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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
465 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 24
On New year's Day, as the steamer Wellington was on her way from Auckland to Waiwara with a large party of excursionists on board, she struck something in the water, which caused her to heel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The collision which took place in the harbour on Wednesday between the ship Glonfinals and the German barque Montrosa will form the subject of an inquiry by the local Marine to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ship Melanope, whilst proceeding to sea yesterday afternoon, bound for Mauritius , came into contact with the berque Serena, which was moored in the stream ready for sea. The latter vessel received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday afternoon a rent of about 4in occurred in the boiler of the paddle steamer Kennedy, trading between Pert Adelaide and Yorke'a Peninsula, when the vessel was about 14 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE lady who was injured on the cable tram yesterday has been identified as Mrs. Shearston, mother of the Rev. T. S. Shearston. The lady resides at Rushcutters Bay. She is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN inquiry was held on Saturday by the local Marine Board into the cause of the collision between the barque Montrosa and the ship Glenfinias, which took place in the harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A TERRIBLE bathing accident took place in Johnstone's Bay yesterday afternoon. Some boys, including William Reddie, aged 11 years and 9 months, were bathing outside the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PAINFUL accident happened in the Stockton pit on Saturday morning. By some reason or other one of the horses got off the track, and a youth aged 14, named W. E. Reid,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Marine Board this afternoon gave their decision in the case of the collision between the tugs Gamecock and Leveret on December 20 at Sydney Heads. The board found that:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE body of a man aged 23 years, whose name was John Treleaven, was found floating in Cook's River this morning near Canterbury. The deceased had resided at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SPECIAL meeting of the local Marine Board took place yesterday to give the decision concerning the inquiry which was held on Saturday into the cause of the collision…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the storm on Friday night the Sir Henry Lawrence, a barque of 1220 tons, which was berthed at the south side of the lower swinging basin in the River Yarra, broke adrift and ran stem on into the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →YESTERDAY morning at about half-past 8 o'clock a miner named Richard Nicholls, who lives in William-street, Hamilton, met with an accident whilst working in the A.A. Co.'s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Mogul, which arrived at London on the 11th instant, has been damaged by collision. The extent of damage to cargo (if any) not yet ascertained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A WHEELER named Robert Brown, of Jesmond, was severely injured in the Lambton mine yesterday morning. It appears the lad was wheeling a skip, when some part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A report dated Cardiff, December 11, says :âThe ship Kinross-shire, whilst making for the entrance at Barry collided with the east pier, causing considerable damage to the latter. The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A YOUNG man named Frank Blackburn, employed as an engineer in the Australian star office, was last evening caught in the belting of the machinery and seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two tramway accidents took place yesterday, one being fatal. A motor and two cars attached was returning from Bondi to Sydney last night, and when in Oxford-atrest a man…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SEROUS mining accident happened to a minor named Joseph Dodds, a resident of Jesmond, yesterday. Dodds was working in the Wallsend Colliery, when a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.—The Due d'Orleans, who is at present in Italy, met with a severe accident while out hunting to-day. He was thrown violently…
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