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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Fatality at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 5

George Butts, 50 years of age, living in Little Denison-street, Carrington, was run over by a motor omnibus in Cowper-street, Carrington, at eleven o'clock last night,…

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Carrington Fatality Killed by 'Bus

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 3

Carrington streets were in almost complete darkness at 11 o'clock last night, when a Carrington 'bus ran down William Butts (61). By…

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Woman Fatally Shot Accident at Cairns CAIRNE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 1

J. Davies, living with his wife at Wright's Creek, fired at a snake which had entered the house. The shot went wide. He put another…

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French Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 5

A goods train leaving Armentieres on Sunday morning ran into the side of a passenger train. Ten persons were killed and twenty…

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Shot Himself Peculiar Accident ROCKHAMPTON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 1

A fatal accident, attended by peculiar circumstances, occurred in the scrub on Sunday near Walmul, on the Dawson Valley line. Albert Eldridge, aged…

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Collision at Stockton Meikai Maru Damaged

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 5

A collision occurred at the Stockton dolphins yesterday afternoon between, the interstate collier Koonda and the Japanese steamer Melkai Maru. The…

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Indian Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 5

Another railway smash occurred on Monday in the Madras province, near Bangalore, when a small train collided with a goods train…

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Carrington Motor Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 5

Mr. Hibble, the district coroner, sitting at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday afternoon, inquired into the death of George William Butts, who was killed at…

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Maitland District. Drowning Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1920 · page 6

Edward Donaldson, a youth 17 years of age, was accidentally drowned in the colliery dam, on the North-road, yesterday afternoon. Deceased was a good swimmer, but…

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Boy Drowned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 5

On Christmas morning the eightyear-old son of Herbert Jeans, a [?]owned while bathing in the Hunter…

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Drowning Fatalities. Sydney

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

Leslie John Lavey (30), a butcher, and William Baker, a fisherman, left Manly on Christmas night in a small sailing skiff. Their objective was Baker's home,…

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Laborer Injured Motor Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 1

This morning Denis Flanagan (40), a laborer employed on tramway work, was busy on the road neat the Bank Corner when he was run down by a…

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Woy Drowning Hamilton Lad's Death

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 5

The furneral of Master Lesile Pascoe of Hamilton, who was drowned at Woy Woy yesterday, took place this afternoon to the Baptist section of…

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Beats a Champion Macfarlane's Bo[?]t Battle Mendies's Arm Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 2

Fow who went into the Castle Stadium, Cook's Hill last night thought that Packy Ma[?] would beat George Mendles, [?]yweight champion of…

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Deaths by Drowning Holiday Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 5

Verdicts of accidental drowning were recorded by the coroner (Mr. G. Brown) respecting the deaths of William Latchan (13) and Edward Donaldson (17),…

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Maitland District. Drowning Fatalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 6

An inquest was hold at Kurri Kurri Courthouse yesterday by Mr. G. Brown, coroner, concerning the death of William Latcham, a school boy, who was drowned…

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Took Iodine Woman's Mistake Carrington Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 4

Mary Boness, a married woman, of Carrington was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital this morning suffering from the effects of having drunk the…

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Motoring Fatality at Raymond Terrace. Three Persons Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 5

Shortly after four o'clock yesterday afternoon a motor car accident occurred on the Miller's Forest punt at Raymond Terrace, resulting in Arthur W…

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Over the Punt Tragedy at the Terrace Three People Drowned

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 5

Three people lost their lives at Raymond Terrace late yesterday afternoon. Arthur William hampton licensee of…

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