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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

570 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 29

Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 5

A message from Buenos Aires states that the Munson liner Aeolus collided with the British steamer Zero, the later sinking, but without loss of life…

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Collision with Iceberg. Ship Garthforce's Experiences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 3

Details have come to hand concerning the collision which occurred between the ship Garthforce with an iceberg on January 28 off the South African coast…

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High Speed Bullet Woman Injured Sensation in the Pantry GOULBURN

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 6

While Mrs. J. Walsh, of. Taralga, was engaged in dipping sugar from a bin in the pantry at her residence, a bullet from a high trajectory rifle…

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Goods Train Accident, Smash Near Wyee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 5

A goods train, consisting of 83 trucks of cattle and sheep and eight trucks of coal, that left Woodville Junction for Flemington at a quarter to eleven o'clock…

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Fatal Street Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 5

It is reported from Chicago that Mr. Albert Edward Langford, formerly of the Melbourne Stock Exchange, was crushed to death between an automobile and a…

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Accident to Girl

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 1

A little girl, daughter of Mrs. Sly, met with a nasty accident at Maitland, as the result of stone-throwing. The child's left eye was injured, and medical…

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Street Collision Lad Injured Negligent Driving Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 5

A motor cycle and bicycle collided near Honeysuckle Point on the morning of March 20, and the rider of the bicycle received serious injuries…

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Fatality at Wyee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 6

Emanuel T. Ford, employed an a benchman at a sawmill at Wyee, was adjusting the belt on to the driving wheel on Monday morning, when by some means he…

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Motoring Accident Albury

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 3

While returning home from a business trip to the Upper Murray, Mr. Barclay Dowling, auctioneer for Messrs. Younghusband, Rowe, and…

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Hebburn No. 2 Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 6

The adjourned inquest was continued at the Criterion Hotel, Weston, yesterday, by Mr. G, Brown, coroner, into the death of George Wood, who was fatally Injured…

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Crack Two-year-old Soorak Slightly Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 3

Owing to a severe knock to his off hind leg, it was found necessary to case Soorak in his work. The incident occurred the night before he…

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Ocean Baths Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 5

Mr. Barry Mark, metropolitan tramway superintendent, fell on the slippery sidewalk of the Ocean Baths this morning, and injured his head. A…

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Wrecked in Gale Channel Disaster Seventeen Drowned LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

Seventeen of the crew, including the captain of the 3000-ton steamer. Depute Albert Talandier, were drowned in a gale in the Channel, according to…

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Exciting Runaway Two Accidents Sulky Overturns ROCKHAMPTON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 6

An accident Occurred on Friday night, near Woodend railway station, on the central line. A farmer named Lehfieldt,…

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Tram and Lorry Kerosene Spilt Collision in Scott-street

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 5

One of Hawkins's large lorries, laden with cases of kerosene and drawn by four horses, got some hurry-up this afternoon in Scott-street, just…

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Accident at Races Casino

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 6

An accident occurred during the running of the Bridle Race at Drake "all heights" meeting. Mr. Harry Doyle, of Drake, was riding after the…

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'BUS v. Tram Hamilton Collision Is This a Cup Tip?

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

On April 5, near Gordon-avenue, Hamilton, the motor 'bus known as the "Laddie Blue," was slightly dam aged in a collision with a tram. At…

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Mr. Hughes Injured. a Broken Collarbone. Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

While out for an exercise ride on horseback at South Grafton this morning, Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister, broke his collarbone…

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Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 6

John Taylor, a shiftman, employed at the Abermain No. 1 colliery, was seriously injured while at work yesterday. He was making a road, when a quantity of stone came…

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Pit Horse Bolts. Two Men Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 5

A horse that had been unhooked from a skip' In Burwood Colliery yesterday afternoon bolted, and dashing into a group of miners, knocked two of them…

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