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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Child Drowned at Cardiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 5

Ruby Marjorie Wheeler, aged 9 years, living with her parents at Cardiff, was drowned in a water hole in Winding Creek, Cardiff, about half-past five o'clock…

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Affray on a Steamer. Fireman Badly Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 4

As the result of an affray which occurred yesterday on the steamer Darnholme, lying at one of the jetties at Honeysuckle, John Kennedy, a fireman…

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Submarine Lost All Hands Perish Collision With Destroyer LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 1

A [?] message states that a destroyer, during the [?] in the Straits, collided with the submarine H12, which…

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Flying Fatality Gust Causes Crash Corporal's Leap for Life LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 1

Flying Officer Dickson was killed, while landing in an aerodrome in the Isle of Thanet, a sudden gust of wind causing the machine to crash 40 feet…

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Naval Disaster. Submarine Rammed. All the Crew Drowned. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 5

The Admiralty reports that during manoeuvres off Europe Point, near Gibraltar, the destroyer Versatile rammed the submarine 1142…

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Detonator As Toy Accident at Kahibah Child's Hand Mutilated

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 5

Francis Yestman, aged six, was playing with two other children this morning in Health-crescent, Kahibath. They were using a detonator…

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Football Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 2

Whilst engaged in a football match at Stanford Merthyr on Saturday afternoon, Dooley Wheatley, of Kurri, sustained a fractured leg…

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Gun Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 2

George Spinks was out shooting near Trenallyon (Tas.) with two other youths. While resting with the stock of his gun on the ground and holding…

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Australiana Digger's Plight Crippled by Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 3

A case, of very bad lurk recently came before the Warwick Repatriation Committee. A returned soldier, of Killarney…

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Fall of Coal Colliery Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 5

As the result of a fall of coal in Lambton B colliery. David Cummings (32), scraper, had one of the fingers on his right hand severely laccrated,…

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FELL 50 FEET Crane Inspector Injured Accident at Steel Works

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 5

While William Regar (32), a crane inspector, was carrying out his duties at the Steel Works this afternoon, he overbalanced and fell from the coal…

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CRICKET City and Suburban Accidents at Final

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 2

The final between Adamstown Methodist and Boolaroo commenced on Saturday on Adamstown oval. The wicket was not of the best, as two…

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Industrial Matters. Accident Insurance. Proposals of Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 4

The northern miners' executive has under consideration, in conjunction with the proposals as to the amendment no the Workmen's Compensation Act, an…

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Dooley in Bed Slip on the Grass Accident at Bronte SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 5

The Premier was the victim of an accident this morning. Mr. Dooley was on his way to the beach at Bronte for his customary early swim, when…

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Accident to Mr. Dooley. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. Dooley, the State Premier, met with an accident at Brento this morning, fracturing one of his ankles. It is Mr. Dooley's oustom to go to the…

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Maitland Motor Mishap Collision of Cars

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 5

At the intersection of Church and Steam streets, West Maitland, a motor accident occurred last night. Mr. A. Wheeler was driving his car in the…

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Burnt to Death Wallsend Fatality Boy With Paint Tin

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 8

The victim of a burning accident, Aubrey William Kemp, aged three years and 11 months, died yesterday afternoon in Wallsend Hospital, 24…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 6

Aubrey William Kemp, aged four years, son of Mr. Charles Kemp, of Mount-street, Plattsburg, died in Wallsent Hospital yesterday as the result of burns…

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Painful Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 5

At this residence in Regent-street, West Maitland, Mr. W. J. Enright met with a painful accident on Thursday night. He was engaged overhauling…

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Drowning Fatality. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 5

A message from Rockhampton states that a double drowning fatality occurred at Herbert's Creek, about seventy miles from Rockhampton, yesterday…

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