Drowning Fatality
BETWEEN 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a sad case of drowning occurred at Charlestown. A youth aged 14, the son of Mr. Henry Broadway, was on a visit to a friend…
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Accidents, 1898
362 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 19
The Charlestown Fatality. Accidental Drowning
MR. G. C. MARTIN, the District Coroner, held an inquest at the Post Office Hotel, Charles. town, yesterday morning, touching the death of the youth John James Broadway,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Burning Accident. a Sydney Man Falls on a Hot Steam-pipe in a Bath. His Flesh Adhered to the Pipe Like a Steak to a Fryingpan. an Awful Sight
WHILE in a bath in Pitt-street, a Mr. Jarvis had the misfortune to slip and fall on the hot water pipes, and before he could be resoued he was scalded and burnt in a terrible way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Namoi-gosford Collision. Marine Board Inquiry
AN inquiry was opened before the local Marine Board yesterday touching the collision between the steamers Namoi and Gosford in the river on Boxing Day. Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Centennial Reservoir Accident. Sydney
THE Engineer-in-Chief for Public Works has, placed a report before the Minister on the subject of the accident which recently occurred at the reservoir now under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Lift Accident. a Fall of 30 Feet. a Solicitor Badly Injured. Sydney
A SHOCKING lift accident occurred this afternoon at the Norwich Union Chambers, corner of Hunter, Castlereagh, and Bligh streets, as a result of which terrible injuries were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta. Accident to a Boy
Freddy Snushall, a ten year old son of Senir-constable Snushall, met with a nasty accident yesterday afternoon. The little fellow had been riding, and is endeavouring…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Risks. Accident at Burwood
YESTERDAY morning, about 10 o'clock, a miner named William Cuthburt, residing at Glebe-road, Adamstown, met with a serious accident whilst following his occupation in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrington. Car Accident
On Monday evening a girl ten years of age, named Lilian Bell, daughter of Mr. Fred. Bell, of Young-street, was run over by a cab when returning home from school. It…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Australia. Perth, Thursday. Serious Railway Collision
At about half-past 11 on Tuesday night a serious collilsion occurred at Tammin station, a hundred miles east of Perth, on the Kalgoorlie line. The train from Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowning Fatality
YESTERDAY a child aged 4 years, son of Mrs. C. Quidden, a widow residing at Broadmeadow, was drowned in an underground tank. The child had been with his grandmother,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Gun Explosion. ON H.M.S. Bouncer. Two Men Killed and Six Injured
LONDON, Thursday.—A terrible explosion occurred to-day, during gun practice on H.M.S. Bouncer, twin-screw gunboat for coast defence, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. a Buggy Accident
A serious accident occurred on Saturday afternoon at about 2 o'clock, when Mr., Mrs., and Miss Tegg were thrown from a buggy near their residence at Fishery Creek, and…
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BETWEEN 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a little boy named Bertic Thomas, son of Mr. W. Thomas, license of the Minors' Arms Hotel, Young Wallsend, was drowned in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Drowning Case. Inquest and Verdict
MR. G. C. MARTIN, the District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at the Miners' Arms Hotel, Young Wallsend, yesterday morning, touching the death of the little boy Bertie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Explosion. Two Killed and One Hundred Injured
LONDON, Monday. — A terrible disaster occurred during a fire at an oil refinery at Newcastle-on-Tyne yesterday. A tank containing 16…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Vehicle Accident
The Belmore road was the scene of a somewhat sensational runaway yesterday afternoon. A horse attached to a sulky bolted from the vicinity of Mr. Bowden's residence…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Accident at Young Wallsend
WHILE the mourners attending the funeral of young Bartie Thomas, whose sad death by drowning we have already published, were returning homewards, Harold Griffiths, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Fatal Accident
Bertie Green, 9 years, was run over on the railway line new Stawall and killed. DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL. Mrs. Cameror, who was shot by her bus…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in the Harbour. the Lindus and Temuco
SHORTLY before 6 a, m. on Saturday morning a collision occurred in the harbour between the Chllian ship Tomu[?], and the steam collier Lindus, by which both vessels received eon…
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