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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

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Railway Collision in Brussels. Twenty-eight People Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Intelligence has been received from Brussels stating that a railway accident of a serious nature has occurred there, the result…

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Collision in Hunter-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 5

AN exciting collision occurred in Hunter-street West shortly after 8 o'clock last evening, but fortunately no severe damage was done either to the drivers or the vehicles. A…

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Fatal Collision in the Harbour. a Steamer Capsizes a Boat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 4

INSPECTOR LYNCH has boon informed by Senior-constable H. Monday, of the water police, of a fatality in the harbour late on Monday night. It appears that the…

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The Collision in the Harbour. Opening of the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 7

THE body of Henry Henry, the seaman who was drowned on Monday night by the capsizing of a boat near the stone-crusher, in consequence of a…

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Accident at Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 5

ON Tuesday afternoon, between 4 and 5 o'clock, a miner named James Somerville, living in Pitt-street, was brought out of the Stockton mine rather severely injured by a…

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Accident to the County of Peebles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 4

A reported dated Port Pirie, February 15, says:—"The four-masted ship County of Peebles sailed from the anchorage on Sunday bound for Hamburg with cargo of sulphide ore. When off the Middle…

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Fatality at Bellambi. Mr. Russell M'Cabe Shot. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 5

MR F. RUSSELL M'Cabe, second son of Mr. F. P. M'Cabe, of Bel;ambi, was late on Friday found by his brothers, Major M'Cabe and Mr. Frank M'Cabe, near a fence on the…

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Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A shocking accident occurred yesterday at a colliery at Leigh, in Lancashire. While a number of miners were being lowered…

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Accident at the Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

SEVERAL miners employed at the Hetton Colliery narrowly escaped serious injury at about 10 o'clock yesterday morning by a fall of coal, As it happened the only victim was…

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Terrible Accident. a Wharf Labourer Seriously Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 5

A TERRIBLE accident occurred yesterday to a wharf labourer named William Manson, a resident of the Glebe, who was engaged loading the steamer Port Chalmers. The…

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The Fatal Collision in the Harbour. Conclusion of the Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 5

Tue inquest touching the death of Henry Henry, the seaman who was drowned on the evening of the 17th instant by the capsizing of a boat in the harbour near the…

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Fatality at Broken Hill. a Miner Terribly Mutilated. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 5

A HORRIBLE cage accident occurred at Block 10 this morning. Thos. Hall, a miner, was coming up Kelly's shaft at the change of shifts. His mate believes that Hall stooped…

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Accident in the Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 5

YESTERDAY a serious accident b[?]fel shift-men in the Co-operative Colliery named George Kane, the licensee of the Hand of Friendship Hotel, Minmi. Whilst he was…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 5

The body of a women whose name is unknown was found near the Bribie Island at Moreton Bay. She is supposed to have been a victim of the Pearl disaster…

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Accident to the Glenbervie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 4

The Glenbarvic, barque, 800 tons, of Glasgow, hound from Hamburg to Adelaide, went ashore at Hasborough, on the coast of Norfolk but was afterwards assisted off and toward into London…

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Accident at Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 5

A VERY serious accident occurred to Mr. John Lawson, grocer, Minmi, while on his way to West Wallsend with a load of goods. His horse shied at some workmen engaged near…

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Accident to a Government Tug. The Orestes and a Punt Aground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 5

THE Government tug Orestes, which is attached to the Harbours and Rivers Department, met with an accident yesterday morning through the tow-rope of a punt she…

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A Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 8

At some time during Thursday night or yesterday morning a valuable mare, the property of Mr. B. E. Sullivan, of East Maitland, was cut to pieces near the…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. a Boy Drowned at Balmain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 5

AN inquest was held yesterday concerning the drowning of a boy at the Balmain baths on Friday night. After a swimming carnival a number of lads were allowed in to swim…

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Accident to a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 5

THE steamer Chilka, of the British India Steam Navigation Company's fleet, which reached the harbour on Friday from Sydney, narrowly escaped sinking on Saturday…

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