Accidents on the Coalfields
CESSNOCK Monday. — Harry Hutchinson, 23, of Maitland road, [?]nock, a wheeler, e[?]ployed at Pelton colliery, received an…
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Six Injured
When the Quantas Empire Airways Flying Boat from Townsville, ran into an air pocket south of Newcastle yesterday…
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While surfing at the One Mile Beach, Forster, with a number of children, Alice Amelia Elliott (24) of Camperdown was drowned. It…
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GOSFORD Tues.—Lional Smith. 9, of Crow’s Nest, was drowned in Davistown baths. The body was recovered in six feet of…
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Whilst surfing with a number of small children at One Mile Beach on Friday, Alice Amelia Elliott, 24 years of age, of 51 Mallett St…
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NEWCASTLE Tues. — James Smith, 46, of Wallsend, employed on sheet-metal work at Lysaght’s, had his left had almost severed…
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Leonard Saxby, 10, of Paterson-road, Dunmore, received a [?] fracture of his left arm with a [?] probable dislocation, and shock [?]…
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A small Prefect Ford car capsized and rolled over twice, when the driver swerved to miss a beast on the Paciflc Highway, about two miles north of…
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When a Quantas Empire Airways flying boat, en route from Townsville, ran into an air pocket south of Newcastle late yesterday afternoon, six of…
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Laurence Bullerwell, 20, of Tomalpin Street, Kearsley, a pit bottom hand at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, suffered a probable fracture of the left hand when…
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During the holidays a flat-bottomed punt capsized in swirling waters on the ocean side of the training wall at Harrington. Four Sydney visitors…
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ALBURY Thurs.—Olive Isabella Bohun, 7. and her sister, Constance, 6, were drowned in the water of a disnsed colliery…
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NEWCASTLE Saturday Smith, an 11-year-old Mayfield schoolgirl, was drowned Thros by Ceek Carrington last night…
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Private C. Duncombe 29 of Charlotte-st Marrickville was drowned in the Hunter River at [?] yesterday afternoon…
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When she struck her chin while getting off a bed at her home early this afternoon,, Valerie Trappel, 17 months old infant,…
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'NEWCASTLE Monday .— Two men were injured when a motor lorry came into collision with two push bikes on the corner of…
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At least 200 people were killed and thousands injured by three earthquake shocks, which on Saturday night, it is estimated, destroyed 90…
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LONDON Jan 16 — It was officially announcement that 15 persons were killed aid 30 injured when a comparatively…
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CESSNOCK Mon.— Robert Ferguson 17, of Barnett street Cessnock a top-hand employed at Kolingo colliery was stuck by…
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SYDNEY Tues.—When two trams collided on a shunting loop near Rushcutter’s Bay tram depot at 4.30 yesterday afternoon,…
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