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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Motor Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 3
Also in The Newcastle Sun

Charles William Cannon, aged 27 years, a tram conductor, living In Islington, wan lending hi bicycle on the southern side of the high level bridge, at…

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Fatality at Hexham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 4

Lillian Davis, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis, of Hexham, was fatally injured by a train between Hexham and Sandgate yesterday morning. The…

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Railway Worker Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

John Hipwell, a tool collector, employed at the Hamilton railway locomotive yard, was fatally injured while at work shortly before six o'clock last evening, being…

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Shooting Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

Frank Linish, aged 17 years living with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Linish, at Karuah, Port Stephens, was accidentally shot yesterday afternoon. He was out…

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Hexham Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Court-house on Saturday into the death of Lilian Davis, the infant daughter of Mr. and…

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Steel Works Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 5

Andrew Burt, 25, labourer, residing at Robert-street, Wallsend, was severely burned about the arms and body while working at the Steel Works yesterday…

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Motor Fatality. Verdict of Manslaughter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held en inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of a, boy named George Archdale Wallace, who was fatally…

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Hamilton Railway Fatality. Inquest Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquest the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday in connection with the death of John Hipwell, who was killed at Hamilton…

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Fatality at a Dentist's Surgery. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 7

A fatality, accompanied by what is believed to have been a case of suicide occurred, in a dentist's parlour at Coburg last night…

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Shooting Fatality at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 5

Thomas Carlyle Thomas, 13 years of age, the son of Joseph Robert Thomas, of Macquarie-street, was shot dead on Saturday, at about 1 o'clock p.m., at Mr…

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Mysterious Truck Hot Dust and Slag Causes Laborer's Death Steel Works Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble conducted an inquest this morning into the circumstances of the death of Edward George Ross, in the Newcastle Hospital, on…

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Death From Burns Steel Works Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

An inquest was conducted by the district coroner, Mr. Charles Hibble, at the Newcastle Courthouse to-day, into the circumstances surrounding…

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Steel Works Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday late the death of Edmund George Ross, a yard labourer, employed…

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Steel Works Fatality. Evidence at Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, into the death of Andrew Spowart Burt, an employee of the steel…

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Accidents in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 6

Mining is one of the extra hazardous industries, employing more than 1,000,000 men in the United States, of whom three or more out of every 1000…

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Walsh Island Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

The sick accident fund has been reformed among the Walsh Island employees. The stress caused by the influenza epidemic last year was particularly…

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Swansea Launch Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

Sir,—I would like to draw the attention of the public to the neglect of the authorities in not making provision to render assistance to any persons in distress on…

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A Tramway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 9

The holidays in Wellington were saddened by a and accident on the municipal tramways. A crowded tram was coming into town from a seaside gala, and had…

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Revolver Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

Mrs. W. Newton, wife of Captain Newton. Newcastle harbor master, was admitted to Newcastle hospital last night with a bullet wound in the…

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