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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
479 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 24
BRISRANE, Monday.—The barque Vanguard, bound from London to Brisbane, collided with the barque Parningham, bound from Dunedin to Adelaide, off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Hillyer, of the Arforma Footballers, fractured his collarbone at a match at Manly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ARMIDALE, Monday.—Mr. Geo. Moore, cordial manufacturer of Armidale, was thrown out of his cart on Saturday and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The names of those persons who were lost from aboard the barque Farningham, are: Broughton, able seaman; W. Morton, ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The accident which occurred to poor John Morgan, the miner, of Minmi, is likely to prove very serious. It appears that the unlucky man had been in Wallsend,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WITH reference to the accident to the boy Bowland, briefly mentioned in our yesterday's issue, it appears he was riding upon a trolly belonging to Messrs. Morison and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LATE last night Robert Cottier, fifty-five, a miner, was admitted to the hospital, suffering from rather severe scalp wounds, the result of a fall of coal at Minmi. Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A girl, aged twelve, working at McMurtrie's boot factory, had her hair caught in the machinery yesterday, and half her scalp was torn off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY morning Inspector Thorpe as informed that a Swedish seaman, named Johnson had been drowned at Hexham shoots, from the schooner Catherine Agnes. He was unable to swim, and on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An alarming collision, resulting unhappily in the deaths of a driver and stoker, occurred at the Seven-oaks station on the South-Eastern railway on June 7. It appears that while the Continental goods train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The apprehension of disturbances at the meeting of Nationalists created great excitement in Newly on June 8. Police and soldiers were stationed at all points for the purpose of preserving order, about 800…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Saturday.—A dead body was found this morning in the river near Bennett's bridge, North Quay Road. It was conveyed to the morgue. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday morning Mr. S. Chapman, J.P., held an inquest at Mr. Nelson's private residence, Hexham Shoots, touching the death by drowning on the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE many friends of Mr. R. Lipman, jeweller, etc., of Hunter-street, will regret to hear that while on his usual round of business in Wallsend, on Friday last, he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Monday.—A man named John Bummow met with a fatal accident. Whilst lifting a tank from a lighter, the gear gave way, and the tank fell on him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HARTLEY, Monday.—George Hayward, a miner, at Hartley Vale, has been killed by a stone falling down the shaft 300 feet, and hitting him on the head…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Monday.—A collision occurred off Cape Finisterre between one of the steamers of the Guion line and the steamer Laxham, 836 tons register. 130 lives were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT half-an-hour after midnight yesterday a sad accident occurred on the Newcastle coal shunting road, nearly opposite the Custom House, whereby a stalwart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A buggy, containing a wedding patty, was crossing Middle Harbour yesterday, from Manly, when it was upset. The party were rescued, but two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.—Mr. Francis Radcliffe, who was accidently shot at Branxton recently, died at the Maitland Hospital yesterday…
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