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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Aeroplane Smash Accident at Casino Passengers' Escape CASINO

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 5

A Bristol aeroplane owned by Messrs. Robinson Bros. of Grafton, which was making passenger flights here yesterday, came to grief…

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Fatality at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 6

Yves Nedelec, 45 years of age, boatswain of the Trench barque Montcalm, was run over and killed by a coal train at Carrington early last night. The…

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Run Over by Train the Dyke Fatality French Boatswain's Death

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 5

Mr. Charles Hibbie, district coroner, conducted an inquest this afternoon into the death of Yves Nedelec, 45, boatswain, of the French barque…

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Holiday Tragedy Drowned While Fishing SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 5

Alfred Lawson. a member of the firm of Lawson Bros., Ltd., of Williamstreet City, whilst on a holiday on the co[?]st. was on Friday afternoon last…

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Yacht Owner Drowned Capsized_in Race Auckland (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 8

The yacht Celox capeized off Waiheke while racing. The owner, Dale Spenser, and his son, aged 6, were drowned. The remainder of the crew were…

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Double Drowning Bather Could not Swim HOBART

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 1

Jack Joyce, aged 15, got into difficulties while bathing in Ingles River on the west coast. Howard Reeves, aged 23, went to his assistance fully…

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Drowned at Speers' Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 7

Word was received in Newcastle last night that Joseph Richards, son of the licensee of the Speers' Point Hotel, Speers' Point, had been drowned in Lake…

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Lake Tragedy Young Man Drowned Fishing Boat Capsizes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 5

As the result of a capsize on the lake at Speer's Point last night, Joseph Richards, son of Mr. Richards, of the Speer's Point Hotel, is…

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Fatality on Board Ship. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, inquired into the death of George Harmon, 50, which took place on board the steamer…

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District News. Speers' Point. the Drowning Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 5

The remains of the late Joseph Spencer Richards, the victim of the boating fatality on Lake Macquarie on Tuesday night, were interred in the Methodist portion or…

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Eurythmic Hurt Injury to Stifle Accident at Randwick SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 5

Excitement prevailed among the few trainors who were near the tan crossing at the mile post when Eurythmic was cantering on the tan track at…

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A London Riot. Letter of Instructions 13 Police Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 7

Amazing evidence was given at Cler Kenwell, London when 13 young men were charged as a result of the attack on the lalington Town Hall by…

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Flying Not Safe Accidents in the Air Striking Figures

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 6

One thousand times as many air-pilots are Injured as engine-drivers, proportionally to the total, and about 800 times as many passengers as those…

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Accidentally Drowned SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 5

Prior to [?] inquiry into the fire, the coroner concluded the adjourned inquest into the death of Mr. Harris Weingott (61), director of the firm of…

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Randwick Smash Eye-witness' Story How Accident Happened SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 5

Little information can be gleaned at present as to the actual cause of the sensational fall of seven horses in the first Nursery Handicap at Randwick…

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Fight at Dance Young Man with Knife Peacemaker Badly Injured ORANGE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 5

Sergeant McLean, shortly before midnight arrested a young man, Alfred Gainsford, a rabbiter, who was charged with assault, thereby occasioning…

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Cessnock Fatality at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 8

Mr. Joseph Cummings (45), a miner, employed at Abermain No. 2 Colliery, and a resident of Cessnock, was killed yesterday under a fall of coal and tops in the…

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Collision at Sea. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 7

The passenger steamer Governor, on route from San Francisco to Seattle, came into collision with the steamer West Hartland, travelling from Vaucouver to…

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Ashore on Reef Yacht in Trouble Inopportune Accident SUVA (Fiji), March 25

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 5

The Government armed yacht, Pioneer, which is insured for £60,000, ran ashore on a ridge of reef on the north-east coast of Viti Levu on Thursday…

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Steel Works Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 6

Jock Darcy, of Mayfield, was crushed by a skip at the Stool Works this morning. He was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital suffering from…

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