A Man Drowned
The train which arrived from Maitland shortly before 9 o'clock last night brought news of supposed loss of life at Hexham. From the meagre information to hand it is…
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Accidents, 1899
318 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 16
Parliament. Thursday, August 24. Legislative Assembly. Sailors' Boarding Houses in Newcastle. the Practice of Crimping. Injuries Fund for Accidents on Wharves and Ships. Motion of Adjournment. Alleged Breach of the Constitution Act. Sydney
The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The MINISTEER FOR EDUCATION, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Hurricane. a Heavy Rainfall. All Low Lands Inundated. Man Drowned at Hexham. Destruction of Property. Floods in the Hunter Valley. the Inundation in the Maitland District. Shipping in Distress. a Vessel on the North Beach
On the occasion of the terrific and disastrous "Maitland" gale last year, "the oldest inhabitant" besieged at his fireside, informed interviewers that it was the hardest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sad Drowning Accident
Unfortunately floods in the Hunter are too often accompanied by accidents which result in the loss of human life, and the present one has proved no exception to the rule. At…
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A man went to bed excessively drunk, and was found dead in the morning. The natural conclusion was, of course, that he died from alcoholic poisoning, but the…
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The Rev. Percy Thomas, curate at St. Mary's Church, was thrown from a horse in High-street yesterday afternoon at about half-past 2 o'clock, and narrowly escaped…
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LONDON, Friday.—A shocking railway disaster is reported from Chill. A train fell into the River Mapecha, and sixty persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Shooting Accident at Mulbring
A telegram was received from the Mount Vincent police on Saturday afternoon at the police station, stating that a boy named Thomas Lee had been accidentally shot by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Drowning Disaster at Denman. Both Bodies Recovered
Full particulars of the drowning disaster at Denman are to hand, and show that the deceased men, Alfred Edwin Crawley and Gorden Smith, with Constable H. W…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland District the Fatal Shooting Accident at Mulbring
An inquest was held at Mulbring yesterday morning into the circumstances connected with the death of the lad Thomas Lee, who died from the effects of a…
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Late yesterday afternoon a boy named Joseph Harris Hanion, 13 years of age, accidentally fell from a plank into a pool in the Wickham Park, and was drowned…
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The attitude displayed in the Legislative Assembly on the occasion of the introduction of the Miners' Accident Relief Bill was probably not due to indifference regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to Mr. Hugh M'connell
An accident of a serious nature happened to Mr. Hugh M'Connell, of Mary Vale Estate, on the Richmond Vale road, on Monday afternoon. Mr. M'Connell was returning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Islington Drowning Case Verdict of Accidental Death
Mr. G. C. Martin, the District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at Cobb's Durham Hotel, Islington, yesterday morning, touching the death of the lad Joseph…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Accident to a Child. Coroner's Inquest
Mr. G. C. Martin, district coroner, began an inquest yesterday afternoon at the Hidden Treasure Hotel, Cook's Hill, respecting the circumstances which caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter from George Towns. How the Accident Happened. Run Down by a Four-oared Crew. Two Ribs Broken. a Trip to Portsmouth
Writing to our sporting representative from Portsmouth, under date July 25, Geo. Towns says: "I saw by letter that you had the news of my accident cabled, and I hope…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alpine Accidents
The taste for climbing Alpine heights, so strongly manifested by the youth who bore that celebrated banner with the strange device, is not only an acquired one, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident at Lambton. a Well-known Miner Killed
A fatal accident occurred at the Lambton Colliery yesterday morning, the victim being a well-known miner named James Hanlon, for years a prominent figure in the 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lambton Fatality a Verdict of Accidental Death
Mr. G. C. Martin district coroner, held an inquest at Weaver's Hotel, Lambton on Saturday morning, touching the death of the miner James Hanlon, who was killed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Cyclist Injured
A young man named R. J. Adams, employed as a telegraph operator on the railways, met with a serious accident whilst cycling along Church-street yesterday…
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