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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
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A telegram from Capetown, dated December 11, says: "A serious accident occurred on Saturday, on board her Majesty's ship Blanche, at Simon's Town, while saluting the Admiral's flag. Several shots had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN accident of a rather serious nature occurred in the Duckenfield Colliery on Wednesday. It appears that a miner named Wm. Willonghby was working in his place…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrible accident occurred at Anderson's foundry, Richmond, to-day. An emery wheel burst, striking a man named John Shands, mangling him, and stripping the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Norwegian barque Petrus arrives in the harbour on Saturday from Port Chalmers after a passage of 17 days. Whilst the vessel was lying at Dunedin a steamer came into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SERIOUS accident occurred an Tuesday afternoon near the Railway Inn, Greta, to a little boy about 10 years of age, a son of Mr. James Henney, sour. It seems that the boy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MAN named David Stewart met with an accident on Wednesday morning which terminated fatally. Deceased was in the employ of Mr. W. Hogg, baker, of Minmi, and left that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE most disastrous explosion that has occurred for several years at the Government Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Cross, took place at an early…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE steamer Kanahooka foundered last Friday in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 105 miles south of Booby Island, and 40 miles off the land. One boat arrived at Normanton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A VERY serious accident occurred in the Hunter River at the Horseshoe Bond yesterday which is likely to have a fatal termination. How the accident happened is a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GEORGE SCRANTON, an engine-driver, working at the Hidden Treasure mine, met with a serious accident to-day. He fell a distance of 20ft. from a ladder, sustaining severe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INFORMATION reached the city yesterday afternoon of a drowning fatality that had occurred on the Hunter River during the morning. Four men were out in a sailing boat near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fatality occurred to-day at the South Melbourne ladies' baths. Mrs. D. Spence, of South Melbourne, was bathing, and was carried away by the surf into deep water and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Port Jackson, belonging to the P.J.S.S. Company, had a mishap to her engines on Friday afternoon. The steamer was employed during the day in the passenger trade between Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE water-police continued to drag yesterday, but without success, for the body of Matthew Curry, who was drowned in the Hunter River, near Tomago, on Sunday by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MAGISTERIAL, inquiry concerning the death of David Stewart was held at West Wallsend on Thursday, before Mr. R. Durie. Dr. Hargreaves Hanson stated that on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The young man Bertie Bogan, a resident of West Maitland, who met with a serious accident on Anniversary Day while bathing through diving into a stump in the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held on Tuesday by Dr. J. B. Nash at Mr. Henry Stevens' Red Lion Hotel, Murnain-street, Wallsend, touching the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A LITTLE boy 13 years of age named John M'Kinnon, and living in Pitt-street, Newcastle, met with a serious accident at the Junction yesterday. It appears that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A TERRIBLE affray between burglars and police took place in Bridge-street early this morning. About half-past 2 a.m. Senior constables Ball and M'Court and Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is pretty evident that the South Australian Treasurer does not think much of the Marine Board, and it would be very interesting to have an unvarnished statements of what the Marine Board think…
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