Collision
A collision occurred about the 22nd of November in the Anjer Roads between the British ship City of Benares, bound from Batavia to Delaware Breakwater. and the British barque Craigerne, hound…
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Accidents, 1899
318 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 16
Supposed Drowning Case
When the steamer Namoi arrived here yesterday from Sydney it was discovered that a saloon passenger, who appeared on the passenger list as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at the Burwood Colliery
William Ford, a miner, employed at Burwood Colliery, and residing at New Lambton, met with an accident in that mine yesterday. A stone fell from the roof,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Sporting News. the Injured Jockeys
At 12 o'clock last night the hospital report was that the injured jockeys, Geo. Durston and H. Tuite, were in a bad way, the latter being in a particularly precarious condition. He is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Voorwaarts. Captain and Offficers Drowned
LONDON, Thursday.—Further particulars regarding the wreck of the steamer Voorwaarts, off Penzance, Cornwall, show that the captain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle J.c.'s Races. Voma Wins the Handicap. Two Jockeys Injured
The race meeting under the auspices of the Newcastle Jockey Club was well attended yesterday. The weather was beautifully fine, and the racing was all that…
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At a late hour last night Geo. Durston, the injured jockey, was in a precarious condition, and the worst fears are entertained for his recovery. Tuite was slightly better, but he…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Minmi a Pair of Accidents
A young man named William Taylor met with a rather serious accident on Thursday afternoon in No. 11 section of Back Creek Colliery. Taylor works on the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Derwent-mahinapua Collision
The recent collision between the steamships Derwent and the Mahinapua, in the river Yarra, came again before the Marine Board on Friday. Messrs. C. Taylor and H. Belfrage submitted evidence which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adamstown. Accident
While returning from the camp meeting at Broadmeadow on Saturday night Mrs. W. Fenson fell in a hole and severely injured her back. Dr. Caro, of the Seventh Day…
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A serious buggy accident is reported from Largs. It appears that Mr. Butler, of Brush Farm, accompanied by his wife, was driving from his residence to visit a relative residing…
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The death of the jockey Durston from a fall received at the Newcastle Racecourse was declared yesterday by a coroner's jury to have been a purely…
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LONDON, Monday.—Intelligence from Athens reports that King George of Greece has met with a severe accident, his foot having been baldly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowning Case. Singleton, Tuesday Night
S[?] after [?] to-night [?] man named David Gardiner, a compositor, about 25 years of age, employed at the "Budget" office, Singleton, during the last eleven weeks,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District a Stranger Found Drowned
Yesterday morning two tramps informed the East Maitland police that the dead body of a man was lying in a quarry waterhole, near the Newcastle-road. Senior-Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accidents on Racecourses What Are the Causes? the Tricks of the Trade. a Word About Boy Jockeys
The frequency of disasters upon the metropolitan and country racecourses resulting in the deaths of horses and riders has drawn public attention to a state of things…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Ultimo Fatality. Sydney
The inquest, into the circumstances connected with the death of Robert Crooks was resumed to-day. Alfred and David Carroll were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fog Accidents and Saipmasters' Responsibility
In the Admiralty Court, London, on the 1st ultime, Mr. Justice Barnes, who was assisted by the Trinity Masters, delivered an important judgment arising out of the sinking of the sailing ship…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ultimo Fatality. Sydney
The inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of Robert Crooks was resumed to-day. Alfred and David Carroll were present in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Injured Jockey
Tuite the injured jockey, continues to make very fair progress in the hospital. Last evening the report was that he was much easier, notwithstanding that he had not yet…
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