Death of Soldier Was Accidental
On Wednesday afternoon, the District Coroner (Mr. A. Morrison) returned a finding of accidental death at the conclusion of the coronial…
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Two Soldiers Injured
Shipping on a dance floor last night Pte. A. A. J. Bunt, of 2nd Battalion, fractured his left collarbone…
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SYDNEY Thurs.— Thomas Jenking bray 12, of Allowah was drowned in a Jegoon at Scarborough park Kongarsh. Two…
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NEWCASTLE Monday.— [?] of the U. S. Army [?] to Newcastle [?] yesterday [?] from [?]…
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NEWCASTLE Monday.— When a car over turned on Lambton road Charlestown on Saturday night the driver and two…
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SYDNEY Monday —.When a booby trap exploded during a mock battle over the week-end, four members of the VDC were…
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When a booby trap exploded during a mock battle over the week-end, four members of the Volunteer Defence Corps were…
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NEW CASTLE Monday.— Percy May 27 soldier, who was struck by a military lorry while he was gunning across the road to catch…
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CESSNOCK Monday — Struck by a toll, of coal at Abermain colliery to-day, George Hunter, 51. a miner, residing at Armidale…
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As a result of a collision lost night between a military lorry and a car near Wills' Hill, a few miles from Cessnock on the road to Greta, two…
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CESSNOCK Tuesday — The condition of two soldiers who were injured in a car smash at Wills’ Hill, a few miles from…
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GRAFTON Tuesday.—Two men were injured when a big water waggon overturned on the Crescent Head road, four miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bus Overturns at East Greta. Several Passengers Injured
A 'bus, owned by Rover M[?]tors Pty. Ltd., which left Cessnock at 7.30 a.m. to-day for Maitland, overturned at…
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One of the bates running from Cessnock to West Maitland overturned near East Greta this morning. The bus was wrecked and four of the passengers were injured, one seriously, and admitted to hospital…
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SYDNEY Wed.—Knocked off the footboard of a tram yesterday afternoon, Wallace Reid, 18, of Glebe died in the Royal Prince…
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Edward Charlton, 27, of Elizabeth-street, Cessnock. who was seriously Injured in the bus smash at East Greta yesterday,…
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CESSNOCK Friday.—When he [?] while working at Pelton [?] to-day Dupcan McKay, miner, of Wollo[?] Road,…
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SINGLETON Monday— Messrs. Stanton and J. Ratcliffe, of Newcastle, were admitted to Dangar Cottage Hospital and later conveyed…
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Harry Ferry, [?] of James-st., Morpeth, a pipe hand [?] Waterloo Fire Brick Co, at Thornton, received a lacerated would to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Injured in Car Accident Newcastle Men Admitted to Hospital
John Ratellff, aged 35, of Mooreh[?]ad Street, New Lambton, and Perce Tanton (54), of Church Street, Mayfield, were…
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