Singleton District Killed in Accident Horse Struck Fence SINGLETON
The District Coroner (Mr. A. Morrison, J.P.), at the Courthouse yesterday, found that Reglmaid Alfred McNamara, of Glennie’s…
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"Billum" Henderson Drowned
"Billum" Henderson, of Kurri Kurri, was perhaps one of the best known identities on the coalfields. He was a remarkable man…
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Reginald Leighton. 28, of Aberdareroad, Aberdare, a wheeler employed, at Cessnock No.2 colliery, injured his back when lifting a skip…
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NEWCASTLE Friday.—Harold Matthews, 34, of Cadiff, suffered [?]sions and concussion when the bicycle he was riding…
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Road accidents to-day are destructive of national fitness and therefore cannot be tolerated. An avoidable road accident is virtually an act of…
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MELBOURNE Friday. — Sergeant Gerald Ian Backhouse, R.A.A.F.. aged 28 years, champion mile runner of Australia,…
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Mrs. Christianson; of-Killingworth, and her four children who were travelling in a car at A what last night, were Injured in…
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SYDNEY [?] collision occurred [?] taxi cab and a stationary [?]…
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At about 12.20 last night West Maitland Ambulance received a call to attend to Sapper Walter Walsh, of Rutherford Camp, aged…
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The District Coroner (Mr. A. Morrison. J. P.), at the Court House yesterday, found that Reginald Alfred McNamara, of Glennie's Creek, died…
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Lionel Ridley, 17, of Eastville road, who is employed at Ke[?] colliery, Beresfield suffered severe lacerated and contus[?]…
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SINGLETON Thursday.—The Inquest into the death of Corporal Noel Jack Brindle, 21, of Lavender-street, Fivedock, was…
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When the motor cycle he was riding skidded at a corner and overturned late yesterday afternoon Archibald W. Eiliott, 30, a…
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Mr. and Mrs. F. Elliott, or Sandy Hollow, and formerly of Muswellbrook received official advice recently that their third son, Pte…
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Elsewhere in this issue mention is made of Pilot-Officer Roger Murphy, being reported missing abroad…
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Neville Mate, 3, received a fracture and dislocation of the right elbow when he fell from a verandah at his home at…
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Sapper Gordon Brown [?] Sapper A. D. Rainbird, both fro[?] Largs, received painful inju[?] while engaged in “snigging” [?]…
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MUSWELLBROOK Monday.— Mr. and Mrs. F. Elliott, of Sandy Hollow, and formerly of Muswellbrook, have been officially…
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KURRI KURRI Monday.—William Smith, a wheeler of Fan Hill, Abermain, slipped while lifting a skip at Abermain No. 8…
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The practice of throwing bottles from trains was responsible for an injury to Private Jack Moody, of Wynyard Hotel,…
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