Drowning Fatality
THE success that attended the Stockton Regatta was marred at its conclusion by a sad drowning fatality, the victim being a seaman, whoso name is supposed to be M'Quinn…
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Accidents, 1896
465 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 24
Colliery Explosion in Prussia. Fifty Men Killed or Injured
LONDON, Wednesday.—Intelligence from Berlin states that a disastrous explosion of fire-damp took place yesterday in a colliery at Urangel, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fall From a Cliff. Accidental Death
MR. G. C. MARTIN, the District Coroner, held an inquiry yesterday at Ralph's Hotel into the circumstances attending the death of Leslie Dudley,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. the Denton Park Fatality
THE adjourned inquest on the body of Henry Booth, who was killed by a boiler explosion at Denton Park on 27th ult., was resumed by Mr. H…
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A BOY, 10 years of age, named George Wardrop, was drowned at Minmi yesterday afternoon. He was bathing with his younger brother John, aged 7, in a dam near the Back…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Accident to a Jockey
Edward Williams, the well-known jockey, was seriously injured at the Warragul races. His recovery is doubtful. BOY DROWNED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minmi Bathing Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death
MR. G. C. MARTIN, the District Coroner, hold an inquest at Minmi yesterday touching the death of the boy George Wardrop, who was drowned whilst bathing in a dam near the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bride and Bridegroom Drowned
SOME days ago a telegram from New Zealand reported the death by drowning of Mr. H. W. Woodward and his wife, of Henderson Valley. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining Accidents' Relief Fund of Victoria
A REPORT recently presented to the Minister for Mines revives memories of a terrible disaster, and shows (says the Melbourne Argus) the present position of the Mining Accidents'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident in the Stockton Colliery
AN accident, which resulted in painful but not serious injuries to a minor named James Wallace, occurred yesterday morning at the Stockton pit. The unfortunate man was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leveret-gamecock Collision
The wreck of the tugboat Leveret, which was sunk by collision with the tug Gamecock, has been abandoned. The contractors engaged in salving operations abandoned her on Friday, the hull being stated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coogee Boating Fatality. Sydney
AN inquest was held to-day into the circumstances connected with the death of Arthur T. Bleakley, who was drowned at Coogee Bay yesterday afternoon through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Leveret-Gamecock Collision. Inquiry by the Marine Board. Sydney
THE Marine Board to-day commenced an inquiry into the collision between the tugs Stomcook and Leveret at Sydney Heads on the 28th ultimo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. a Woman Injured
A MARRIED women named Harwood is in the Sydney Hospital suffering from injuries said to have been inflicted in a domestic quarrel. Her condition is serious. Her husband,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →That Fatal 'Bus Accident. Morley Not to be Prosecuted
In the case of the 'bus driver, Francis James Morley, who was committed for trial at the Coroner's Court on the 10th ult., the Solicitor-General has decided not to prosecute. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Leveret-Gamecock Collision. Marine Board Inquiry. Sydney
THE Marine Board inquiry into the collision between the Leveret and Gamecock at Sydney Heads was continued to-day. The board examined the Gamecock at Circular…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster in South Africa. Thirty-two Persons Killed. Fifty Seriously Injured
LONDON, Monday.—A shocking railway disaster has occurred in South Africa. The mail train from Johannesburg to Durban became derailed at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in the Harbour. Barque Montrosa Damaged
A COLLISION took place in the harbour yesterday between the ship Glenfinlas and the barque Montrosa, when the latter vessel sustained a good deal of damage. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Leveret-Gamecock Collision. Marine Board Inquiry. Decision Reserved. Sydney
THE Marine Board inquiry into the collision between the tugs Leveret and Gamecock, at Sydney Heads, was continued to-day. Arthur Clayton, fireman on the Gamecock,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Glenfinlas-montrosa Collision
Mr. Thomas Brooks, Lioyd's surveyor at this port, yesterday made a survey of the German barque Montrosa, which was damaged on the previous day by collision in the harbour with the ship Glenfluias…
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