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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Drowned in Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 8

At the Newcastle Court House, yesterday morning, Mr. C. Hibble, the District Coroner, held an inquest into the death of John Robertson, a seaman on the…

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Suteliffe Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

Sutellife has torn the fibres of the muscles of his right elbow. Dr. Popesays that probably it, will be live or six weeks before it will be right…

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Shooting Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 7

While setting rabbit traps along the river bank at Gnorang, near Denman, Lestle Duggan, about 10 years of age, was the victim of a pea-ritle shooting…

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Hamilton Motor Collision Two Persons Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

As a result of a collision between two motor cars that occurred yesterday afternoon, at the intersection of Tudor and Beaumont streets, Mrs. A. E. Allen, aged…

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Motor and Tram Hunter-street Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 7

A. collision between a steam tram and a motor car, resulting in damage to the latter, occurred near the junction of Hunter-street West and…

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Cycle Mishap. Man's Knee Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

At Manning Point this afternoon, Leslie Skelton, 24 years of age, injured his left knee through a falt from his motor cycle. After boarers…

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Motor Fatality Car Bumps Into Tree LITHGOW

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

A fatal motor accident occurred yesterday on the Glen Alice-road, near Kandos. A party was motoring to Glen…

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Holiday Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 12

The newspapers team with accounts of holiday accidents and offences. This is, of course, the usual thing at this time of the year, but this season's list of…

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Fractured Leg Speer's Point Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

As the result of a fall at Speer's Point this afternoon Thoams Levitt (35), who lives in Karoo-road. Lambton, and works at Walsh Island,…

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Drowning Cases Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

George Page, aged 10, of Lidcombe, was drowned in the local baths yesterday afternoon. He had been playing with a number of other boys, and was not missed…

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Cyclist's Collision Lad's Fracturcd Arm

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 6

H. Lethbridge, the promising rider from Wallsend, Club, broke his left arm white training before the races. He collided with Andy Cherry. His…

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Car and Tram Head-on Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

A motor car coming in the direction of Newcastle collided with an outward bound Waratah tram yesterday afternoon, at the Intersection of…

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Woman Injured Mishap At Boolaroo

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

Some commotion was created at Boolaroo at about midday on Saturday,when Mrs. E. A. lonholme, of Davis-street, Speer's Point, met with…

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UNREHEARSED Jose Collins Injured LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 1

Jose Collins was burt at Edinburgh while playing in the musical comedy Frasquita. Her lover, Robert Michaelis, throws a statuette at Jose, who…

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Alarming Train Smash Level Crossing Collision Motorist Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

With over 200 people on board, a Sydney-bound passenger train crashed into a motor car at the level crossing a few yards on the northern side of the…

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Injured Hand Caught in Cogs

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

J. Eason, of Sparke-street, Georgetown, a pipe litter employed at Measrs. Otylands Bros., caught his left band in the coge of a machine and had his…

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Broken Rod Maitland Family Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 9

The breaking of the steering rod of a motor car on the road from Wes: Maitland to Lake Macquarie, occasioned injuries to three people…

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Tuggerah Fatality Rev. Herford's Funeral WYONG

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 9

The funeral of the late Rev. W. M. Herford, the vlciln: of Sunday's fatality at the Tuggerah crossing near Wyong, took place to-day at…

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Jammed by Skip Boy Badly Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

As a result of being jammed between a loaded skip and a prop in the wallsend C. Pit this morning, William Sellshaw. aged 16, of Cardiff-road,…

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Where Is De Garis? "Drowning Easiest Way" Police Inquiries Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

Circulars giving particulars of the disappearance of C. J. Do Garis have been sent by the Victorian police to the police in other States…

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