Crime and Accidents
Why is Christmas always associated with a wave of crime and accidents? That is a problem that might be left to the psychologist. Probably it is because…
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Accidents, 1927
1,005 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 51
Motoring Accidents Many People Injured Some Narrow Escapes. Sydney
New Year's Day was marked by an exceptionally large number of accidents, in which motor cars were involved. In one smash nine persons were hurt, and in…
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Through a motor car and a motor cycle colliding at the intersection of a street at Singleton, two boys, who were on the motor…
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Backing from a garage in Parramatta-road, Camperdown, this morning, a motor car driven by Arthur H. Albert, of George-street, City, was hit…
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After being struck by an electric tram bound for Coburg, an express motor 'bus was overturned near St. Kilda junction at 10.20 a.m. to-day…
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The six occupants of a motor car were injured when the vehicle capsized at the intersection of Spring-street and Prince's Highway, Banksia, yesterday…
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Four people were injured when a car driven by Stanley Maithews collided with a stationary car owned and driven by John White, of West…
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At about 7.40. p.m. last night, a collision occurred between two motor cars on the Hexham-road, near the Hexhan Hotel. A Super-six Hudson car, owned…
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While swimming at Sandringham this afternoon, Clifford Hillier, aged 10 years, of Hurstville, was carried out by a strong undertow. Some time elapsed before he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District Double Fatality at Singleton
Allan Eric Brown, 17, only son of Mr. Malcolm Brown, of Jerry's Plains, and Douglas Simpson, 14, son of Mr. Harold G. Simpson, of Jerry's Plains, while riding…
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With the top of the head completely severed, tho body of Alderman M. Stapleton was found on the railway line this morning…
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Mervyn Allum, aged 15, of Ashfield, was fatally injured by a shark whilst swimming off Gray's Point. Port Hacking, to-day. Portion of the flesh on one of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nightmare Journey Through Storms and Floods Injured Man's Ordeal Rockhampton
Through raging storms, through swollen rivers and bog-like roads, suffering agony from a fractured thigh, John Hornsby, 32, was brought from…
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Becoming frightened at a piece of paper blown about by the wind, a horse attached to a sulky bolted along Woodville-road, Granville, this afternoon, and…
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Four persons were slightly injured in a motor 'bus collision on Anzac Highway, Keswick, yesterday afternoon. One 'bus bumped into the…
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Aubrey Fake, aged 7 years, who lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Fake, 45 Chinchen-street, Islington, was drowned in Freshwater Creek, near…
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Morris Moroney, 7. of 24 Dumaresque-street, Cook's Hill, was hit by a swing boat in Contennial Park this morning, fracturing both bones in the…
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A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Singleton Coroner (Mr. A Morrison) after inquiring into the deaths of Allan Eric Brown, 17, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Islington. Steel Works Accident Fund
The members of the time staff of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company were the guests of the Steel Works Sick and Accident Fund at a smoke concert and…
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Jack Lobley, aged one year 11 months, ran under the tram at Carrington tram terminus this afternoon. He was taken from Carrington tram…
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