Death of Father Joseph Kelly. Drowned at Taree
The Rev. Joseph Kelly, 'acting rector of the parish of Taree, in the diocese of Maitland, was drowned while bathing in the breakers at the Old Bar, near Taree,…
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Accidents, 1917
437 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 22
Troop Train Accident
PARIS. Thursday.—An accident occurred to a British troop train nine miles from Paris. The were killed and 32 were injured. The train contained…
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Considerable stir was created on the Newcastle beach at two o'clock this afternoon, by the drowning of Gerald Leaght, aged 55 years, a…
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An accident happened to a British troop train nine miles from Paris. The train contained 1300 rank and file, and 210 officers, of whom 50 were colonels…
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Sir,—The sad tragedy of Saturday last, which resulted in a man losing his life while surfing at Newcastle beach, brings vividly to mind the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Surf Bathing Fatality. Adamstown Man the Victim
About 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Gerald Leaght, a resident of Gosford-road, Adamstown, was drowned while bating in the surf on the Newcastle…
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George Stewart, carrier, whilst taking a load of furniture along the main street at Muswellbrook, on Saturday, sustained a dislocated right shoulder…
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A little boy, Ronald Pepper, residing with his parents at Wallsend, met with a painful accident yesterday. He was palying in the bush with his…
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Mr. James Crowfoot, a well-known resident of the Brookfield, district, sustained fatal Injuries in a runaway accident at Brookfield, on Monday morning, resulting…
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Last night about half-past nine o'clock, a contractor on the crushing plant at the Broken Hill Co.'s Steel Works, Robert Walker, aged 48 years…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—C. B. Fenton, an Australian and a second-[?]eutonant in the Flying Corps, is in a precarious condition. His aeroplane fell…
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A serious accident occurred at the Broken Hill Company's Steel Works, Newcastle, late yesterday afternoon. A Done named Christian Jansen, 37…
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Second-Ileutenant C. B. Fenton, of the Royal Flying Corps (an Australian), was flying with a companion at Malmesbury, seventeen miles north-east of Bath, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned in Tank. South Australian Tragedy
ADELAIDE. Friday.—The bodies of Mrs. William Donsdale and her two small children were found drowned in a tin-lined packing case, used as a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Deadly Pea Ride. Accident at Sandgate
This morning Spencer Lane, a lad aged 15 years, living with his parents at Morgan Street, Islington, went to Sandgate with five friends to shoot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Run Down. Serious Accident at Cessnock
Harry Holland, aged 12. son of Mr. Peter Holland was run over by a cart yesterday whilst riding a bicycle. The boy swerved to avoid the cart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boiling Pitch Ignites. Colliery Employee Injured
Horace Peters, 17 years of age. was burnt about the face and hands on Tuesday by being splashed with boiling pitch. He is on the electrical staff…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Surf Fatality. Evidence at Inquest. Death of Gerald Leaght
The District Coroner. Mr. C. Hibble at the Newcastle Courthouse this morning held an Inquest concerning the death of Gerald Leaght, late…
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Spencer Lane the lad who was she by his pea-rifle accidentally dischating at Sandgate, was successful operated on yesterday afternoon. On…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Surf Fatality. Coroner's Investigation
The circumstances under which Gerald Leaght (35), a railway signalman, of Hamilton West, lost his life at the Newcastle beach on Saturday, 20th inst., were…
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