THE lifeboat service of Newcastle dates back to 1847, in which year a large and cumbersome boat was built in Newcastle. It was ill adapted for the purposes for which it was ...
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Article : 211 wordsA poorly-attended meeting of citizens was held to-day, at which it was decided to commemorate the Queen's jubilee by entertaining children of the city at a feast and ...
Article : 173 wordsAN interesting return was presented in the Assembly to-night showing the cost of carrying out certain Government works by day labour instead of by the contract system. ...
Article : 133 wordsA SON of Mr. Patrick O'Donnell, a resident of Pittown, Wallsend, met with rather a peculiar accident yesterday from the effects of which he died. The little fellow, who ...
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wed 12 May 1897, Page 5
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