Drowned
AT about 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Water-policeman Brown was notified that the body of a man was floating in the harbour near Russell's wharf. The officer took it…
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Accidents, 1893
475 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 24
Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Saturday. ACCIDENT
A SERIOUS accident befel an old man named William Whitlow in George-street this morning. He was crossing the road, when a horse and cart, which was being driven by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney
MAN named Clement Hill was conveyed to Prince Alfred Hospital last night at 9 o'clock, having been run over by a train. The fortunate man's left leg was crushed from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident Near Wattamadarra
AT a quarter-past 12 on Sunday morning a fatal railway accident occurred to No. 8. up mixed train, which left Harden at 9.15. The engine was in in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mosquito Island. Accident
An accident, narrowly attended by fatal consequences, occurred here on Sunday last. During the height of the gale which was raging, a boat belonging to Mr. Joseph…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident at Wollongong. Sydney
DURING the progress of the sports at the Centennial Grounds, Wollongong, yesterday, a mishap occurred, by which three or four persons narrowly escaped very serious injury…
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A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday afternoon on the body of a ship's steward named Godfrey Shiertcliff, who fell into the water from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Boating Accident. Two Men Drowned. SYDNEY
A FATAL boating accident occurred yesterday afternoon, when owing to the violence of the southerly gale a dingey containing five men was swamped in Homebush Bay, Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidents at West Maitland. Shot by a Revolver
A MAN named Anthony Byers,' a resident of Fishery Creek, met with a painful accident a day or two back. It appears that he was examining a loaded revolver, when one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Youth
A YOUTH named Kennedy, age 15 years, was admitted to the hospital last evening suffering from a wound in the thigh caused by a pitchfork. The lad, who is employed in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accidents at Greta. Thrown from a Sulky
MRS. GEORGE THOMAS, of Branxton, met with a severe accident on Thursday. She was driving in a sulky on the Elderslie-road, and when near Radfordslea House the horse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another 'Bus Accident. Several Passengers Injured. SYDNEY
ABOUT half-past 8 this morning a Marrickville 'bus, drawn by four horses, driven by the proprietor (W. Farrell), and crowded with young ladies inside and men outside, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Boy Drowned. Sydney
YESTERDAY afternoon a little boy named James Alfred Redditt, 6 years of age, was drowned in the harbour at the foot of Bathurtst-street. Radditt and two other boys…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidents at Maitland. Fall From a Verandah
A LITTLE girl named Bennett fell from her father's verandah in Maitland several feet non Friday, and was considerably injured about the face, necessitating several stitches being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Street Accident. Sydney
A baby boy named Walter Burkill, aged 2 years, who lived with his parents in Woolloomooloo, was run over and killed by a butcher's cart this morning. The driver of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News From Broken Hill. The Unemployed. Departure of Police. Fatal Accident. Broken Hill
THE Unionist Committee to-day received £181 10s from various sources, including £100 from the Bendigo branch of the A.M.A. The council's issue of coupons this week is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowning Case at Minmi
AT 10 o'clock yesterday morning a little girl named Isabella Bower, age 3 years, daughter of Mr. William Bower, of Minmi, was accidentally drowned in an underground tank…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News From Broken Hill. The Recent Fatal Accident. A Missing Haintiff. More Relief Required. Broken Hill
AT the inquest on the body of Wm. Henry M'Farlane, who was killed yesterday by falling down the shaft at Block 11, a verdict of accidental death was returned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Mine Flooded in Cornwall. 25 Miners Drowned
LONDON, Tuesday.—A serious disaster has taken place in Cornwall, where the Wheal Owls mine has been flooded, 25 miners being drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gas in the Seaham Colliery. a Miner Injured
ON the 6th inst. a miner named Hargreaves while holing ill a narrow place in the Seaham Colliery, accidentally ignited a blower of gas. Before he could get out he was burned…
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