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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Collision in Fog Steamer Damaged London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 1

The Orient Company's Vessel, Konigin Luise, who was bound for Australia, collided with the steamer Loughborough in a thick for at Lisbon. The…

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Steamers in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 7

Lloyd's reports that the Orient liner Konigin Luise, on her way from London to Australia with 650 passengers, has been in collision with the steamer…

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Maitland District. Vehicle Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 8

A sensational vehicle accident occurred in High-street, West Maitland, opposite the "Newcastle Morning Herald" office, last evening. Messrs. C. Bevan, R…

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Maitland District. the Hebburn Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 6

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Frederick Pritchard Hays Dodd, who was fatally injured at the Hebburn Colliery on the 6th instant, through a…

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Colliery Fatality 140 Tons of Stone

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

The verdict of the District Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, regarding the death of Frederick Pritchard Hays Dodds, a miner, who was killed by a fall of…

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Lame Ducks Off the Injured List Gloaming at Randwick Notes on Spring Meeting SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

Gloaming has sufficiently recovered to be on the track again. He was led by a boy on a pony at Randwick this morning, and was quite frisky, It…

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Lorry Over Bank Accident at Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

A big smash was narrowly averted on the Wallsend-road this morning. One of Arnott's large motor lorries was being driven round the bend at the…

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Harbor Accident Barque's Anchor Tamon Maru Damaged

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

About seven o'clock this morning when leaving a berth at No. 7 Dyke crane, the Japanese steamer Tamon Maru VIII. met with an accident The…

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Drowned in Harbor Body Identified

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 5

The body of the man found on the Stockton breakwater on Saturday morning has been Identified as that of James Alexander, 40, boatswain's mate of the steamer Waipara…

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Seaman's Death Drowned in Harbor

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 1

An inquest was held by Mr. G.T. Edwards this morning into the death of James Alexander, a seaman from the Walpara, Evidence disclosed that…

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Found Drowned. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 4

An inquest was held at Newcastle Court-house yesterday by Mr. G. T. Edwards, the deputy coroner, into the death of James William Alexander, boatswain's…

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Sydney Harbour Collision. Vaucluse and Newburgh. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 4

The Court of Marine Inquiry to-day investigated the circumstances surrounding the collision off Kirribilli Point, on August 17, between the ferry steamer…

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Boy Drowned Morpeth Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 5

While swimming in the Hunter River at Narrowgut, near Morpeth, yesterday, Bert House, aged 13, was drowned. The lad was on a visit to…

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Prime Minister Falls From Horse Accident While Exercising SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 5

The prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, while exercising at Centennial Park to-day, was thrown from his horse. He received a shaking,…

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Harbor Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 5

About 10 o'clock this morning a slight accident occurred at the Dyke. The Howard Smith trader, Saros, and the Japanese steamer, Kibi Maru No…

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Accident to Mr. Hughes. Thrown From a Horse. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 5

Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister, had a narrow escape to-day from serious injury. He was thrown from a horse during a gallop in Centennial Park, and…

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The Fateful Pin Cause of Binalong Accident Still a Mystery How the Men were Killed BINALONG

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

How Driver Lancelot Jacob Hermann, aged 29, and Fireman Albert Edward Taylor, aged 28, of Goulburn, were killed when the engine of…

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Boy Buried Alive Fatality Near Singleton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 4

A fatality occurred lat on Tuesday afternoon at Middle Fulbrook, near Singleton, when Allan Roy Caslick, aged 13, was buried under a fall of…

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Drowning Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 5

James Stewart aged 17 years, living with his parents at Lake-road, Wallsend, was drowned in a large waterhole, known as the Jubilee Dam, at Wallsend…

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Bush Fatality Buried Under Dray Cart Bumps a Stump SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 4

Hearing gro[?] along the bush track at [?], near Macquarie F[?] yesterday a man made investigation, and found an upturned dray…

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