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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Found Drowned Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 8

Almost covered with sand, the body of a young man named William Henry Blackman, aged 22 years, was found on the peach at Albert Park on…

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Spearbank Dies Sequel to Accident SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 2

When Spearbank foil in the hurdle race at Randwick on Saturday he received such a severe internal injary that yesterday he died…

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Racecourse Fatality Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred to a spectator at the meeting of the Onkaparinga Racing Club at Oakbank to-day. During the first race Charles Hubert…

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Injured Jockeys. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

L. Franklin and R. Marsden, two of the jockeys who fell in the Sydney Cup, were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. Franklin was suffering from a fractured…

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Sulky and Cycle East Maitland Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

A collision between a motor cycle and side-car and a sulky in East Maitland last night resulted in the two occupants of the side-car being…

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Holiday Collision Sulky and Motor-'bus

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. W. Lund and Mr. Geo, Lund, of Maitland-street, Stockton, were thrown out of a sulky on the Salt Ash road yesterday afternoon…

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Which Smith ? Injured Jockey SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 3

Pony jockeys and trainer- received a shock at Kensington this morning. A report reached reached Kensington yesterday that W. J. Smith, the Sydney…

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Hit by Tennis Ball American Consul Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

A painful accident befell Mr. Robert L. Rankin, the American Consul at Newcastle, during the holidays as the result of which he is now an…

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Rifle Accident Barwell Recovering

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

Richard Barwell, the Waratah youth, who was admitted to Newcastle Hospital late yesterday with a bulley wound in his lip, is…

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Riders Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 6

An accident occurred during the progress of the equestrienne hunting contest this afternoon. Miss Eileen Frazer, one of the…

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Motor Car Fatality Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 7

A motor car containing several people overturned near Broadmeadows owing to the car skidding. Miss Dorothy Newbold, aged 22, of…

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Injured in Mine Kurri Boy in Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 5

Last night William Johnstone, aged 15, was injured while working in the Hebburn No. 2 colliery. He was taken by the ambulance to…

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Naval Tragedy Liberty Boat Run Down Six Drowned London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 1

A motor boat filled with men attached to the naval liquor ship, Bacchus, which was returning from shore-leave at Chatham at midnight cut…

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Girl Injured Maitland Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

Doris Hildebrant, a school-girl, was injured in a collision this morning between a motor cycle and a push bike, in High-street, West Maitland…

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Street Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 8

While one of Hawking, Ltd.'s lorries, loaded with benzine, was going [?]ng Darb-street at 7 p.m. last night a motor collided with it…

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Trimmer Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 3

H. Harris, a member of the crew of the Port Adelaide, was working down the hold of the vessel at the Dyke this morning, when a bag of…

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Motor Fatality Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

Two motoring accidents, attended by fatal results, occurred in Sydney tonight. When crossing Oxford-street, Darlinghurst, shortly after ten o'clock,…

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School Boy Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 7

While riding a bicycle along Beaumont-street, Hamilton, this morning. Ray Mawkes, a schoolboy, collied with a lorry. The boy was badly cut…

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Shooting Fatality Maitland Man's Death Terrible Wound

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

A shooting tragedy occurred in East Maitland this morning, the victim being Eric Weaver Lawson, of High-street, East Maitland, a member of…

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Royal Show Ends Jumping Accidents Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Show, which has proved such a great success since the opening day last week, concluded this afternoon. It was "clearing up" day to-day,…

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