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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1886

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1886 · page 3

William Hubbard, who was burnt at the late fire, has died in the hospital; also William Burns, the stevedore, injured at Williamstown…

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Riding Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 4

Thomas Ross, letter-carrier, has been thrown from his horse in Elizabeth-street, and killed…

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Painful Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1886 · page 3

John Bailey, a groom, 15 years of ago was admitted to the hospital last night, suffering from injuries inflicted by a horse, which had kicked him on the knee,…

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Drowned at Annandale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 5

The body of Chas. Burton, brickmaker, has been found in a waterhole at Annandale…

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Three Ladies Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 5

Mrs. Zephin, wife of a professor of music, and the Misses Seade and Richardson, have been drowned while bathing at Belfast…

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Terrible Railway Fatality A Guard Shockingly Mutilated on the Homebush-Waratah Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 4

EARLY yesterday morning a fearful accident occurred on the line of railway at Teralba, now being constructed by Messrs Amos Bros., between Homebush and…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 3

A young man names D. M'Kinnen, 20 years of age, son of Mr. M'Kmnon, grazier, Brungle, near Gundagai, was killed on Friday afternoon by a fall from…

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The Late Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 2

The inquiry into the cause of the collision between the You Yangs and Civility steamers lasted all day, and was further adjourned…

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The Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 5

The inquiry by the Marine Board into the cause of the collision between the You Yangs and Civility closed to-day. The Board reserved its decision till…

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The Fatal Accident at Charlestown. The Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 5

MR. SAMUEL CHAPMAN, J.P., district coroner, commenced an inquiry yesterday, at noon, at Simm's Hotel, Charlestown, into the circumstances attending the death…

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Lady Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1886 · page 3

Mrs. Dixon, wife of a shipwright in Balmain, has been drowned in the bathroom at her residence, facing the harbour…

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The Fatal Accident at Charlestown. The Inquest—(Concluded.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1886 · page 2

THE inquest, adjourned from Wednesday, was resumed yesterday morning at the Charlestown Hotel, Charlestown, by Mr. Samuel Chapman, J.P., District Coroner, on…

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Collision on the Railway Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 8

YESTERDAY, shortly after 1 o'clock, some consternation was caused on the railway line just opposite the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Hunter-street, on account of a…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 5

A fall of thirty tons of earth took place to-day at the excavation in the B[?]jou Theatre, Pitt-street, by which four men were buried, but were extracted alive…

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Serious Collision. the Cintra and Archer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1886 · page 2

A serious collision occurred on Friday morning in the Bris and River, between the Queensland steamer Archer and the A.S. N. Company's steamer Cintra. The former boat, which arrived on Tuesday from…

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Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1886 · page 3

A painful accident happened yesterday afternoon to a lad named Thom is Lucerne, aged 15 years, residing at 9, Glebe-street, Glebe. It appears that he was engaged at…

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The You Yangs Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1886 · page 4

The Marine Board, after two hours' consultation, decided that the master of the Civility and You Yangs were both in default in not sufficiently recognising the…

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Fatal Accident at the Bullock Island and Wickham Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1886 · page 5

SHORTLY after 9 o'clock yesterday morning a minor named John Templeton was killed instantaneously by, a fall of coal. Deceased, whilst in the act of cutting up,…

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Railway Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1886 · page 2

Patrick Grace, permanent way ganger, at Murrurundi, has been killed by a passing train…

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Fatal Colliery Accident. The Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1886 · page 2

As inquest was held yesterday forenoon by the district coroner at Martin's Hotel, Wickham, on the body of John Templeton, a miner who was killed the previous day through a fall of coal in the…

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