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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Jockeys Injured Training Accidents Armillary Destroyed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 12

Two jockeys were injured in training accidents on suburban courses this morning. Armillary swerved at Canterbury Park, and In trying to get…

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Fatality at Lithgow LiITHGOW

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 12

While schooling a racehorse over hurdles at Marrangaroc racecourse in the Lithgow district, Lawrence Honeysotte, 14, was thrown, and received…

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'He's Had a Few" Collision at Cessnock Driver Committed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 12

Clyde Archibald Thompson pleaded not guilty at the Cessnock police Court to-day to a charge of having [?] grievous bodily harm upon…

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Drowned in Creek Plucky Attempt at Rescue Abermain Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 7

The story of how Irene May Lee, a 16-year-old girl, met her death by drowning in a creek at Abermain, was told to the District Coroner, Mr. G…

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Woman Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 7

Through being knocked down by a bicycle while crossing Wolfe-street, Newcastle, Mrs. E. Ward, [?]0, Gibbs-street, Adamstown, had the back of…

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Training Track Accidents Two Jockeys Hurt. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 3

Training operations on the metropolitan racecourses yesterday morning were interrupted by serious accidents. At Canterbury the mare Armillary was…

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Crane Collapses Man Killed; Another Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 5

The collapse of an 85ft jib crane this morning, at the excavations being made for Farmer's new building in Market-street, city, was responsible for the death of…

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Explosion of Spirits Three Workmen Injured SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 1

An explosion of methylated spirits this morning at the business premises of Jackson and Macdonald, gramophone makers, Kent and Druitt…

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87 INJURED Football Ground Crush LONDON, Friday—

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 3

Eighty-seven persons were Injured In the crush among those seeking admission to the Woolwich Arsenal Club's ground at Highbury to see the…

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Drowning Fatality on Stockton Beach

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 5

A sad drowning fatality occurred on the Stockton beach about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, when Thomas Brady, aged 19, lost his life in the…

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Seaman Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 5

J. R. Nicholson. 40. living at 21 Roslyn-street, Bollevue Hill, Sydney, first mate on the [?] Iron Knob, was hit with a rope and received internal…

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Died From Scalds Fatality at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 4

Bernard Francis Keen, aged 18 months, living with his parents at Morpeth, died in Riverview Hospital. West Maitland, on Saturday, from the…

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Search for Body Drowning at Stockton No Trace Found

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 5

From an early hour this morning members of the Stockton Surf Club and local fishermen have, been engaged in endeavoring to recover the body…

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Cars Collide Six People Injured ORANGE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 4

Six people were Injured when two cars collided head-on on the Sydney-road, 12 miles from Orange, yesterday…

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Sunk at Sea Well-known Cargo Boat Several Drowned Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 5

The steamer Karoo, bound from Wanghape to Sydney with a cargo of timber, has bunk off Capo Maria…

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Pilliewinkies Chance Shortest Priced Favorite on Record Australian Cup Plunges New Zealand Champion Injured in Essendon Stakes MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 5

Pilliewinkie seems likely to start one of the shortest price favorites on record in the Australian Cup. He will be helped into that position by the covering up Which double merchants will have to do to-night…

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Stockton Drowning Body Not Recovered

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 5

The Stockton police have kept a keen look-out on Stockton beach last night and this morning for the body of the young surfer, Brady, who was…

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Crushed by Truck Man Seriously Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 5

R. Web[?]ek, 42, living at Russell-road, New Lambton, was admitted to Newcastle Hospital this morning in a serious condition, suffering from…

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Beach Tragedy Was Life Line Damaged ? Stockton Drowning

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 5

Allegations that the life-line on Stockton beach, which was used in a rescue on Sunday, when a member of the Surf Club was…

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Fall From Cart Youth Badly Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 5

While J. Jobbling, aged 18, was driving a cart along Lambton-road, Lambton, this morning, the harness broke, and he was thrown to the…

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