Fatal Railway Accident
A shocking accident occurred early yesterday morning by which Robert Wickham, the driver of the passenger train from Sydney to Newcastle, lost his life. It appears that the…
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Accidents, 1896
465 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 24
Accident in a Theatre. a Fall from the Gallery. A Man Seriously Injured. Sydney
A PECULIAR accident took place last night at the Tivoli Theatre, Castlereagh-street. Soon after the early doors were opened a rush was made for the gallery, and a young man named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident Near Cooma. Driver and Fireman Injured. Sydney
AN accident of a serious nature, resulting in damage to rolling stock, occurred to the Cooma train early this morning between two and three miles from Goulburn. The train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident at the Dyke. a Coaltrimmer Killed
EARLY yesterday morning a coaltrimmer named Nicholas Russell, whilst working at the steamship Oonah, met with an accident which subsequently resulted in his death. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Yarra Collision
The Marine Board opened an inquiry on Monday in respect to the collision which took place in the Yarra on June 5 between the steamer Chingtu and the Harbour Trust's hopper barge. The evidence was to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fatality on the Oonah. a Verdict of Accidental Death
THE circumstances surrounding the death of Nicholas Russell, the coal-trimmer, who, on Monday morning, fell down the after-hatch of the steamer Oonah, lying at No. 11 crane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. the Tivoli Fatality
The man Alfred Lewis Neander, who was injured in the stalls at the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday night through a youth named Gill falling upon him from the gallery, lingered…
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This morning a man named George Smith and a boy named Albert Little were seriously injured in a quarry at Lochinvar by a fall of earth. The sufferers were conveyed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident on the Wendouree
An accident resulting in the death of two engineers and the serious injury of a third, occurred on board the Wendouree at Port Adelaide on Tuesday afternoon. At 3 o'clock, four engineers named James…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Titus Disabled. Accident to Her Machinery. Grounded at Nelson's Bay. Nelson's Bay
THE well-known steamer Titus entered the Heads this morning flying letters R.F.N.D., also stating that her machinery was disabled. When entering the harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District. Fatal Accident
A YOUNG man named Thomas O'Neill sustained terrible injuries on the Maitland- Cessnock-road on Saturday night. He had been at west Maitland during the afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. Swing Fatality
Geo. Norris, the young man who fell out of a swingboat on Monday evening, at Norwood, causing serious injuries to his spine, died at the Adelaide Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend. Curious Accident
Last night a son of James Gibson, of Brookstown, was engaged making lead bullets when, owing to some water in the mould, the melted metal…
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AT 5 30 yesterday morning an accident of a serious character happened to a number of miners while proceeding to Dudley Colliery. They were being taken out to the colliery in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Terrible Disaster in Japan. Awful Death Roll. 27,000 Persons Killed, 8000 INJURED
LONDON, Thursday.—It is estimated that the number of persons who perished in the recent tidal wave which swept over the north-east coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident on a British War Vessel. Bursting of a Pipe. Serious Casualties
LONDON, Thursday.—A serious accident took place on board H.M.S. Blake, a twin-screw cruiser of the first-clars, belonging to the Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to the Fernmount
A TELEGRAM received from the Macloay River yesterday stated that the steamer Fernmount, in attempting to cross out yesterday morning, grounded, losing her rudder and rudder-foot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Adamstown. Accident
Mr. J. M'Namara, who received injuries to his back by a horse and cart going over the enbankment on the Charlestown-road on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Late Buggy Accident
Misses Scobie and Gleghorn, the young ladies who were thrown from a buggy in High-street, West Maitland, on Friday afternoon, have almost recovered from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident
LastSaturday evening Alphonso Guilfoyle, a little lad 9 years old, son of Mr. Patrick Guilfoyle, of Phœnix Park, was thrown from his horse and sustained injuries which re…
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