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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents
838 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 42
At the our State quarry yesterday afternoon about 30 deton[?]rs exploded, had badly injured Edward McKenzie, powderman. Croneins Duggan, ganger, who was on the point of leaving the ammunition room where the explosion occurred, was also…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →While effecting repairs and alterations at the Kearaley public school, Mr. W. Drayton, of the firm of Drayton and Rowlings, had his forearm broken in two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A terrible triple drowning tragedy occurred on Saturday at Innisfall, three or a party of eight being drowned when a motor car plunged over the end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Gill, aged five, was drowned in Tallow Creek, Byron Bay, while swimming with other boys. The parents were close by and missed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A drowning fatality occurred at McKellar's paddock, by which Dorothy Turtle, aged three, lost her life. Mrs. Turtle, who had been washing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four Airforce officers were killed, and three injured, in two crashes. Two aeroplanes carrying out instructional flights at Maxford, were about to land, when they collided in the air and were smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Martin Craig, aged five, was killed by a motor cycle in Catherine-street, Le[?]bardt, just before six o'clock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shortly before midnight Jack Pinsold, a shunter, who was working in the shunting yard at the West Maitland railway station, had his left arm and hand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Whilst bathing at Urunga. Myrtle Davis aged 3 years got beyond her depth. Mrs McLachian a local resident made a timely and gallant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse this morning by Mr. G. Edwards (acting-Coroner) Into the circumstances surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Richard Dobie. killed by a train at Honeysuckle on February 25…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An inquest into the circumstances of the death of Thomas Hyatt, a labourer at the Steel Works, who died from injuries received while at work on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It has been reported to the State Navigation Department that a collison has occurred on the North Coast between the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A sensation was caused at Hurstville Public School to-day, when James Eldridge, one of the pupils, was shot. The bullet entered his cheat, and entered the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A professional nurse in Kurri was driving a female mental patient in a sulky yesterday afternoon, and had occasion to descend from the vehicle. In doing so,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charles Robert [?] (20) was acc[?]dentally shot when our r[?]ng with his friend. Harry Weckes. Hannettl it s[?] was in the b[?] of the creek. in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →As damages sustained by his motor car in a collision, as the result of the alleged negligent driving of the defendant, Hilton G. Senior of Kurri Kurri, claimed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The adjourned cases. in which G. Senior. of Kurri. clolmed £25 from samuel william skinner. of Hexham. for damages sustained to his motor car as the result of a collision. and the cross-claim by skinner of £20 from Senior for damages to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recently a boy was injured on the railway at a level crossing at Muswellbrook, and the accident is now the subject of a departmental inquiry by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The circumstances resulting in the teath of Mr. Len H at Lupton Park Colliery formed the subject at the inquest held at Muswellbrook Court-house…
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