that the cause of the train recently getting beyond control at Mount Barker was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A girl, 17 years of ages and a good swimmer, was drowned at Kenny's Baths, Brighton Beach, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The inquiry into the cause of the collision between the Boomerang and the Commodore was continued yesterday afternoon before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WEST MAITLAND, Friday.—A lamentable gun accident, which it is feared will end fatal, occurred last night in Cox's (late Bextram's) Garden, Oakhampton. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A painful fatality occurred yesterday at North Carlton. Two boys named Moriarty, one thirteen and the other ten years of age, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. ROBERT CAIRNS, in charge of the camp at Cockle Creek, has kindly sent us the following particulars:—At about 7 o'clock on Friday evening a young man named W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The steamer Wendourse, 1200 tons, laden with coal, from Newcastle, when entering the channel in Corio Bay early on Friday morning, got…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. RANCLAUD, District Coroner, held an inquest at M'Auliffe's, Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Junction, yesterday, touching the death by drowning of an old resident, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The inquiry into the commodore-Boomerang colision was continued to-day. The Board find that the Boomerang was in fault, and that careless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.— A collision took place yesterday in Oxford-street between a tram- car and a cart containing two men, who escaped unhurt. The cart was smashed…
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