Inquest at Wallsend. The Colliery Accident
THE adjourned inquest touching the death of William Walter Wills, a boy who was accidentally killed at the Wallsend Colliery on Wednesday, the 21st inst., was resumed…
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Accidents, 1886
406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 21
Collision on the Parramatta River. a Steamer Sunk
Says Saturday's "Evening News":—A collision of a somewhat serious nature occurred Jest night in the vicinity of Long Nose Wharf, which, although fortunately unattended with any loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steam-tug Explosion in Wales. Six Persons Killed and Many Injured
A TERRIFIC boiler explosion occurred at nine o'clock one morning lately on board the seeamtug Rifleman, just after she had been moored at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. New South Wales Accident at Boggabri. SYDNEY
A sad story comes from Boggabri. Yesterday morning two little fellows, aged 12 and 13 years respectively, named Edward Mark Conway, and Wm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident in the Duke Consols Mine. Two Miners Buried by a Fall of Earth
AT about 9 o'clock on Wednesday mornings an accident happened in the mine of the Duke Consoles No. 4 Tribute party, Timor, Victoria, by which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Collision
While the steamer Khandalla, from Calcutta, was being berthed at Williams-town Pier yesterday afternoon, she collided with the ship Prince Oscar,…
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The body of a man, aged about 40, has been found in the harbour. Francis Kane, drayman, has been knocked down by the Botany tram, and…
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A man named Eli Wright was thrown from his horse at Newtown and killed…
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The dead body of a man named Thos Christie was found by two artillery men in a pool of water in a wild ravine in the National Park on Sunday last. The…
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Jas. Mitchell, lately an inmate of the Parramatta Hospital, has been found drowned…
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An assistant railway guard, named John Spencer, whilst assisting in uncoupling trucks from a goods train at Ashfield, is supposed to have slipped,…
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The Marine Board have commenced the inquiry into the collision between the Waterview and Parramatta steamers in the harbour, and have adjourned for a…
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A collision has taken place here between two ferry steamers, Natone and President, both full of passengers. No lives were lost…
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A collision occurred shortly after 5 o'clock last evening between the Mount Rembla Coal Co.'s steam collier Kanahooka, and the North Shore ferry paddle steamer…
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The eldest daughter of Mr. Angus Cameron has been knocked down in William-street by a van, which was furiously driven, and a wheel went over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales Sydney, Monday. The Accident at Bowral
At the railway collision near Bowral, already reported in our columns, it seems that a goods train and tourist train from Sydney collided. The goods train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Accident at Bowral. Bowral
A SERIOUS railway collision occurred to-day on the Southern line, near the bridge, between the tourist train and a goods train. The No. 7 down tourist…
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The Marine Board inquiry into the collision between the steamers Parramatta and Waterview has been commenced, and was adjourned after some…
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A man named Thos. Hunt was knocked down by a cab in George-street, run over, and killed…
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A lad named Ralph was accidentally shot dead at Orange by another lad named Charters…
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