Maitland District. Another Culvert Fatality
What is known as the deathtrap culvert," on the northern line, between Telerah and West Maitland, was the scene of another fatal accident on…
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Accidents, 1921
399 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 20
Fitter Blown From Roof. Fatality at Waratah
During the afternoon Thomas Delaney, a fitter, who was engaged in nailing down some loose sheets of iron on a shed at the Newbold Silica Brickworks, Waratah,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Drowned in Flood Inquest on W. H. Oliver
At West Maitland Police Court this morning Mr. Wm. McLauchlin, deputy coroner, held an inquest concerning the death of William Henry Oliver. who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed by Train Steel Works' Fatality End of a Trip
Richard Anderson (47), a waggon mender at North Rothbury colliery, was run over by a train at the Steel Works last Saturday, and killed. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lieutenant Parer. an Unfortunate Accident. Melbourne
Lieutenant Parer, accompanied by Mark Parer and Anthony Kane, commenced his flight to-day around Australia. The first stop was to be made at Birchip. The party…
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An inquest was held at the West Maitland court-house yesterday by Mr. W. M'Lauclin, deputy coroner, into the death of William Henry Oliver, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steel Works Fatality. a Stranger's Misadventure
An inquest was held at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, into the death of Richard Anderson, who was found seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crushed at Mine Laborer Injured
John Henderson, 60, had his back crushed at the Burwood colliery this morning. He was riding on a skiff, when his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. Melbourne
Two trains, one a goods, which was backing into the station yard, and the other a passenger from Melbourne, collided about midnight at Mordialloc on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality
The inquiry into the death of William Henry Oliver, who was found dead in the water under the railway bridge near Regent-street on Monday…
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The express train from York to London crashed into a holiday train bound to Leeds from Bridlington, while the latter was pulling out from Selby…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miner Fatally Injured
David Burt, a miner, received injuries which proved fatal while working in Wallsend Colliery on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District. the Culvert Drowning Case
The inquest concerning the death of William Henry Oliver, otherwise known as William Henry Morrow, was concluded at the West Maitland Courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Nips" for Bites New Alpine Antidote Avalanche Accidents LONDON
A Geneva message says: The drought has increased the dangers of the Alps. The rapid melting of the glaciers has softened the snow ridges…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hello, Double-one! Two Accidents Fall From a Swing
The ambulance service had two accident calls this morning. Norman Golding four years of age, fell off a swing in the yard of his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Children Drowned Alternative to Starvation Famine-stricken Russia London
Reuter's correspondent at Helsingtors reports that the journal "Pravor," in a description of the famine-striken regions, says that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist Killed. Accident Near Raymond Terrace
The Stroud road, three miles from Raymond Terrace, at a point where there is a slight bend in the road approaching the crest of a hill, was the scene on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quick Work Ambulance to Lysaght's Bicycle Accident
The promise of a quick ambulance service to port waratah was fulfilled this morning when the ambulance arrived at Lysaght's tea minutes after a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blown Off Roof Gale Fatality Timber Torn to Matchwood
During the gale ealy in the month, Thomas Andrew Delaney, a fitter, was repairing the iron roof of a high shed at the Newbold Silica Firebrick…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the Spot Ambulance Sees Accident
The Newcastle ambulance people were right on the spot this morning. James Doherty (21), a railway guard, of 20 Robert-street, Wickham…
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