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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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West Wallsend. Found Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the West Wallsend Courthouse on Saturday into the death of Edwin Bartle, aged 53, whose body was…

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Drowned in Glenrock Lagoon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

Edward William Peterson, aged 13 years and 9 months, who lived with his parents In Caldwell-street, Morewether, was drowned yesterday afternoon while…

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Drowned From a Launch. Magisterial Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at the Newcastle Courthouse regarding the disappearance of Albert Hedlund to find whether death…

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Double Surfing Fatality. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

A double drowning fatality occurred at Palm Beach this afternoon. Johanna Mary Rodgers, aged 32 years, who lived at Catherine-street, Leichnardt, and…

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Drowned in a Lagoon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the police station, Mere-wether, yesterday. Into the death of Edward William Peterson, aged 13 years, who…

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Motor Car and Cycle Collide. Boy Seriously Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

At about half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon, a collision occurred in Hunter-street West, Newcastle, between a motor car driven by William…

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Mystery Signals Famous Scientist's Theory "Not Accidental" London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 1

Professor Domentico, the Argentine's physicist, expresses the opinion that the regularity of the mysterious signals proves that they are not…

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Shooting Fatality. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 7

Another shooting affray, resulting in fatal injuries being sustained by Norman Kable, occurred at Cornwallis-street, Redfern, to-night. This is the eleventh…

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Accident to the Yuloo. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 4

An inquiry was held to-day in the Marine Court in Sydney by Judge Cohen with Captains H. C. Chudleigh and J. Vine Hall as assessors, into the…

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School Girl Drowned SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 3

While a number of girls attending the St. Bede's School, Pyrmont. were swimming at Pyrmont baths late yesterday afternoon, three of them went…

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Wray Castle Arrives. Third Mate Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

During the voyage of the ship Wray Castle from Capetown to Newcastle, where she arrived yesterday morning, Mr. Thomas B. Byrne, the third officer, met…

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Fatality at Kurri Kurri

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 6

Mrs. Lorriman, wife of Mr. William T. Lorriman, of Alexandra-street, Kurri Kurri, died in Kurri Kurri Hospital, at 3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, shortly…

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Fatal Motor Collision. Inquest Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 7

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner opened the inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of a boy named George Edward Yee…

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Russian Soldiers Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 5

A slight explosion occurred on board the French Government steamer Dumont d'Urville as she was leaving Odessa. There were two hundred Russian…

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CYCLE v. CAR Maitland Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 3

Before Judge White, at Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day, Alan Schaffer proceeded against Herbert Idstein, claiming £50 damages for injuries…

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Love Shall be First (All Rights Reserved) Chapter Xxix. the Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 4

Brettell drove the car back to town, his mother and Eldwood being in the [?]. The relations were too strained for the two to speak much…

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Wollombi-road Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 6

Arthur Turnbull, of Singleton, sued Ernest William Lacey, of Cessnock, claimfrig £50 damages in respect to a motor collision between Cessnock and Wollombi,…

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Accident at the Steel Works

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

Patrick Hanson, aged 32 years, who is employed in the finishing mill at the Steel Works, and lives in Cross-street, Mayfield, was admitted to the Newcastle…

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Here and There Wallsend Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 1

Raymond Robinson (14), living with his parents in Clarke-street, Wallsend, was riding a bike in Nelson-street when he collided with a motor…

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Satin Bird Killed Collision at Randwick SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 5

While galloping at Randwick track this morning, Sa[?]in Bird collided on unnamed gelding by Kenilworth— Ryne[?]eld. The golding was killed…

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