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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Wheeler Injured Burwood Mine Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 6

John Jacques, 23, living at Greta-road, New Lambton, a wheeler employed at Burwood colliery was injured in the mine this morning…

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Motor Car Accident Three Persons Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 5

Three persons were injured yesterday, in a motor car accident in Lake-road, near the Cardiff cross roads. The car was being driven by Mr. N. Bell, of…

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Train Smash Fifty Injured LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 4

A football special train, tarrying the spectators away from the Scottish Cup-tie, crashed into buffers at Glasgow, and two carriages were…

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Lenglen Injured Temporary Retirement LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 4

Mlle, Suzanne Lenglen has strained a muscle in her arm, and has temporarily abandoned tennis…

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Maitland District Cars in Collision No Serious Injuries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 6

A Studebaker car, driven by Mr. J. Pemperley, of Kurri Kurri, and a Hudson super-six, driven by Mr. L Morris, of West Maitland, came into collision in…

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Motor Cycling Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 7

Albert Guide was riding with two companions on a motor cycle and sidecar last night, when the machine struck a bank a mile from…

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Accident on Railway Newcastle Porter Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

Rushing across the lines at the Newcastle railway station last night to catch a moving train, Reginald Williams slipped on reaching it, and the wheels of a…

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Heat Collapse Cyclist Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 2

While riding alone on a bicycle near Broadmeadow post office yesterday W. Kirkpatrick collapsed from the heat and fell from his seat…

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Victims Improving Maitland Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

Douglas Hampton, the small boy who was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday, suffering from serious head injuries as a result of a…

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Ribs Broken Driving Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

While driving a cart to-day. Thomas Ingersoll, aged 44, a dealer, of Little Denison-street, Carrington, slipped and fell on to the shaft of the…

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Small Boy Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 5

The six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cook, of Firbo-street, had his foot cut through on a kerosene tin. Maitland ambulance conveyed him…

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Kicking Horse Toronto Man Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 6

William Bower, of Stony Creek, Toronto, met with a painful accident this morning. Some of the harness broke and caused the horse attached…

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Sydney Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 9

Sir,—Your correspondent, signing his letter "I.B.S.," appears to know something about automatic signals. Having worked under them since over the…

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Mining Accident at Whitburn Colliery Three Men Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 4

Three miners, residents of Greta, and employed at Whitburn Colliery, Greta, were injured yesterday afternoon. The victims were:—…

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Whitburn Accidents Victims' Condition Unchanged Sight in Danger

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 2

The conditions of the three men George Belford. Lott Thomas, and Thomas Smith, who were injured at Whitburn Colliery yesterday…

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Jockeys Censured Heddon Greta Accident Stewards' Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 5

During the Maiden race at Heddon Greta on Monday there was an accident, which resulted in seven jockeys appearing before the stewards…

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Youth Drowned Raymond Terrace Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 5

A drowning fatality occurred in the Hunter River at Markham's farm, near Raymond Terrace, about 7 p.m. yesterday. A youth named Joseph…

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Umpire Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 2

While umpiring a first grade match between Newcastle and Lambton, at Lambton Oval, on Saturday. Umpire W. Brown was injured. In attempting to…

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Kurri Collision Patient's Condition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 5

Mrs. W. McMurchie, who suffered some abrasions and shock in the head on collision in Cesnock-street between a Studebaker and Hudson Super-Six…

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No Blame Steelworks Fatality Coroner's Verdict

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 5

An Inquest was conducted by the Coroner, Mr. Hibble, at Newcastle this morning. into the cause of the death of Herbert Ernest Maher, 42, a…

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