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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Motoring Fatality. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 June 1921 · page 4

A motor accident occurred at Brighton last night, resulting in the death of Richard Ratton (32), living at Brighton, and employed by the Dunlop…

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Injured Admitted to Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 5

Four of the rescued members of the Our Jack's crew were suffering from injuries when they arrived on the Brundah this morning, and were admitted to…

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Boy Run Down Loco Yard Accident Foot Cut Off

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 1

Thomas Dunn, a nine-year-old boy, living in Fern-street, Islington, was run over by an engine at the Hamilton loco, yards this morning. He was…

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Training Track Fatality. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 2

An inquest was held by Mr. G. T. Edwards, the Deputy District Coroner, yesterday, at Hamilton Police Station, into the death of Harry Ducamp, aged 17 years,…

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Nearly a Collision Line Not Clear North Shore Incident SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 5

A collision between two trains was narrowly averted on the North Shore line this morning. The [?] train from Chatswood to Milson's Point…

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Jury Disagrees Newcastle Accident, 6750 Compensation Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 7

The jury failed to agree and were discharged in a case in the Baned Court in Sydney yesterday, before Sir William Cullen, Chief Justice, in…

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FELL 50 FEET Steel Works Accident Laborer's Escape

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 5

While engaged in pulling down a building at the Steel Works, about 10 o'clock this morning. Allen Burraston (24), a laborer, of Lambton, fell…

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Fatality at Hebburn

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 3

While drawing props at Colliery, William Woods was buried by fall of stone. When recovered by a rescue party he was alive, and…

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Maitland District. Fatality at Hebburn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 6

Mr. William Woods, a deputy employed at Hebburn Colliery, was fatally injured yesterday afternoon. He was drawin props when a fall of alone occurred, and he was burled…

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Collision with Team Man Dies from Injuries

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 6

A sulky and a tram collided at Mayfield last night, and Llewellyn Robert Williams, 25, a shunter in the railway department, living at…

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Sulky and Tram Collide. Man Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 5

As a result of a collision last evening between a sulky and a tram, at Mayfield, Llewellyn Robert Williams, aged 25 years, a shunter, who was employed by the…

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District Water Supply. Trunk Mains Burst. Serious Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Henson, the engineer to the Hunter District Water Board, received information yesterday at 4.45 o'clock p.m. from the chief mechanical…

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Mine-fatality Fall of Stone Inquest on Miner

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

Mr. Charles Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest yesterday into the death or William Adamthwaite a [?] miner, who was killed through the fall…

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Motor and Horse Smash in Collision SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

There was a smash up at the corner of Barker-street and Anzac Parade, South Kensington, which resulted in a boy being tossed off a horse, ten feet…

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Red[?] Sisco Dental Death death Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

[?] of accidental death was by a jury of six, at Neath, by in the matter of the death Evan Davies, who was…

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Conductor Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 6

While standing on the footboard of an inbound Wallsend tram, entering the depot at Parnell place about 1.50 this afternoon, George Beecham, a…

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Maitland District. a Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 8

Mary Hayes, the two-and-a-half year old daughter of Mr. J. P. Hayes, of Kitchener, was totally injured in a sulky accident yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Hayes…

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Hebburn Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 6

At the Weston police station yesterday, the adjourned inquest was continued by Mr. G. Brown, coroner, into the death of William Edwin Wood, a deputy, who was…

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"Drive Too Fast" Cars From Races Accident at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 5

In fining Arthur Pankhurst, a taxi-driver, at Wallsend police Court yesterday afternoon, for negligently driving a motor car on the Newcastle-road…

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Unknown Man Seriously Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 5

Shortly after seven o'clock last night Constable Kennedy took to the Newcastle Hospital a man whom he had found lying in Bond-street, near the Custom House…

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