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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

233 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 12

Boy Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 4

Samuel Walter M'Donald, 10 years and 4 months of age, a son of Mr. A. J. M'Donald, of Young Wallsend, was found drowned in a branch of Cockle Creek, at about…

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Railway Fatality Trucks from Round Corner

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 5

Inquiries made by First-class Constable Begbie concerning the death at the railway goods shed this morning of Robert Sharp, show that the…

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Motor Tragedy Scott-street Fatality Mr. Luft's Car

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 5

The Newcastle Coroner (Mr. Hibble) held an inquest to-day into te death of William Currie, who was run over on Friday night by a motor driven…

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Motor Car Fatality. Due to Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of William Duncan Currie, who died in the hospital…

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Railway Fatality. a Junior Porter's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 4

Robert Edward Sharp, aged 18 years, a junior porter, employed at the Newcastle railway goods yard, was crushed between two trucks while he was on duty…

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Vessels in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 5

The American tank steamer George H. Jones and the British freighter Chicago City came into collision in New York Harbour…

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Almost an Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 2

Whilst playing cricket at the oval on Saturday afternoon a ball sent by one of the players struck the stumper such a violent blow in the mouth as to…

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Hospital Fatality. Evidence at Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the District Coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of Lucy Ellen Carroll, aged 35, who jumped from…

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Tram Acci[?] Newsboy Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 5

A nowsboy named Robert [?] was taken to the Newcastle [?] with serious injuries to his legs [?] the result of a tram accident is…

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Broadmeadow Fatality. Driver Committed for Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 3

An inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, concerning the death of Ellen Muriel Waterman, aged eight…

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Drowned in Brush Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 5

An inquest into the death of Samuel Walter McDonald, schoolboy, whose body was found in Brush Creek on the 20th instant, was held at the Wallsend…

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Railway Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 2

Mr. C. Hibble, the District Coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Court-house, yesterday, into the death of Robert Edward Sharp, a railway porter, who…

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Railways and Tramways. Record of Accidents. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 5

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners have compiled a return of rail and tram accidents during the year ended June 30, which shows that there were no…

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Deputy Killed Pacific Colliery Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 4

George Coates.(53), a deputy, employed at the Pacific Colliery, and residing at Teralba, met his death to-day…

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Deputy Killed. Fatality at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

George Henry Coates, a deputy in the Pacific Colliery, Teralba, was killed while at work yesterday forenoon. It is stated that the deceased was riding in a set of…

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Steamer Disaster Ten People Drowned VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 1

Ten people were drowned when a lake steamer foundered in a storm at Muskegon, Michigan…

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Maitland District. Railway Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 8

Margaret Frances Mannix, aged about 45 years, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital, early yesterday morning, suffering with dreadful injuries sustained…

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Tennis "Fatality"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 5

On Friday last, when playing tennis at Mr. Neal's residence, Merewether, Mr. H. MacDonnell, of the Bank of New South Wales, put in a fast…

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Found Drowned at Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at Toronto yesterday, into the death of Herbert Smith, a fish hawker, who was found drowned in Stony…

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Motor Fatality Victim Identified

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 November 1919 · page 5

Late yesterday afternoon an aged man alighted from a Charlestown motor 'bus while it was in motion. He fell under the wheels, and was taken…

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