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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 14

Maitland District. the Carrabolla Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of Charles Henry Hodges, who died in the Maitland Hospital on the 12th instant, from injuries sustained at Carrabolla,…

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Collision at Hamilton Two Women Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 5

At Hamilton thin morning the Hamilton Council's steam tractor frightened the horse of Wong Lee, Chinese gardener. Bolting with the gardener's cart, the animal…

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Cart and Tram Collision. Motor Tractor Frightens Horse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 5

As a result of a horse that was drawing a vegetable cart taking fright at a motor tractor in Hamilton yesterday, and dashing into a tram, Mrs. Elizabeth…

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Here and There Shunter Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 6

William Pendlebury, 37, shunter, living at James-street, Hamilton, fell and struck the back of his head at the Steel Works early this morning. He sustained an incised…

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Motor Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 5

Major Bennett Goldney, M.P., has been killed in a motor accident at Brest…

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Shooting Fatality. Raymond Terrace Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 4

Further particulars of the shooting fatality near Raymond Terrace have been received. On Tuesday afternoon Arthur Bailey and…

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Explosives Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 5

The Inspectors of Explosives have issued a report showing that there were 701 explosives accidents in 1917, causing 54 deaths and 334 cases of injury…

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Fireman Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 5

At 1 a.m. to-day Constable Scott, of the city police was called aboard the steamship Alabama at Carrington inner basin by her master, Captain Hanson, and informed that…

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Loss of Warilda Hospital Ship Sunk Many Soldiers Drowned LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 1

A transport, acting as an ambulance for the conveyance of wounded and invalided British soldiers, has been torpedoed. LATER…

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Toll of Warilda Australians Drowned London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 4

Latest particulars show that fourteen Australians were lost with the. Warllda…

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Another Cerman Crime. Hospital Ship Sunk. Over 90 Wounded Drowned. a Hundred and Twenty-three Missing (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 5

The hospital ship Warilda, of 7713 tons, belonging to the Adelaide Steamship Company, was torpedoed and sunk in mid-channel at an early hour on Saturday…

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Story of Shooting (Continued from Page 5) Constable Ryan's Evidence Statement by Bailey Says Shooting Was Accidental

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 4

Plainclothes Constable Ryan produced a statement which he said he had obtained from Bailey at Raymond Terrace on July 31. After pointing out that be and John…

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District Casualties. Accidentally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 5

TROOPER M'DONALD.—Mrs. J. F. M'Donald of William-street, Mayfield (late of Kurri Kurri), has received word that her husband, Trooper J. F. M'Donald, has…

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Sunk by Collision Destroyer's Fate London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 1

The Admiralty announces that a British destroyer, seriously damaged by a collision with a Submarine boat, was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. Two…

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Death by Scalding Gasworks' Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 August 1918 · page 2

Arthur Bartlett (34), stoker, at the Maitland Gaslight Company's works at West Maitland, died in the hospital at six o'clock this morning as the result of shock due to…

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Scalding Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 6

Arthur John Bartiett, a stoker employed at the Maitland Gaslight Company's works, was so severely injured in a scalding accident at the works on Sunday night, that…

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Maitland District. Scalding Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 6

Mr. W. M'Lauchlin, Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon concerning the death of Arthur John Bartlett, a…

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Head-on Collision Motorist Killed SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 August 1918 · page 4

A collision between a motor bicycle and & tram on Parramatta-road at Forest Lodge this morning, resulted, in Waller H. Nunn being killed and Frederick Henry, manager…

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Sandgate Shooting Last Cartridge Accident Bowditch In Serious Condition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 August 1918 · page 4

How Walter Bowditch come to be shot at Sandgate on Saturday has been told by him. self and the other boys who were present— Thomas Musgrave, aged 15, and Frederick…

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Rifle Accident at Shepherd's Hill. Two Naval Signallers Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1918 · page 5

Owing to a miniature rifle going off accidentally at the Shepherd's Hill fort last evening, two casualties occurred. Fortuntely they are not serious. Signaller…

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