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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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270 VOLTS Through Boy's Body ELECTROCUTION Mayfield Fatality Inquest

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 5

An Inquiry into the death of a boy, Arthur John Brown, the nine-year-old son of Mr. John Brown, a storekeeper, carrying on…

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OVERTURNED Car Accident TAREE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 7

While being driven from Wingham to taree F. O'Grady's motor car overturned, planning O'grady and a passenger, Allan Payne underneath…

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Maitland District Heddon-greta Fatality. Connolly Committed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 8

The adjourned inquiry into the deaths of Annie Ivy Perry, aged 14 years, and Arthur Danglas Rawling, aged 21 years, who were fatally injured in a motor car…

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Accidental Death Fall of Coal Inquest At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 5

An inquest was held at Cessnock courthouse this morning before Mr. George Brown, coroner, and a jury of six, concerning the death of Robert…

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Cyclist Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

As the result of colliding with a motor car in Maitland-street, Mayfield early yesterday morning, Henry Bradley. who was riding a bicycle sustained a severe…

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Maitland District Aberdare Colliery Fatality. Robert Oliver's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. Geo. Brown, district coroner, held an inquiry at the Cessnock Court-house yesterday into the death of Robert Oliver, a miner, who was fatally…

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Kurri Motor Accident Condition Of Patients

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

The condition of John Brown, v was injured in the motor collision Kurri on Sunday night, is much the same…

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Nearly Drowned Boat Capsizes Ordeal At Belmont

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

Two Newcastle men visiting Belmont had a narrow escape from drowning. In a heavy squall thier boat capsized off Anderson's…

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Accidents at Chamounix

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5

A message from Chamounix, where the winter Olympic sports are being held, states that the British bob-sleigh team, while practising, was thrown out…

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Maitland Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 6

David Eadie, aged eleven years, residing with his widowed mother in Abbott-street, West Maitland, died in Maitland Hospital on Saturday night of…

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Collision at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 5

The captain of the British ship William Mitchell, a schooner of 2035 tons, bound for Melbourne from Frederikstad, reports that coming out from Falmouth he…

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Maitland Touched Live Wire Accident To Boy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 5

A lad of 11 years of age named David Eadie, of Abbott-street, West Maitland, was playing on the roof of the ticket office at the Maitland…

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Lorry Overturns Two Men Injured SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 7

A motor lorry with five passengers aboard, was travelling along Pitt-street at 6.20 a.m. yesterday, when the driver turned sharply into…

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Railway Collision. Passenger and Coal Trains Bump at Redhead Loop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5

A head-on collision occurred shortly after half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Redhead loop, which is a crossing station immediately on the…

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ACCIDENTS How To Avoid Them Beware Of Speeding

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 7

The numerous accidents to motors and motorists of which we read about daily tend to make the sceptic stand back and say that motoring is a…

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School Boy Injured Accident at Junction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 5

While crossing Macquarie-street, Junction, on his way to school, at 1.15 p.m. yesterday, George James Tindall, aged six years, living with his parents at 20…

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Mining Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 6

The year 1923, in Great Britain, has been an unfortunate one in respect of accidents owing to two of those disasters on a considerable scale that occur…

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Miners Drowned in American Colliery Under Lake Water Falls Into Mine Forty-Three Men Buried Workings Flooded in Ten Minutes Only Three Miners Escape Ceosby (U.s.a.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 1

A month will elapse before, the bodies of 43 men buried in the iron mine disaster, caused by a lake falling in and flooding the mine, can be recovered…

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Junction Motor Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

In connection with the accident at the Junction on Tuesday, when a boy named George James Tindall was knocked down by a motor car. Mr. W. A. Thomas…

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The Prince of Wales Injured While Riding Breaks His Collarbone (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 5

The Prince of Wales broke his collarbone while exercising a hunter at Billington Manor, near Ascot. He spent the night at Mentmore…

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