Sinking of a Lighter. Four men Nearly Drowned. Sydney
A LIGHTER with for men on board sank at Circular Quay at an early hour this morning. The lighter belongs to the Sydney Wool Dumping and Stevedoring Association, and…
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Accidents, 1897
509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 26
In Collision with an Iceberg. the German Ship Lika. in Port Jackson Disabled. Sydney
THE German ship Lika, in ballast, bound from Santos to Newcastle, put into Sydney at 8 50 this morning in a disabled condition, and anchored in Watson's Bay, being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Accident on the Macgregor
A telegram from Perth states that the seaman David Oliver, who was injured by the explosion on the steamer Macgregor, died on Wednesday night. At the inquest held a verdict was returned to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fearful Outrage Near Salonica. Railway Bridge Blown Up. Turkish Train Wrecked. Many Turks Drowned
LONDON, Sunday. — News of a terrible outrage is reported from Salonica, the second commercial city of Turkey in Europe. While a train conveying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Waratah. Punt Accident
YESTERDAY morning while the Mosquito Island punt was crossing from Port Waratah conveying three horses and two drays loaded with stone, one…
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IN connection with the collision between these two vessels reported recently by cable, advices to hand state that according to the captain's statement the France, which has a…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Another shipping disaster is reported from Ushant, on the north-west coast of France, the steamer Utrecht, belonging to a…
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Two peculiar accidents which the victims narrowly escaped very serious injury occurred in the Maitland district on Thursday last. In one case, a young man named…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The South Waratah Fatality Inquest and Verdict. Accidental Death
AN inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick Foster, a miner employed at the South Waratah Colliery, who was killed on Monday, was held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Lift Fatality
AT the inquest on the lad James Smith who was killed by a lift accident at Wynyard Buildings, Wynyard-square, yesterday, a verdict of accidental death was to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mississippi in Flood. Fifty Persons Drowned. Great Destruction
LONDON, Monday.—Serious floods have occurred in the Mississippi River Valley. At Memphis, Tennessee, the flood is 40 miles wide. Fifty persons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Oratava's Accident
Some passengers who have arrived at Albany by the R.M.B. Ballaarat, say that the steamer went on a coral reef at 11 o'clock at night. Many were in their bunks, but few knew that anything serious had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta. Accident
Whilst two sons of G. W. Batey, council clerk, were riding a horse to Newtown, about 6 o'clock yesterday evening, a dog jumped up at the horse's head, causing it to swerve…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident at the Co-operative Colliery
AN accident occurred at the Co-operative Colliery on Thursday to a boy named John A. Thomas, which has since terminated fatally. It seems that the youth, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Drowned at Wallsend
SERGEANT COUGHLIN, stationed at Wallsend, reported to Inspector Lynch yesterday that a boy named Blair, 5 years of age, had been drowned in an underground tank at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Accident to a Sailor
THE adjourned inquest regarding the death of Colin Murray, who was killed by a fall down the hold of the steamship Bothwell Castle, was concluded this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Accident to the S.s. Oak Branch
The Mayer of Cardiff (Wales) last month presented £1000 to the officers and crew of the steamer Oak Branch on behalf of the underwriters of the vessel, in recognition of the skill and seamanship displayed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sad Fatality at Merewether
WHILE an eight-year-old child named Lydia Lewis, who resided in Morgan-street, was on her way to school yesterday morning, a lighted match, said to have been thrown at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escape of Lord Loch. a Carriage Accident
LONDON, Friday.—Lord Loch had a narrow escape from a serious accident to-day. While riding in a cab the horse took fright and, the driver losing…
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On Saturday last a young man named Wright sustained painful injuries at Rothbury in a peculiar manner. He was drawing water in a cask placed on a slide, when…
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