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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 26
IMMEDIATELY on arrival here from Sydney yesterday Captain Weston, of the steamer Sophia Ann, reported having rescued a man from the bottom of a capsized boat about 6…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWS is to hand of the loss of the well-known ship British Peer, an occurrence which unfortanately was attended by the loss of 19 lives. The British Peer was a fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY three boys, brothers, named Kerslake were drowned in a creek at Enfield. The boys, who were George Henry Kerslake, aged 13, Philip, aged 10, and Stephen, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A telegram from Esperance states that the mail packet Macgregor is again in trouble. She was preparing to get away for Eucla, when she grounded, swung round, and was beached 100ft from the shore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A TERRIBLE fatality occurred to Mr. Joseph Leeds, the well-known stock salesman, agent of the firm of J. Leeds and Co. The deceased gentleman was present as usual at the stock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A WIRE received from Melbourne this evening says that during the voyage of the steamer Australian from Newcastle to that port a terrific gale was experienced. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whilst returning home from his professional duties on Thursday afternoon, Mr. John H. Holt met with a rather serious accident. He was proceeding along…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fatal accident occurred at the Wallaroo mines this morning, when a miner named John Warren was killed. He was working with his son and another man at a stope,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT an inquest to-day concerning the death of Mr. Joseph Leeds, the well-known stock and station agent, a verdict of accidental death was returned. It appears that Mr. Leeds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A further examination of the steamer Ruapehu, which went ashore at Farewell Point, shows that the sternpost has been broken. The repairs will take about a week to effect…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE list of bolting episodes in West Maitland was augmented yesterday morning by a very exciting occurrence. A milk cart owned by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An accident took place yesterday at the Co-operative Colliery to a miner named Robert Drysdale, by a fall of coal, whereby he sustained a fracture…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A SAD fatality occurred this afternoon in connection with the trial of M'Quellan's new diving gear, which was intended to be used at much greater depths than is at present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. and Mrs. Hodson, of Holmsville, near West Wallsend, had rather a trying experience yesterday, and one which they are not likely to forgot for some time to come…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. John Creig, a carter of this town, met with a very painful accident yesterday morning while at his work carting coal from Lambton Colliery. By some means or other…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A miner named Alexander Dobbie met with a painful accident in the Duckenfield Colliery on Thursday forenoon while engaged firing a charged of blasting powder. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A boy named William Wright, aged about 8 or 9 years, was drowned in the river at the foot of Tank-street, whilst bathing about 6 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The drowning fatality which occurred at Morpeth on Saturday indicates the danger of allowing children to bathe in the river unattended by some adult person. A little boy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A sad burning fatality occurred at Gladesville. A girl named Elizabeth Robinson, 8½ years of age, entered an outhouse in the rear of her parents' premises just after the father…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another accident occurred at the Duckenfield Colliery on Saturday. The unfortunate minor is named Green, and is supposed to be 74 years of age. A lump of coal fell on his…
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