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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

570 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 29

Bullock Recovering Injured Jockey Early Return to England LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 1

A Purls message states that Frank Bullock, who was Injured In a race at Chantilly last week, is progressing satisfactorily…

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Maitland District. Serious Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 6

Mrs. Carter, wife of Mr. G. Carter, of the Selections, near Abermain, was seriously injured in a burning accident at her home yesterday morning. She was sitting…

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An Accident List

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 7

Paris has a population of about 3,000,000, and this is what to reported of the motor car accidents: The Paris pedestrian to is up in arms against the taxi chauffeurs, who…

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Launch Capsizes. Two Men Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 5

The Newcastle police received a telegram on Saturday from Foster stating that a launch had been capsized at the bar, and two men who were its only…

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Riding Accident Thrown Against Tree WAGGA

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 5

An accident occurred at Pomingala[?] station, near Wagga, resulting in Mr. David Copland, only son of Mr. S. P. Copland, owner of pomingalarna sustaining…

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Aerial Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

A telegram from Chicago states that several young honeymooners came to the Washburn aerial field, for the purpose of making pleasure flights…

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Shooting Accident How Was He Killed? HENTY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

A shooting fatality occurred near Henty, a well-known farmer, Mr. John Gibbs, of Eagle's Nest aged 32, unmarried, who lived on the farm with his…

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Boolaroo Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 4

Mr. T. Abraham, of Boolaroo, when returning home from his work at Lymington colliery, fell and dislocated his kneecap…

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Meeinderry Collision Inquiry Hole a Yard Square SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 6

An Inquiry into the causes of the collision between the steamers Meeinderry and Wallsend, off Redhead in the early morning of May 23, was…

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Accidentally Shot

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 5

Alan Fittler was shot in the left breast by the pea-rifle he was carrying exploding while he was passing through the fence of a paddock in…

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Redhead Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 5

An inquiry into the causes of the collision between the steamers Mecinderry and Wallsend off Redhead in the early morning of May 23 was commenced in the…

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Miner Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 1

William Smith, aged 30 years, met with a painful accident whilst working in Whitburn colliery, by being struck on the head with a fall of coal,…

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Five Injured Series of Accidents Horse Causes Trouble SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 4

A series of accidents, in which five persons were Injured, a horse killed, and two vehicles damaged, occurred at Kogarah…

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Maitland District. Benzine Explosion. Two Persons Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 6

Miss Evie Osmond (16), and Mr. Reg. Osmond (24), were seriously injured by an explosion of benzine gas at the residence of their father, Mr. Charles Osmond,…

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The Channel Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 5

"L'Intranstgeant," states that the aviation accident off FoIkestone, was due to a demented passenger shooting the pilot, whoso body when recovered showed a…

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Wrecked Drifter 14 Men Drowned LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 5

The drifter Blue Sky left Portsmouth on June 12 for Invergordon. It is officially presumed that it has been…

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MOTOR v. HORSE Collision on Road ORANGE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 2

Harry Wells, a well-known resident of Orange, and William Thompson, of Shadforth, were proceeding to town by a motor cycle and sidecar. When…

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Hydroplane Crash Steamer Damaged Several People Injured LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 June 1922 · page 5

As a military hydroplane was flying over Cherbourg harbor, the engine became defective, and the machine crashed on to the deck of a…

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Log Breaks Leg Thornton Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 3

While at work at Thornton. S. J. Cook, employed as a timber-getter, living at 149 Cleary-street, Hamilton, had his left leg fractured…

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Painful Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 5

Robert Henry, aged 56, a laborer, residing in Bull-street, West Maitland, met with a painful accident Yesterday morning whilst at work at Foggitt Jones…

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