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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Motor Accidents Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 5

Several persons were injured by motor accidents during the week-end. When crossing the road at Hurtsville last night, Stanley Minnis was knocked…

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Steel Works Fatality Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 3

At the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, held an inquest into the death of Herbert Ernest Maher, who was run over…

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Drowned in Hunter River Young Farm Labourer's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 6

Joseph Hughes, aged 19 years, a farm labourer, was drowned while bathing in the Hunter River, near Raymond Terrace, on Sunday. He and a companion,…

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Broken Leg Motor Cyclist Injured MUSWELLBROOK

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 8

Donald Thurlow, aged 20, motored from Scene to Tamworth on a Triumph motor cycle. On the return trip, when near…

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Laborer Injured Walsh Island Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 5

Fred Wheatley. a laborer. employed at Walsh Island. and living in Watt-street. Newcastle was using a winder at work this afternoon when…

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Fall From Train Woman Going to Funeral Midnight Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 5

A resident of Wyong, Mrs. Johnson, was killed at Wallarobba about 1.15 a.m. to-day by falling between the carriages of the Kempsey train…

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The Whitburn Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 8

Mr. Lot Thomas, one of the men injured in the explosion in Whitburn colliery, on Friday, is making fair progress, and there is every chance…

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Maitland Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 5

While cleaning a candle-stick with a knife this morning. L. Balcombe, a miner, employed at South Greta, and living at High-street, West Maitland,…

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Wheeler Injured Accident at Seaham No. 2

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

Charles Thompson (36), married, and a wheeler in the employ of the Seaham No. 2 mine, was injured today, by having his back jammed…

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Railway Fatality. Wyong Resident Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 6

Mrs. Leslie Johnston, of Wyong, was killed on the North Coast railway line at Wallarobba station yesterday morning shortly after one o'clock…

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Smedmore Collision Tram and Cart

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

A tram collided with a baker's cart, on which two boys were riding in Downey-Street. Smedmore, to-day. Both boys received attention later…

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Drowned in River Raymond Terrace Inquest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

A magisterial injuiry concerning the death of Joseph Allan Hughes, the youth who was drowned in the Hunter River on February 1, was held…

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Sydney Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 7

Sir,—Your correspondent signing himself "Justice" states that if the guard of the ill-fated incoming train did not notice that the driver was running his train…

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Broken Bottle Boy's Thumb Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

As the result of falling on a broken bottle while playing at his home last night, Keith White, aged four years, whoso parents live at Golden Grove,…

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Motor Smash Three Men Injured SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

AS the result of a motor accident on Wellington-road, near Maryvale, last night, Senior-Constable Fuller, of Dubbo, sustained cuts and abrasions:…

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Motor Accidents Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

A motor omnibus, in which 30 passengers were seated, was descending a hill near The Ritz boarding-house. Cremorne, shortly after nine o'clock this…

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Whitburn Accident Unexploded Cartridges

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Further Inquiry has been made concerning the explosion at Whitburn Colliery last Friday afternoon, when Messrs. George Belford, L. Thomas,…

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Maitland Accident Boy Seriously Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

David Jeans. a school boy, was run over by a motor bus and seriously injured on the Aberglas[?] road. near Maitland late this afternoon…

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Screen Star Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 2

J.Warren Korrigan. well-known screen actor, was injured in an automobile accident in Chicago last month…

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Sydney Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to the letter of "J.B.S.," It was manly of him to admit that he was not conversant with the facts of the case when he wrote his letter. He asks…

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