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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 15

Lymington Fatality. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 5

The inquest in connection with the death of Walter Hopkinson, an electrical mechanic, who was killed by some runaway skips at Lymington Colliery, was…

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The Prince of Wales. Railway Mishap. No One Injured. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 5

The Prince of Wales and party left by train last night for a trip to the timber district. After lending Bridgetown the Royal and Ministerial carriages were…

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Blasting Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 6

Accidents caused by missed holes occur both underground and in open cuts. Many of them are avoidable. The following report of an accident, occurring in some…

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Where the Accident Occurred

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 1

View of Bridgetown, a West Australian centre which has been sudden[?] placed in the map…

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"Nice Harmless Accident" Prince Enjoys the Lark a Characteristic Speech Departure for Goldfields Perth (W.a.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 1

The deep, unspoken concern felt by every person in West Australia, from the Premier to the humblest man outback, about the impression made…

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Tram Collision in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 8

There was a rear collision between two trams at half-past eight o'clock to-night near the corner of George-street West and Abercrombie-street…

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Little Girl Drowned Fell Into Creek

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 5

Edna Bertha Chalmers, six years of age, a daughter of Mr. James Charmers, of Blane-street, Weston, was drowned in a creek at Weston…

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Accident to Jockey

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 5

At the Broadmeadow training track tula morning, the Jockey James Windsor was thrown off the two-year-old Baby Clare. Windsor walked about…

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Tram Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday into the death of Lawrence Fishburn, who was killed in Hunter-street…

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Cardiff Accidents a Child's Death

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 3

While working at Lymington Colliery, Cardill, yesterday, James Jackson, junr., met with a serious accident through a fall of coal. One leg was…

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Here and There Scalding Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 5

The funeral took place this afternoon of David Pritchard, four years of age, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pritchard, from their…

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Maitland Car Collision Damages at £200 Negligent Driving Case

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 1

Bort Bellamy, a Maitland taxi driver, was to-day fined £5 for having negligently driven a motor car along Parallel-street on June 14…

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CORRECTION Maitland Motor Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 3

In the report in yesterday's issue of the police court proceedings at Maitland on a charge of having negligently driven a motor car, it should…

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Accident on the Aquitania

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 5

The value of one of the steamer Aquitania's boilers blew off. An engineer was killed, and a stoker injured in the hand. The Aquitania was off the Irish coast,…

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Westy Soccerite Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 5

Socerites of the Newcastle will regret to learn that West Walls end's well-known goal-keeper Wal. M'Kenzie in following his occupation…

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Drowned in Colliery Dam

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

At six o'clock last evening the body of a man was found in the Glebe Colliery dam at Merewether. In the pocket was found a Steel Works yearly ticket-book…

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Pyrmont Push Police Injured in Fight End to a "Willing Bout" Hardy's Rough Time Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 5

Following a fight at Pyrmont early yesterday morning. Sydney Alfrod Turner. aged 25. laborer. of Bulwarra-road. Ultime. was shot dead. and…

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The Hurstville Collision Four Persons Killed Gallant Rescue Work Fortitude Among the Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 5

Two suburban trains collided at Hurstville last evening. A man and two boys were killed, while 15 other passengers were injured. The…

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Steel Works Fatality. Evidence at Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 7

At the Newcastle Court-house yesterday Mr. C. Hibble, coroner, inquired into the death of Herbert Edward Sheppard, 37, who was found dying in the…

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Railway Collision. Three Passengers Killed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 5

A serious railway accident occurred to-night at Hurstville, nine miles from Sydney, on the Illawarra line, resulting in three passengers being killed and…

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