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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Training Accident Boy Loses Seat Dragged by Stirrup Leather SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 5

A boy named Donovan, who is in the employ of the Randwick trainer, G. P. Nailon. had a miraculous escape from death this morning. He had…

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Tragic Man-hunt Drowned in River Death Before Capture

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 6

Banchory, the pretty Deeside summer resort, situated 20 miles from Aberdeen, was the scene of a tragic man-hunt, which culminated in the…

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Liner's Bump Collision with Tramp Sustains a Black Eye SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 August 1921 · page 3

"The liner she's a lady and the man-of-war's her mate," says the poet; and if he is right, then the mute, of the P. and O liner Naldera might be…

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Fell From Horse Accident To Boy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 August 1921 · page 6

Frank Hodson, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hodson, of Brown-street, West Wallsend, met with a serious accident yesterday…

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Girl's Grim Grip Lover's Fall From Train Strange Railway Fatality LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 August 1921 · page 1

A remarkable story of pluck in his sweetheart's vain effort to save her lover's life is reported from Brighton…

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Accident at Abattoirs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1921 · page 6

Through the bursting of a digester containing boiling refuse at the abattoirs yesterday afternoon serious scaldings were received by Edward Box, aged 45 years,…

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Falls of Coal Accidents at Seaham

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 August 1921 · page 3

Two miners were injured in Seaham No. 1 colliery yesterday through falls of coal in different parts of the mine…

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Shunter Killed Sleeper for Bowlers Accident in Coupling

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 August 1921 · page 5

During shunting operations last night at Newcastle railway station, a shunter, William Burke (35), received injuries from which he died in the…

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Maitland District. Paterson Drowning Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 6

An inquiry was held at the Paterson Courthouse on Wednesday, by Mr. W. C. Tucker, coroner, into the death of Frederick William Cann, whose body was found floating in the…

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Tar Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 5

The funeral of Albert Teare (33), a laborer, of 11 Margaret-street, Mayfield, who died in Newcastle Hospital from injuries received through…

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Hamilton Bolt Conductor Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 5

A bolting horse ran a cart against a tram near Hamilton school this morning. Edmund R. Cottier, 27, tram conductor, of Watt-street, Newcastle,…

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Killed in Tunnel Woy Woy Fatality SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 6

A message from Woy Woy states that a man, whose name is believed to be C. Pike, a railway shunter, of Clyde, was knocked down and killed by…

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ONLY 43 Scored by Amateurs Australians' Picnic Gregory's Finger Injured LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 1

Though, [?] weather was dull, there was a large attendance at Eastbourne to-day for the commencement of the match [?] in the Australians and a…

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Cup Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon two motor cars driven by Mr. C. Rink, of Newcastle, and Mr. C. Paterson, of East Maitland, both travelling in opposite…

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Fatality at West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 5

A men, William Wakeman, was killed by a train at West Wallsend last evening. An engine and one car were…

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Run Over by Tram West Wallsend Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 4

William Wakeman, 56, of Young Wallsend, was run over by a tram at West Wallsend last night and killed. The body was shockingly muttland…

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Fatality at Steel Works. Crushed by Ingot Mould

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 4

Ernest James Date aged 40 years, employed on the moulds on the open hearth at the Steel Works, and who lived in Union-street, Newcastle, was killed…

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Rowboat Upset Fatal End to Tow Four Occupants Drowned LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 1

A motor launch on the River Dee, near Cheater, granted the request of a rowboat to tow it, as the night was dark and rainy…

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Street Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 8

Street accidents present a difficult problem in streets which arc not supplied with the necessary first aid posts placed at dangerous crossings…

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Accident at Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 7

James Durkin, a middle-aged man, a minor, living in Waratah-street, Kurri, was severely injured as a result of his falling between a railway train and the…

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