Fatality at Waratah
THE unfortunate man Thomas Hopkins, who was injured by a fall of clay in his brickyard on Thursday, died early on Friday morning from shock caused by the severe injures…
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Accidents, 1897
509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 26
The Southesk in Collision
A report from Ostend, under date March 30, states that the barque Southesk arrived at Ostend with a Cargo of nitrate on March 30th. The vessel entered the port with assistance, apparently damaged, after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton. Accident on the Reclamation Works
At about half past 10 yesterday morning a very severe accident befell Mr. Henben Lavis, once lessee of the Royal Hotel, who for some considerable time has been employed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident with a Dynamite Cap
AT about 10 o'clock on Saturday morning a very severe accident befe[?]a young girl named Wilson, about 16 years of age daughter of Mr. Thomas Wilson, a miner residing in…
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A MISS JAMES, of New Lambton, had rather a miraculous escape from meeting with a serious burning accident yesterday. With two other ladies she was walking along…
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A wire from Melbourne states that the steamer Despatch when off the Quarantine Station on Saturday last, had a narrow escape from collision with the inward-bound steamer Barrier The captain of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality at Wallsend. Death of A Boy
A SON of Mr. Patrick O'Donnell, a resident of Pittown, Wallsend, met with rather a peculiar accident yesterday from the effects of which he died. The little fellow, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at the Glebe. Two Lives Lost. Inquest and Verdict
A MOST distressing accident took place at Merewether at an early hour yesterday morning, by which an old man named Denis Cronin, over 70 years of age, and a lad…
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Shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday morning a girl 13 years of age, second daughter of Mr. Bennett, of Carrington-street, Horseshoe Bend, West Maitland, narrowly escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland District. ACCIDENT
A YOUTH named John Gillam was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from a lacerated wound in the left arm. The accident was caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fishing Accident at Brighton Beach. Melbourne
A CONSTABLE patrolling the Brighton Beach found a naked boy lying on the rocks. A fishing boat was found with the lad's clothes and some fishing tackle in it. The boy was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown. Accident
A navy named Patrick Regan fell off the herb into the gutter in Union-street, Adamstown, and broke his leg just above the ankle. He was removed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Accident on Board Ship. Fell Down the Hold
AN apprentice named Albert Holland, engaged on board the ship Dunbritten, met with a very serious accident through falling down the hold of that vessel at an early hour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Collision Off Sandy Hook
The United States Supreme Court has decided that the liner Umbria was alone in fault in its collision with the French steamer Iberia some years ago, whereby the latter went to the bottom. The affair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The County of Pembroke in Collision
Advices from Plymouth, under date April 2, state that the barque County of Pembroke (Captain Roberts), homeward bound from Caleta Buena, arrived at Plymouth in tow of the steamer Ainsdale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrington. the Recent Cycling Accident
It is pleasing to note that Mr. John Thornton, who recently met with the serious cycling accident in Hunter-street West, is progressing favourably towards recovery,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Fatal Accident
A lad named M'Millan, 16 years of age, was run over by a Williamstown train and killed this afternoon. Another youth was crossing the line with him but escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at New Lambton
A MINER named Joseph Mess met with a very painful accident yesterday while at his work in the Barwoood mine It appears that he was in the act of putting in a sp[?]ag when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Derwent Collision Case
An action arising out of a collision in the English Channel between the sailing ship Derwent (J. R. Andrew, master), outward bound for Sydney, and the steamer Milo (W. S. Wallace, master) was before…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A train containing 1000 German soldiers was derailed to-day near Gerolstein, in Rhenish Prussia, on the line from…
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