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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

637 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 32

Another Accident Tram and Sulky Collide Boolaroo Epidemic

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 7

Another accident occurred at Boolaroo, on Sunday. Mr. J. Paynter and two sons were driving along the main street when…

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Serious Collision. Motor Car and Cycle. Four Persons in Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 5

A collision between a motor car and motor cycle, with sidecar attached, occurred at about half-past ten o'clock last night near the high-level bridge,…

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Mr. J. Enright Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 6

Mr. Jack Enright, one of the most active members of the Maitland Show Committee, was thrown from his horse on Wednesday night while polo playing…

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Miners' Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 5

In the course of statement yesterday Mr. T. Hoare, the president of the Northern District Branch of the Miners' Federation, referred to the large number of…

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Motor Car Fatality. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

Phyills Purnell, aged 6 years, living in Military-road, Neutral Bay, was crossing Military-road this evening, when she was knocked down by a motor car, which was…

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Heddon Greta Fatality. Charge of Manslaughter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 3

The twice adjourned inquest concerning the death of Arthur Williams Wells, who died in the Kerri Kurri Hospital on January 21 of injuries in a motor car…

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Collision in Wickham. Alderman Brown Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 4

While riding a bicycle along Railway-street, Wickham, last night, shortly after seven o'clock, Mr. Sanderson Brown, an engine-driver employed at the…

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Motors in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 4

A motor collision occurred at the corner of Fullerton and Monmouth streets, North Stockton, on Saturday afternoon. A car driven by Mr. C. H. Miller, of Stockton, was turning…

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Spine Fractured Fatal Sulky Accident SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 6

An inquiry was held by the district coroner (Mr. A. Morrison) r[?]ding the death of Ell Richardson who was taken to Danger Cottage Hospital…

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The Adelaide Railway Accident That Killed Two Men and Injured Many Others

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 6

How the Kapunda special knocked the Clapham engine off the line. A view of the telescoped carriages, showing the extensive damage that was caused…

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Bomb for Premier in Sofia Theatre No One Injured LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 1

A Sofla message states that a bomb was almed at the Premier of Bulgaria, M. Stamboliski, during a performance at the National Theatre…

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Wheeler Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 6

Whilst slowing round a skip in Hebburn colliery, Bryant Hyde sustained an injury to his back, and was taken to Kurri district hospital…

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Ambulance Work 132 Accidents Last Month

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Newcastle Ambulance Transport Brigade last night, the report presented showed that during January 132…

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Thrown From Horse Boolaroo Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

Jack Cooper, aged 15, residing at Te[?]alba, was riding a horse along the Boolaroo-road, near the racccourse this morning, when the animal shied,…

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Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

The passenger liner Wilhelmina, 6725 tons, belonging to the Matson Navigation Company, colided off San Francisco light ship with the Sierra, a steam schooner of…

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Drowned at Sea Carrington Man's Death

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 4

Mrs. Kew, of Gipp-street, Carrington, has been informed that her husband, Mr. William George Kew, who was boatswain on the Union Steam Ship Company's mail…

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Pea-rifle Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 1

Frederick Eccleston, 16, noticed a [?] go under the house at Adelong, and [?] a pea-rifle to shoot it. He was in the act of loading the gun,…

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'Bus Route Changed To Avoid Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

At Merewether Council meeting, Alderman Meehan last night referred to the dangerous corner at Ridge and Pell streets. He moved that the 'buses…

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Tyre Comes Off Sulky Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

Mr. C. Ford, a new resident of Moscheto Island, had a disagreeable experience while travelling from Moscheto Island to Newcastle. While in the steel…

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Drowned in Reeds Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 2

Patrick Fitzgerald, who recently came to Western. Australia from India, where he served in the British army, was drowned in the Swan River at…

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