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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

637 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 32

Jockey Injured Horse Frightened

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

A child's hoop was the cause of J. Clarke, 19 years of age, living at 19 Alexandrs street, Hamilton, being thrown from horse in Wickham this…

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Plank Collapses Accident at Belmont

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

Mr. J. Freeman, 44 years of age a carpenter living at 15 Kemp-street, Junction, had his arm broken at Relmont to-day…

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Aeroplane Crashes Three Men Injured Accident at Bourke a Bourke

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 3

While the big Vickers-Vulcan aeroplane, which was flying from Melbourne to Longre[?]ch, landed safely at Bourke, the Bristol 'piano which…

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Broken Friendship Mr. Mutch's Nose Injured A.L.P. Meeting Summed Up Week's Grace for Dooley Follower SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 6

Last night's meeting of the A.L.P. executive in office,expelled all the members of the Dooley faction, but gave those members who are [?]ottering on the brink of the prcelpice until Friday next for the purpose of considering the seriousness of…

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Avoiding Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 7

He was bald but bold, was Reggie, and meant to do great deeds when he was signed on as left-back for the Slopton Athletic. On the Saturday he turned out…

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Around World on Wheel Cyclist's Accident Tour May Be Ended

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 1

Word was received yesterday from Hynam, South Australia, that W. G. Jeffrey, of Broadmeadow, who started from the Newcastle post office last…

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Railway Collision Denied

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 1

A semi-official message from Duesseldorf denies the report of the collision between a troop and goods train at Freimershein, in which it…

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An Infant Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 6

Mr. F. W. C. Crane the coroner, held an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse on Saturday morning into the death of Marie Alice M'Laren, aged 1…

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Accidental Death Fatality at Pelaw Main Coroner's Inquiry Concludes No Blame Attachable to Anybody

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 5

Before the coroner (Mr. G. Brown) and a jury of six, the inquiry into the death of Edward O'Toole, 36, a miner, which occurred as a result of a…

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Good Night, Nurse! Drowning Girl's Courageous Attitude Surf Sensations at Bondi Another Chalmers Carries Out Wonderful Rescue SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 6

Bondi was the scene of a series of thrilling rescues yesterday. The most remarkable was the one in which Bob Chalmers, of Artona, Jacques-avenue, Bondi, brother of the hero of the Coogee shark tragedy, Jack Chalmers, dived into a cauldron of…

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Track Accident Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 5

Murray (Crawford) and P. W. MacNamara's King Long gelding (C. P. Lance) were put over the hurdles at Caulfield to-day, and at the third jump…

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Maitland District. Pelaw-main Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 6

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Edward O'Toole, a miner, who was killed in the Pelaw-Main colliery on [?]hursary, was continued by Mr. G. Brown,…

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Fire Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 7

It is reported from Newport Point, Quebeo, that a candle left on the coffin of a little child ignited a curtain, and destroyed the wooden frame house of…

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Miner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 6

William Deakln, aged 58 years, a minor, living at 3G Brunker-road, Hamilton West, Sustalood the fracture of a small bone in the right ankle, a dislocation of the same…

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Kicked on Head Horse Lashes Out Young Man Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 6

While Alex Bligh, son of Mr. H. Bligh, of Raymond Terrace, was [?]atching a horse on Monday morning, [?] was kicked on the head, and…

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A Drowned Volcano

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 6

Did you ever hear of a drowned volcano? There is one off the west coast of Alaska, not very far from the shore of Prince of Wales Island. It has been…

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Under Stone Mine Accident Man Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 5

A serious accident occurred at the Stockton Borehole Colliery' yesterday, when A. Bateman was buried to a fall of stone…

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Street Accident Boy's Leg Broken

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 4

As a result of being knocked down by a motot car in Maitland-road. Tighe's Hill, last night a boy named Thomas Brown, residing in Braye-stree, Mayfield,…

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Surfing Fatality Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 5

A drowning fatality occurred at Manly this afternoon, when Leonard Morgan, 11 years of age, who was holidaying at Manly with his parents, lost his life…

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Accidents Will Happen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 7

Five months after discharge from hospital as a "good recovery," George Nichols, fifty-one, a pointer, of Moorgate, Carbrook, Stalybridge (England)…

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