Collision Off Scilly
The English ship British Peer, bound from Calcutta to London, collided on Friday, March 13, with the steamer Roxbhurgh Castle, when about 120 miles south-west of Scilly; the steamer sank,…
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Accidents, 1891
596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 30
Lambton. Tank Accident
Yesterday a little boy, aged 3 years, son of Mr. T. Vipon, publican, fell into the underground tank while his sister was drawing water. Immediately upon the alarm being…
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The Kelloe, s, 501 tons, of London, bound from Sunderland to Sydney, went aground on the Goodwin Sands Assistance was at once sent, and she was hauled afloat again. It is believed, from whet…
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ON Saturday a small boy named Dial, while riding a spirited pony, was thrown violently against the public school fence, and sustained a severe fracture of the wrist, besides bruises…
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A very sad case of loss of life through drowning occurred to a young man named John Mather, in the employ of Messrs. W. S. Harrison and Co., late on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian News. New South Wales. Drowned While Bathing
A CASE of drowning occurred on Saturday afternoon at Matson's Baths, Cook's River. A young man named Bradley, with three other young men,…
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The French cruiser Champlain arrived at Paplete, in Tahiti, on April 8, in a disabled state and is reported to have sailed for Sydney. The vessel was from a cruise amongst the islands…
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The American schooner Malay, which has been on the slip for some days receiving an overhaul, when being floated off yesterday, through some unknown cause, stuck at the bottom of the cradle…
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A CARTER named Martin fell from a cart at Cooranbong over a week ago, and the wheel of the vehicle passed over his leg. He complained of the injury, and it was attended to;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Found Drowned
The jury which inquired into the death of Barbara Smith, who was discovered drowned in the Yarra on Sunday, returned an open verdict. The evidence showed that she and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend. Gun Accident
AN unfortunate accident occurred early on Monday morning to a young man named George Brown, whereby the loss of an eye was sustained, and other dangerous injuries…
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The steamer Hauroto, from Newcastle direct, arrived at Wellington on April 23, and reported that on the 20th, when in lat, 37deg 45min south, long. 156deg 54min east, Joseph Oakley, A.B., fell…
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ON Monday a man named M'Donald met with an accident to one of his hands, whilst engaged at his usual work on the screens. It has been reported that part of one of his…
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Following upon the sad occurrences which marred the voyage of the ship Hinemoa and barque Andola, recent arrivals at Melbourne, yet another fatal accident has to be chronicled during the…
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SEVERAL Durham miners, after drinking together at a village named Shincliffe, near Durham, England, were making their way home along the railway, all being more or…
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Yesterday afternoon a slight collision occurred at the dyke, between the steamers Age and Deddington, which resulted in the former getting one of her bow-plates smashed. The Age was moving from…
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THE members of the reception committee who drew out the programme for the entertainment of the Governor and the Countess of Jersey, during their visit to…
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ON Saturday morning a miner named George Proctor lost his life under most shocking circumstances at a place known as the Tick-hole tunnel, which is adjacent to the large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to the Duke of Devonshire
The s.s. Duke of Devonshire, 2024 tons, of Barrow, from Sydney to Antwerp via ports, whoso arrival off the Channel was reported on April 23, has been towed into Spit Head, her machinery…
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The collision which occurred at the dyke on Friday afternoon, when Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Ago collided with the steamer Deddington, turns out to be of a much more…
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