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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Fall From Train Accident at Carlton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 5

Another railway accident occurred this morning at Carlton. the next station to Hurstville, Albert Marriott, a resident of Bruce-street, West…

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Alvarez Injured Sullivan Meets Symonds SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 5

Owing to Joe Alvarez Injuring his right leg he will be unable to box Jerry Sullivan on Saturday. Joe Symonds, who has been training for…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Chief Topic.—other Cases.—the Taxable War Bonds.—the Shortage of Houses.—still Dearer Living.—a Tragical Accident.—the State Finances. Sydney

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

Left to themselves the public would probably have treated a certain matter as a nine hours' (not days') wonder. In such case the necessity for referring to…

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Shunting Accident SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 5

This afternoon the express for Brisbane was being shunted into the central station when the brake-van collided with two standing carriages. The…

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Mysterious Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

The circumstances surrounding the death of Edward James Allwork (19) wheeler who was found dead under skip in the tunnel of the Hebburn…

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Hebburn Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 6

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Edward James Allwork, who was found dead under a full skip in the new tunnel at the Hebburn Colliery on July…

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Hunter-street Accident Knocked Down by Motor Case Against Driver Fails

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

William Flowers Railway employees, working at Werris creek, and Thomas Mulvogue, brickmaker, of Boolaroo, were in mere weather-street Newcastle…

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Footballer Injured League President Critical Condition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 2

Whilst playing League football at the Showground on Saturday, W. M., Bailey was injured. In addition to his being an active player with south…

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Seaman Drowned in Newcastle. Brave Attempt at Rescue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 5

At six o'clock on Saturday evening a seaman, John Burke, recently boatswain on the American ship Chillicothe, now in port at Newcastle, fell overboard from…

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Missing Woman Supposed Drowning Case Hinton Tragedy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 1

From Swan Reach, near Hinton comes the story of a woman who is missing and believed to have been drowned…

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Found Drowned Tragedy at Glebe

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 5

A magisterial inquiry was conducted the Merewether police station his afternoon by Mr. Edwards, deputy order, into the circumstances of the…

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Harbour Drowning Case. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 4

Sitting at the Stockton police station yesterday, Mr. G. T. Edwards, deputy-coroner, inquired into the death of John Bourke, who fell into the harbour from…

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Prelate Injured Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 2

Monsignor DEnnis O'Haran, of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church at Darlinghurst, and formerly secretary to the late Cardinal Moran, was…

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Wall Collapses Four Men Injured Cocoa Works Mishap SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 5

A wall collapsed at the chocolate and cocoa works of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company at Abboisford this morning. Four…

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Merewether Drowning Case. Open Finding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 5

Mr. G. T. Edwards, the deputy coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at the Merewether police station yesterday afternoon concerning the death of John Alexander…

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Maitland District. Fatality at Mount Vincent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 8

Mr. Arthur Murrell, a saywer employed at Lister's sawmill, Mount Vincent, was fatally injured by being struck with a flitch while at work on Thursday…

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Drowned at Stockton. Captain of Brigantine Jeanette

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

The body of Captain Charles G. F. Peterson, master of the American brigantine Jeanette, which is lying at No. 8 jetty, North Stockton, was found yesterday…

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Car and Sulky Waratah Collision "A Zigzag Course"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 5

The story of an accident that occurred in Railway-street. Waratah. on July 24. was told in the Newcastle Police Court to-day. when Clifford…

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Peace 'Plans Crashes Melbourne Accident MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 5

An acce[?] occurred to another Peace Loan aeroplane to-day. The machine [?] by Captain Treloar. at Kyneton. knocked down Police…

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Maitland District. Woman Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 6

The body of Miss Lydia Watson, was found floating in the river near Swan Reach on Saturday afternoon. Deceased left her home on August 6 at midnight,…

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