Drowning at Lake Macquarie
ABOUT 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon four men, named respectively John Booth, Wm. Davies, F. Donnelly, and F. Price, left Warner's Creel in a boat for an hour's…
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Accidents, 1888
256 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 13
Accident to the Secretary for Ireland
When Mr. Balfour, Secretary for Ireland, was out driving yesterday, a car belonging to the Detective Department collided with and smashed…
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MR. G. C. MARTIN, J.P., the district coroner, yesterday continued the inquest, commenced on Monday, at the Toronto Hotel, upon the body of John…
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A little girl named Lucy Love was accidentally shot at Murchison (Victoria), on Wednesday, by a lad named Wm. Durnhey. He was cleaning a…
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About half-past 5 o'clock yesterday morning, as Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s steamship Elingamite was removing from the dyke to the A.A. Co.'s wharf to finish loading, she came into…
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ABOUT half-past 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon a little girl named Florence Hudson, six years of age, daughter of Mr. George Hudson, licensee of the Ship Inn, met with a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →[By Wire From the Sydney Papers.] London, Wednesday. Terrible Accident at New York
A frightful accident occurred at Brooklyn, United States. During the erection of an elevated railway through the city, a derrick lifting some heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence the Accident to Mr. J. Gillespie to the Editor
Sin,—In your account of the miraculous escape of Mr. J. Gillespie in your columns of to-day, your correspondent states that a large search party had…
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THE following information was received from Townsville to-day:—"Telegraph Department,—You Yangs just arrived with foremost cut away…
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THE Swan Hill correspondent of the Melbourne Age writes:—Two men, names unknown, about midnight of Wednesday stole a boat belonging to…
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A VERY serious accident happened about 4 o'clock yesterday, at the above colliery, to two miners, named Thomas Hitchcock, of New Lambton, and Robert Aldean, of Adamstown…
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LAST evening, one of our correspondents visited the unfortunate men who were accidently hurt at, South Waratah during the past two days. The wheeler, Jinnings, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[By Wire From the Sydney Papers.] London, Wednesday. Terrible Accident on Board a Ferry Boat
Additional particulars of the ferry boat accident at Vallejo, California, state that fully 70 persons were on board the boat when she was blown…
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It will be remembered that on the night of November 11, 1886, a collision occurred between the sailing ships Orontes, of 1318 tons, and the Angerona, of 1215 tons register, off the coast of…
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THE Norwegian barque Freidis, Captain Larsen, left the Mersey for Savannah with a cargo of salt. The Dominion Line steamer Toronto…
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Mr. Hamilton Whyte, who was largely interested in the Kimberlay goldmines was drowned on February 6 while attempting to swim Hall's Creek, Kimberley…
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ANOTHER fatal accident on the tramline unfortunately occurred on Saturday night' when Mrs. Downie, with of Mr. Matthew Downie, so well known in Newcastle, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence the Recent Drowning Case at Redhead. to the Editor
SIR,—I beg that you will give me an opportunity to lay before your readers a few facts about the recent drowning case at Redhead. The accident happened at 12.45 p.m…
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WITH reference to the letter of Mr. John A. M'Kenzie, which appeared in our yesterday's issue, we are informed, by enquiry from the police, that the following are the facts:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Tram Fatality. Inquest
AN inquest was held yesterday at the Castlemaine Hotel, Wickham, on the body of Catherine Downie, who was killed on Saturday night through being…
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