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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

233 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 12

Dug Arkell Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 6

Amount previously acknowledged,£101 17s 6d ; J. Flatau, £2 2s; M. J. Moroney £1 1s; D. Mulholland, £1 1s; a friend, £1 1s. Total, £107 2s 6d…

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Constable Injured Wallarah Incident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 April 1919 · page 5

Wearing two black eyes, several abrasions on the cheek-bones, a neat strip of sticking plaster across the bridge of the nose, and presenting…

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Dug Arkell Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 6

Amount previously acknowledged£107 2s 6d; J. Carroll, £1 1s; D. Haines, 10s; H. Fitzsimmons, 5s; W. J. Goold, £1 1s; J. M. Anderson and Co., £2; Alderman…

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Air Accidents Why Machines Clash

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 4

A flying instructor of considerable experience wan once asked what was the chief cause of fatal accidents to pupils. He replied, "The Instinct of…

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Burning Fatality. Inquest at Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the District Coroner, held an inquest at the Minmi Courthouse yesterday, into the death of Timothy James O'Donnell, who was burned to…

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Railway Collision. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 4

At half-past one o'clock this morning, a train carrying goods and stock crashed into another goods train, which was standing at Sunbury platform. The engine…

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Drowned in the Harbour. Johan Karlsen's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday afternoon concerning the death of Johan Karisen, whose body was found…

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Boy Falls 24 Feet Dockyard Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

Though he fell 24ft from the deck into the engine-rrom of the sleet wheaqthip being constructed at Walsh Island at 16-year-old river-passer…

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Joy Ride Postponed Tram and Motor Collision Scott-st. Incident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 2

A family party bent upon treating a returned soldier, Private Sutcliffe, to a joy ride per motor car to Swansea last evening, had a sensational…

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Railway Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 5

A Paris message states that an express train, conveying American troops, collided at a small station with a stationary train, on which there were many…

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Patient Drowned

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 5

Late on Thursday night Russell Charles Searle, who lived in Elizabeth-street, Croydon, was found floating face downwards in the parramatta…

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Aviation Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 7

During night bombing exercises at Andover, in Hampshire the tail of a Handley-Pago machine struck a hanger, and the machine capsized…

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Fatal "Crash" Aviators Roasted Collision With Telegraph LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 1

Three R.A.F. officers and non-commissioned officers were killed at Andover in an aeroplane crash. The pilot…

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Aberdare Accident Miner's Leg Broken

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 5

An accident occurred at Aberdare Extended Colliery, as the result of which Ned Charlton, senior, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital by Dr. Lane,…

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Here and There Miner Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 5

A quantity of coal fell on to the foot of Philip Mullard in Black's pit, Walls, end, this morning, and smashed three of his toes. Ho was taken to his home…

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"Crash" at Kenley Pilot Killed Sir F.H. Sykes Injured. LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 1

A machine conveying Sir F.H. Sykes, Controller-General of Civil Aviation, crashed at Kenley and Pilot F.M. Knott, of the A.F.C., was…

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Accidents in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 5

During the past year there were 11 fatal and 126 non-fatal accidents reported to the New South Wales mines inspectors. Each of the fatal accidents…

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A Stockton Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 3

A letter was received by the Stockton Council last night from W. Carison, pointing out that he has met with an accident, caused by one of their…

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Mining Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 6

William Arthur Henwood, aged 31 years a deputy, living at Seahampton, near West Wallsend, was killed yesterday morning while at work in the Seaham No. 1…

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Father Injured While Saving Child

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 5

A sensational motor accident occurred yesterday afternoon in M[?] road, Mayfield. While Mr. William A. Hitchen was in conversation with…

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