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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Detonator Explodes Boy's Hand Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

Robert Brown, 12, living at Railway-street, Wickham, suffered severely from a lacerated right hand caused by a detonator exploding…

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Redhead Explosion Injured Men Improving

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 5

It was ascertained on inquiry at the Newcastle Hospital last night that the condition of Messrs. Bleck, Goldie and Anderson, who were admitted to the…

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Cut by Glass Two Boys Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

Two boys, Ambrose Warren, 9, Newcastle-street, Cardiff, and his brother, Robert, aged 5, were injured by flying glass from a broken windscreen…

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Youth Drowned in Dam Fatality Near Killingworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 6

John Edward M'Williams, a youth, aged 15 years, was drowned under peculiar circumstances in a dam near Killingworth yesterday afternoon…

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Maitland Street Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5

A single-seater motor car driven by Mr. H. Linton, of Hamilton, was proceedin down High-street. West Maitland. to-day when it skidded on…

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Bather Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

Elizabeth Avery, of Cardiff, received a severe cut on the right foot while she was bathing at Waraner's Bay yesterday. After a doctor had…

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Quarryman Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4

Fetor Boughan, 32, of Green-street, Mayfield, employed as a quarrymun at the graver quarry at Teralba. had his left leg injured by a full of gravel…

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Redhead Disaster Condition of Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4

It was learned on inquiry at the Newcastle Hospital last night that the three patients who were admitted after the disaster in the Redhead Colliery were…

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Knocked Off Gar Journalist Injured MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5

Mr. John B. Dalley, a well-known journalist, was knocked off the footboard of the motor car he was entering at Portsea last night. He…

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Hit with Hammer Brisbane Man Injured BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4

With four wounds in the head, said to have been made with a hammer, John McIntyre was admitted to hospital lost night, and later the police…

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Harbor Thrill Collier and Ferry Collide Nobody Injured Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5

The ferry steamer Kuramla coflided with the collier, Wear, opposite Circular Quay just before 8 a.m. to-day…

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Steelworkers Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

While tightening the rollers at the steel works this morning, Alex Ramsay, 44 of Lewis-street, Maryville was hit on the head with a big screw…

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Harbour Collision Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

Great excitement prevailed among passengers aboard the Sydney Ferries' steamer Kuramia in this morning, when the ferry came into collision with Howard…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 3

George welford (21). tax-driver living at vincent-street, cessnock, was riding a motor cycle along Maitland-Newcastle road, near Hexham…

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Condition of Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

Messrs. Anderson, Bleck, and Goldie, three employees of the colliery who were injured in the explosion, are still Inmates of the Newcastle Hospital…

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Condition of Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 6

It was ascertained on inquiry at the Newcastle Hospital last night that the condition of Messrs. Black, Goldic, and Anderson, who were injured in the…

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Wrong Man Mordialloc Motor Fatality Another Arrest Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 3

The man who was originally arrested and charged with manslaughter, in connection with the Mordialloc motor affair, has been released on light ball,…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 8

Mr. J. Porter, of Mindaribba, was riding a motor cycle at Campbell's Hill yesterday morning, when he collided with a dog and fell. He received…

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Accidents in Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 6

Messrs. J. Hoare and P. Black, district check-inspectors have been instructed by the executive of the Miners' Federation that where possible in all cases of fatal…

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Abebmain Accident Run Over by Train

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 5

Kenneth Gilmore, 26, living at Islington, and at present boarding in West Maitland, was run over by a train at Abermain at midnight…

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