Shocking Fatality. a Miner Crushed to Death
AT mid-day yesterday, a young man named Edward Patterson was working in No. 2 Pit of the A. A. Co.'s mine at Borehole, when a large block of "morgan" and "four…
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Accidents, 1886
406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 21
Accident at Stockton
A MINER named Kaverley, employed working in the Stockton pit, met with a pa[?]nfu accident yesterday morning, about 6 o'clock. It appears that he was just about to…
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YESTERDAY at about a quarter to 1 o'clock, a sad and fatal accident befel a youth named Robert Downie, the only son of our esteemed citizen, Mr. Matthew Downie, of Wickham…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PARIS, Thursday. Railway Collision
It is reported that a serious railway collision has occurred near Mentone, whereby 20 persons were killed, many of the number being English…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamilton Colliery Fatality. The Inquest
WE reported in our issue of yesterday that a miner named Edward Patterson had died the previous day from the effects of meeting with an…
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A SAD accident occurred at Mount M'Donald on Tuesday morning by which a young man named John Mullin was killed, and another named…
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The report that a railway collision had occurred near Mentone is confirmed, but the accounts to hand show the effects of the disaster were overstated, only two persons…
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YESTERDAY morning a very serious accident occurred to our respected fellow citizen, Mr. Joseph Bowtell. While one of his men was backing a lead of coal on the premises…
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A VERY melancholy occurrence has within the last few days taken place at Tent Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Crane and family all becoming most…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PARIS, March 11. The Railway Collision in the South of France
The report that a railway collision had occurred near Mentone has been confirmed, but accounts to hand show that the effects of the disaster had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TAMWORTH, Saturday. The Tamworth Accident
The case of the unfortunate girl who was crippled by being knocked over by some runaway trucks on the Tamworth line is being considered by the Minister…
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A respectably dressed man this afternoon was riding a spirited horse near the Tea Gardens Hotel, Waverley, when the animal became unmanageable, and threw…
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The steamer Carrington, which conveyed the Governor and the Ministerial party to Manly this morning, was the scene of an unusually painful accident…
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THERE are very few men of my age who cannot recall some strange event or events of their lives, or of the lives of people with whom they have come…
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Mr. Hecksher was thrown from his horse at Waverley on Saturday, and died in the hospital to-day…
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The iron steamship Oregon, 7375 tons, belonging to the Cunard line, collided with another vessel in the Atlantic, and was sunk. No particulars to hand…
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A man, name unknown, while on a tram returning from Botany this evening fell off the steps and fractured his skull. The doctor says he cannot possibly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Stockton. a Diver Nearly Suflocated
YESTERDAY morning about 11 o'clock, the diver employed at the Stockton sinking pit met with an accident which had it not been discovered in another half minute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister for Works in the North. Opening of the Manilla Bridge. Accident to the Party. The Government Policy Foreshadowed
LAST night, at 23 minutes to 10 o'clock, the Hen, W.J. Lyne and party returned to Newcastle by special train from their northern trip. It was not generally known…
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A lineman named Guthrie fell off the platform of the railway at Bowenfels when seeing a passenger off the brake van. His thigh was crushed severely, and he'is…
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