Accident in High-street
A serious accident occurred in High-street near Abbott-street corner yesterday afternoon, at about 2 o'clock. Mr. Joseph Cunningham was returning to his home in East…
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Accidents, 1899
318 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 16
Disastrous Collision at Calcutta
A report is to hand of what is regarded as the worst shipping disaster in the history of the port of Calcutta. On the 14th ult. the Port Commissioners' survey boat Resolute sank with the greater number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality on the Railway. Man Cut to Pieces
When the 11.20 train from Maitland came to a standstill between Hexham and Sandgate yesterday morning the passengers surmised that something out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident to a Child. Coroner's Inquest
At the Hidden Treasure Hotel, Cook's Hill, yesterday afternoon, the inquest opened on Friday last by Mr. G. C. Martin, district coroner, respecting the death of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland District Fatal Accident at Doyle's Hill
The death is announced of Mr. Tom Long, of Stanhope, a man who won fame as an athlete many years ago, in the "good old days" of Maitland. It appears that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Fatality. a Case of Suicide. the Man Unknown
An inquest into the circumstances surrounding, the death of the man, name unknown, who was killed on the railway line between Hexham and Sandgate on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Claim for Damages. a Verdict for £50. the Result of a Street Collision
Samuel Smith, a cab-driver, sued August Monthey, a blacksmith, of Railway-street, Merewether, for £200 damages for alleged negligence in the driving of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Railway Fatality. Boy Cut to Pieces
Senior-constable Robinson, stationed at Merewether, reported to Inspector Lynch, last evening that at 1.30 p.m. yesterday a boy named Louis Dobb, son of Mr. Benjamin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →That Political Accident
Mr. G. H. Reid had a very long innings as Premier of New South Wales. It was the longest on record, and on various recent occasions the right honorable gentleman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Fatality. Inquest and Verdict. a Warning to Schoolboys
An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of the boy Louis Dobb, who was killed on the Newcastle Coal Company's railway line on Monday, was held…
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A Durban correspondent writing on July 7th, says:—A disastrous boating fatality occurred at Tenedos Reef, off the Zululand coast, in which fire men were drowned…
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"The glorious uncertainty of war" has passed into a proverb, and truly there is no knowing from moment to moment what may occur, says the "Regiment.'' The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Accident on the Newcastle Company's Line. a Man's Arm Amputated
An accident which might have resulted even more seriously occurred on the Newcastle Coal Company's railway yesterday morning. A man named Thomas Jones,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Peculiar Accident
Yesterday morning Miss Porter, a daughter of Mr. James Porter, of Hunter-street Welt, fell and broke her arm. She was at once driven by her father to Dr. Nickson's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Merewether. Accident and Funeral Fund
The quarterly meeting of the Newcastle Coal Company's Employees' Accident and Funeral Fund was hold in Simpson's Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Powell in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Letter. the Ashfield Contest.—a Mean Advantage—.a Shocking Accident at the Quay.—the Telephone and Frivolous Conversations.—that Joke on Opposition Members.—sympathising with Dreyfus.—the Commandant and His Movements. Sydney
The Ashfield contest has been given additional interest by the appearance of Mr. G. H. Reid as Mr. Bavister's chief supporter. Evidently it is going to be a fight to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident to the Tanais
The French steamer Tanais, which left Sydney last Wednesday for Noumea, met with an accident when 200 miles from her destination. The French mail steamer Ville de in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Harbour Disaster. Verdict of "Accidental Death." Sydney
The inquest on the bodies of Reginald Heber Loten and James Sydney Grant, the children who lost their lives on Saturday evening through the collapse of the staging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Officer Drowned
The barque [?]nta, from Glasgow, which has arrived at Moreton Bay reports that she encountered terrible weather coming along the casting. Heavy squalls and gales were almost of daily occurrence. on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Harbour Collision. the Lansdowne Sunk. a Marvellous Escape. Sydney
The schooner Lansdowne left Namb[?]cca Heads for Sydney on Saturday last, and had an uneventful trip down the coast. Captain Duval, of Pyrmont, was in command,…
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