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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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Railway Accident. a Man's Foot Terribly Crushed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1885 · page 8

YESTERDAY afternoon a man named Simon, an old resident of Newcastle, met with a an old resident of Newcastle, met with a shocking accident. He was crossing the…

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Accident on the Cliffs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1885 · page 3

YESTERDAY afternoon a soldier named John Main met with rather a serious accident whilst walking along the cliffs, near the Reserve. He accidentally slipped near…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A young woman named Lamerack, 23 years of age, was knocked off the railway bridge, near South Greek station, and fell a distance of 20…

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Collision in the Harbour a Schooner Sunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 2

ABOUT 10 minutes past 11 o'clock last night, as the Steamer Namoi was proceeding on her usual tip to Sydney, and when opposite the Lightship, she came into…

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Fatal Accident Near South Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 2

A FATAL accident occurred near South Creek on Saturday night, by which a young woman named Lamerack, 23 years of age, lost her life. The young woman had been to Sydney…

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The Accident at Bondi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 4

WE (Herald) have been informed by one of the men who suffered by the accident at the Liverpool sewer on Wednesday last that the mishap occurred in the following…

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The Fatal Accident near Penrith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 5

FURTHER particulars of the death of the woman at South Creek, on Sunday, were elicited at the Coroner's inquest on the following day. The deceased, Who was…

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Serious Collision in the Harbour. the S.s. Australian Beached

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1885 · page 2

A collision resulting in considerable damage to ships' property occurred in the harbour last evening between the screw steamer Australian, belonging to Messrs. John See and Co.'s line, and the P.J.S.S…

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Accident to a Ministerial Party at Terowie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 9

ON Monday afternoon the Ministerial party visited several mines at Terowie. On the way to the Apployon mine, a distance of 10 miles, an accident…

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Accident to Mr. John Bennett

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. John Bennett was upset from a buggy and broke two ribs. He is also internally injured…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 5

YESTERDAY morning an accident, which proved fatal, happened to a boy named Louis Hathaway, 14 years of age, employed at Mr. Witherspoon's Blane-street. From…

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Accident on the Wharf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 4

A MAN named John Skulley was conveyed to the Hospital last night suffering from a broken leg. He had bought a ticket for Sydney, and whilst crossing the gangway…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—William West-brooke, coal lumper, fell down the hold of the barque Veritas, and was killed on the spot. The officer in charge is blamed…

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A Collision and its Result

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—In the matter of the collision between the steamers Fairlight and Muriel Bell the latter obtained a verdict of £50…

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Marine Board Enquiry. the Namoi-grace Lynn Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 4

The Marine Board continued its enquiry yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the recent collision which took place between the steamer Namoi and the schooner Grace Lynn. The hearing…

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Accident at the Railway Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 4

WILLIAM KIRBY, foreman at the railway works, met with a serious accident yesterday morning. A case of galvanished iron fell on his leg, breaking the limb just…

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Fatality to a Sydney Lady

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1885 · page 2

BRISBANE, Saturday.—On Wednesday last Mr. A. J. Ivimey, of the Telegraph staff, was driving his mother home from Albion, where they had…

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Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1885 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The inquest on the body of the infant of Margaret Simmons, who is charged with concealment of birth, resulted in a verdict…

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Extraordinary Accident and its Result

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1885 · page 3

THE Wagga Advertiser says:—Many of our readers will remember that Mr. W. Beeson met with an accident some eight months since through falling heavily to the ground…

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Accident on Board the Austral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1885 · page 2

SHORTLY after the R.M.S. Austral came alongside the Circular Quay, Sydney, on Saturday, an elderly lady passenger met with an accident which nearly deprived…

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