Accidents in Newcastle. NEWCASTLE
Last week has been prolific in fatal and serious accidents. Not a day has passed without one or the other happening. Yesterday a man named Kirbv. a foreman in the railway workshops, had…
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Accident on the Austral
Shortly after the R.M.S. Austral came alongside the quay Saturday, an elderly lady passenger met with an accident which nearly deprived her of eight. She was standing alongside the hatch when the chain:…
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An inquiry was commenced into the recent collision between the two steamers "Port Jackson" and Australian," one the property of the Port Jackson Steam Navigation Company, the other…
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A frightful accident occurred on the railway works yesterday near Coolac to a man named Clancy, a platelayer, who was knocked down by a truck loaded with sleepers. One of the front…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.--An accidental explosion occurred to-day at the Wallaend colliery. A miner named Buxton had a narrow escape. He was about to fire a b[?]eet when his foot slipped,…
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At 20 minutes past 11 on Monday night last three men, named Moritz Vernitz, Frederick Cureton and F. Ryan were at the foot of King-street, Darling Harbour, when they heard the…
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The hearing of this case was returned on Tuesday, before the Marine Board. Captain Hixson presided. Additional evidence was taken as follows:—Fredk. Le Goem. second officer of the Australian, was at the…
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In the South Sydney Morgue, to-day, the City Coroner held an inquest on the body of the Austrian, Stephen Sponza, who fell, on Tuesday afternoon, from the scaffolding round the Post-office tower…
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The Marine Board inquiry into this collision was resumed yesterday morning, when there were present Captains Hixson (president). Broomfield (vice-president), M'Lean, Robertson, Jenkins and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible and Appalling Fatality. Fall From a Scaffold 140 Feet High. a Man Killed at the New Post-office Building. He Leaves a Wife and Family. Death in the Midst of a Bust Crowd
During one of the very busiest hours of Tuesday there occurred in, perhaps, the busiest and most bustling part of the city, where people were thronging to and fro. and the stream of human life and commerce and…
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WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday.—A miner named Oliver had some detonating caps in hie tin match box yesterday, and struck a match on the bottom of the shaft, when some fixe got through, and caused an…
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At Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham, an alarming and serious accident happened to a trapeze artiste named Hala. He had to do some feats from a trapeze suspended about fifty feet from the floor of…
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A miner named Jos. Boxton got a good deal burned on Friday by an explosion of powder. He was in Wallsend, just going to charge a hole when be tripped. A spark from his lamp fell on a plug…
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A shocking accident occurred at the new Post-office yesterday. About 2 o'clock in the afternoon labourer named stephen Sponger, residing at Windsor-street, Paddington was engaged on the…
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Several minor accidents were reported yesterday: Edward John Blackwell, cabman, 23, of 159 Crown-street, was wounded in the hip by a hottle thrown at him, Frederick Carey, cabman,…
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GUNDAGAI, Tuesday.-- An accident happened yesterday afternoon at the railway quarry at Muttams. It appears a man named George Pringle was engaged charged a hole with powder…
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GUNDAGAI, Tuesday.--An accident occurred at the railway works near Coolac yesterday, by which a man named Phillis Clancy, aged 35, lost his life. Deceased had no relations in the colonies except a…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A telegram from Thorn-borough, received by the Under-Secretary of Mines, says that on May 27 a man named North[?]te Blackmore was drawing a charge of dynamite, which had…
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Mr Shiell held an inquest yesterday afternoon, at the Assembly Hotel, Hunter-street, on the body of Matthew Reymond Pain, aged about 62 years. On Monday night, between a quater-past and half-past…
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A sad case of drowning occurred here last evening, when a, daughter of Mr. David Hughes (a very old resident) lost her life. It appears that she went to the well to draw water, and by some…
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