Greta. Accident
Two little boys belonging to W. Baker were chopping firewood yesterday afternoon, when by an accident the one using the tomahawk struck the other on one of the fingers…
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Accidents, 1897
509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 26
Disastrous Collision
Advices by the last mail received from Heligsland report a serious collision between two vessels—one the Dutch steamer Firdene, bound from Cagliari for Stockholm with a cargo of salt, and the other the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Shaftesbury-pacific Collision. Marine Board Inquiry
AN inquiry was opened before the Marine Board yesterday, touching the collision which occurred in the harbour on June 2 between the steamers Shaftesbury and Pacific. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pacific-Shaftesbury Collision. Marine Board Inquiry
THE inquiry into the collision between the Pacific and Shaftesbury was resumed yesterday morning, when the cross-examination of Captain Melville was continued by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Pacific-Shaftesbury Collision. Marine Board Inquiry
THE Marine Board inquiry into the collision between the Pacific and Shaftesbury on June 2 was resumed yesterday, when Captain Millar, continuing his evidence,…
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The teamer Andania is due here to-day from West Australia. Advices from the West state that as the steamer arrived opposite Rottnest Island, after having left the jetty at Fremantle for Newcastle, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Disaster in Paris a Dreadfuly Cyclone. Buildings Destroyed. Serious Fatality
LONDON, Sunday.—A terrible cyclone swept over Paris and the suburbs to-day. Mary houses and factories were wrecked, and carriages were overturned in the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Tramway Fatality
STELLA BECKMAN, aged 5 years, was knocked down by a tram at the junction of Redfern and Regent streets last night, and received injuries which resulted in almost immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Plattsburg. Colliery Accident
A peculiar accident occurred at the Co-operative Colliery yesterday morning to a miner named Edward Coxon. It appears that at the time of the accident Coxon was in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parliament. Wednesday, 23Rd June, 1897. Legislative Assembly. Telephone Tunnel Work. A Time Limit for Speeches. Mr. Payten's Appointment as Stipendiary. Judges' Relatives Disqualification Bill. The Accident at Broken Hill. Constitution Bill Debate. Sydney
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4 30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. A number of questions of which Mr. Fegan had given notice were postponed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta. Accident
Mr. Gee. Jones, a young man about 22 years of age, met with a severe accident yesterday. Mr. Jones, with two other young men, went out into the Belford district to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident on the Railway. a Guard Injured
J. K. SMART, a guard on the railway, was injured yesterday whilst engaged uncoupling some coal waggons on the Newcastle side of the High Level Bridge. By some means,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →H.m.s. Karrakatta in Collision
A telegram has been received by Rear-Admiral Bridge, stating that H.M.S. Karrakatta has been in collision. The vessel was anchored at Bowen (Q ), and, according to the message received, was fouled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Colonial Troops. Few Accidents
The crowds in the streets on Tuesday night viewing the illuminations recognised the colonial troops, who were also looking on, and formed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shaftesbury-pacific Collision. The Inquiry Closed
THE inquiry into the collision between the steamers Shaftesbury and Pacific, which occurred in the harbour on June 2 last, was resumed at the Custom House yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. Fatal Accident
A young man, name unknown, but believed to be White, fell down an embankment near Wiseman Bros." stationery shop, Albert-street, yesternight, and was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. the Embankment Fatality
The body of the man who was killed by falling down an embankment in Albert-street, has been identified as that of Abraham White…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shaftesbury-pacific Collision. Marine Board Decision
THE local Marine Board yesterday delivered its reserved decision in connection with the Shaftesbury-Pacific collision, which occurred in the harbour on June 2. The board found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Professor Koch—Cordillera Collision. Marine Board Inquiry
AN inquiry was opened before the Marine, Board yesterday into the circumstances of the collision between the German barque Professor Koch and the barque Cordillera,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cordillera—professor Koch Collision. Marine Board Decision
THE Marine Board yesterday afternoon delivered its reserved decision in connection with the Cordillera-Professor Koch inquiry. The board found that the collision between…
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