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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Accidents. Crushed by Cart

Northern Times · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 5

George Fitzgibbons (15), living at Hargrave Street, Carrington, was crushed between a cart and a stone wall this morning, at Messrs, Davies…

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Hun Murders at Sea. Help Refused To Drowning Men

Northern Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The captain and five of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Havna have been landed in Great Britain. The vessel was…

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Passenger Injured. Metal Thrown at Train

Northern Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—While a Parramatta train was passing through Petersham, yesterday afternoon, a niece of metal was thrown at it,…

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Motor Car Accident Charge Against Taxi Driver Chillan Consul's Complaint

Northern Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 3

At Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Manual Gundelach, the Chillan Consul in Newcastle, sued Clarence…

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Accident at Randwick

Northern Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Whilst galloping at Randwick this morning Mr. R. Halloran's 6-year-old black gelding Joy Gun (Machine Gun-Lady Greta)…

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Aerial Murderers Bombs Dropped on London Many Killed or Injured London

Northern Times · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 1

The Official Press Bureau states: "Aeroplanes crossed the case coast of Great Britain at 11 p.m. on Thursday, and proceeded towards London…

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Sir Amyas Injured Racing Career Ended Melbourne

Northern Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 5

During the running of the North-cote Handicap at Flemington to-day the imported horse Sir Amyas (Chaucer—Fisher Girl) fell and broke his…

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Raid on Paris 11 Killed, 41 Injured LONDON

Northern Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 1

A French official message states:—"Several enemy air squadrons raided Paris. Details are lacking but it is believed that the casualties were…

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Naples Bombed Sixteen Killed; 40 Injured LONDON

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 1

Reuter's Rome correspondent says: "A semi-official message states that in an sir raid on Naples 20 bombs were dropped, and killed a number of…

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Forty-five Years Ago. Newcastle Boating Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

Yesterday was the forty-fifth anniversary of a fatal boat accident, in which Mr. J. Limeburner, of the Hotel Orient, Watt-street, Newcastle, has a vivid and…

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Air Raid on England Five Killed, Nine Injured LONDON

Northern Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 1

The Official Press Bureau states: "Two airships attacked the northeast cast to England on Wednesday evening. Twenty bombs were dropped…

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Richmond-main Accident. Question in the Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Kearsley asked Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Mines, if his attention had been drawn to a newspaper paragraph, in which…

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Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 5

The steamer Rathmore, with 640 passengers, came into collision with a naval vessel in the Irish sea. Twenty-six persons are missing…

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Troopship in Collision London

Northern Times · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 1

The London and North-weatern Railway Company's steamer Tathmore collied with a warship in the Irish Channel. The Rathmore was badly damaged. There are…

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Detonator Explosion Children Seriously Injured Perth (W.a.)

Northern Times · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 1

May Hastings, aged seven, and Thomas Hastings (12). were playing with a detonator at Wanneroo, near Perth, when it exploded…

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Tragedy at Cessnock Drowned in Water Hole Young Woman and Child CESSNOCK

Northern Times · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 5

A young married woman, Florence Neil, together with her infant child, was found drowned in a water-hole, not far from her parents' residence at an early hour this…

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Injured by Tram

Northern Times · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 5

John [?]umphrica of Hexham, was injured by a passing train at Hexham yesterday, [?] conveyed to Maitland Hospital for [?]ment…

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Accidents in Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 7

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, the State Minister for Mines, has made available statistics relating to accidents in mines for the years 1908-1916, including the benefits…

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Fatality at the Steel Works. a Rigger's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

After touching a live wire while he was at work at a quarter past eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, Semuel Johansen, a rigger at the Steel Works, fell a…

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Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 5

Washington reports that the United States destroyer Manley collided with a British warship. Both were damaged. As the result of…

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