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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 26
PARTICULARS of a frightful railway accident reached the local police authorities at an early hour on Saturday evening, by which a fettler named James Williams, aged 46 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Saturday forenoon Mrs. Brady, of Dunmore, her son, and daughter, were the subjects of an accident in High-street, West Maitland. They were seated on a vehicle in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An accident took place to-day (Sunday) from the effects of a kick from a horse to a young man named Walter Mason. It seems that the young fellow was handling a young…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE sad nature of the accident which befel James Williams, the fettler, whilst employed as watchman on the bridge now in course of construction at Ironbark Creek, was made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Mr. E. M. CLARK said he noticed by the votes and proceedings of last night that he was not represented as having been present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Tuesday, Captain J. Brinkworth, of the tug Emu, reported of the local police authorities that his cook, George Bailey, 45 years of age, had been missing since the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons last night the Government amendment to the Employers' Liability Bill, refusing compensation for accidents solely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The little girl of Mr. Marshes, who met with an accident on Monday by falling out of a cart, is progressing favourably, and out of danger…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AN inquest was held by Mr. G. C. Martin, the District Coroner, at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday, touching the death of the cook of the tug Emu, George Bailey, a man of about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Thursday.—Captain the Hon. T. Brassey, of the West Kent (Queen's Own) Yeomanry, and only son of Lord Brassey, was thrown from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A cable received iron London gives the departure of the ship Derwent, from Plymouth for Sydney, on Thursday last, after having undergone repairs she required in consequence of her collision with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Sunday.—Owing to the capsizing of a boat in Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland, six petty officers belonging to H.M.S. Collingwood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Sunday.—A terrible panic occurred at Pisa, Italy, to-day. An enormous crowd had assembled in the cathedral to witness the uncovering of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last Sunday night an elderly lady sustained a shock and slight injuries as the, result of a bicycle accident. She was crossing High-street when one of the noiseless…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wm. Maloney, grocer, Ann-street, while stopping from a tram-car in motion, fell, and the wheel passed over his leg. He died from his injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A private cable message received from Gibraltar to-day reports that on the passage from Port said of the Orotava one of the West Australian militiamen, named Sneller,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A COLLISION occurred in the harbour about 6.30 a.m. yesterday, between the well known steamers Shaftesbury and Pacific, resulting in serious damage to both vessels. At the time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before noon yesterday a young man named Jacob Dahlin narrowly escaped being killed, while riding along High-street. West Maitland. When passing Mr. Arren's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Friday morning the steamer Lubra lying alongside Bunbury (W.A), had a plate knocked in, and the water began flow, but the hole was stopped with blankets. The Lubra hauled off, and continued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WHILST returning from the Hexham sculling handicap on Saturday evening, two cyclists and a horseman came to grief, and were all more or less assisted by Messrs. Donald…
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