The Carrington Drowning Fatality. Inquest and Verdict
At Ralph's Family Hotel yesterday afternoon, Mr. G. C. Martin, district coronor, conducted an inquest concerning the death of Bartholomew Davidson, who, on Sunday…
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Accidents, 1901
344 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 18
An Officer Drowned
During a squall in Sydney on Tuesday a boat containing Mr. Carr, mare, and Mr. Park, second mate of the steamer Kalgoorlie was capsized off Kirribilli Point. A rescuing party from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sydney Letter. the Accident to Inspector Bremner. — Giddy Granny's Journalistic Jingles. — Good Behaviour of the Sydney Crowd on New Year's Day.—something About the Decorations. — a Grand Fireworks Display.—sir Henry Parkes and the Commonwealth. — the Highland Gathering. Sydney
That was a stroke of very hard fate, the death of Inspector Bremner. He had been in the police force for ever 30 years, and was entitled to retire on…
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A son of Mr. R. F. Graham, of Dargs, met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon on the Bolwarra-road. He was riding a pony, which shied at…
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An accident of a serious nature occurred at South Greta Colliery yesterday afternoon, when a man named George Penfold was badly crushed by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stockton. Accident to Mr. Wm. Coburn
Mr. William Coburn, of Pitt-street, a well-known resident of Stockton, met with a severe accident on the last voyage of the collier D[?]vedale from Port Pirie to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at a Vinegar Brewery
A terrible accident occurred at the Victoria Vinegar Brewery, Sheffield. A man and two boys were set to clean out a vinegar vat of thirty thousand gallons capacity…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Sydney Letter. "The Landing of Captain Cook."—that Highland Band.—opening the Botanic Gardens at Night.—fatal Tram Accident.—fishing on Sunday.—that Coal Arch. Sydney
The Australian black has been described as a degenerate. He must be. In response to the request of the New South Wales Government, Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. Stockton. Miners' Accident Fund
A meeting of all workers at the local colliery was held last night, the business of the meeting being the appointment of three employees of the colliery to act, with two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend. Accident
A nasty accident occurred yesterday afternoon to a young man named Dan. Llewellyn, son of Mr. Thomas Llewellyn, Thomas-street, while engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend. Accident Relief Fund
A well-attended meeting of the Wallsend Colliery employees was held in the School of Arts last evening for the purpose of selecting three representatives to serve on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington. Fatal Accident
Yesterday afternoon, about a quarter past 3, a child named Wilfred Hughes, about two and a half years of age, son of Mr. John Hughes, of…
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Ronald Herbert Pickworth, an engineer at the Metropolitan (London) Electric Supply Company's station, South-street, was killed by electric shock. An inquest held…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shunting Accident
James Searle, a railway employee, met with a serious accident last night at about 11-10, while at work in the shunting yards at the Newcastle railway station. Searle was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Accident Relief
The refusal on the part of West Wallsend miners to act upon the committee necessary to the working of the Miners' Accident Relief Act is in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Peculiar Accident
While three railway waggons were being run to the edge of the quay at the Queen's Dock, Leith, recently, one of them jumped the sleeper buffer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East Greta Accident Relief Society
The quarterly meeting of the East Greta Accident Relief Society was held at the Oddfellows' lodge-room on Saturday evening. Mr. T. Horder presided, and there was al fair…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend. Drowning Fatality
Considerable excitement prevailed yesterday afternoon in this locality, when it became known that Sergeant Coughlin had received information concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Ormuz—ismaila Collision
The Marine Court inquiry into the Ormuz and Ismalia collision was resumed in Melbourne yesterday. In cross-nomination Captain Kilpatrick admitted that if the Ismalia had gone astern earlier…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waratah. Accident
About 6 o'clock on Monday evening, on the arrival of the Maitland train at Waratah, an aged women named Mrs. Brown, accompanied by a young…
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