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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

1,213 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 61

Help Too Late Timbercutter Injured in Bush Rescuers' Task Wyong

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 5

Frank Andrews, timber cutter, working at Palmdale Gully. Ourimbah, cut his leg and died from shock and loss of blood this…

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Turf Notes Malt Fern Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 2

Entries for the race meeting to be held by the Wallsend Jockey club on Saturday, March 17 will close [?]ith the secretary of the club (Mr. E…

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Injured in Smash

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 1

BY THE MONTORO—Leslie Show, aviator, who was injured in a night crash at Lae 'Drome, New Guines, recently…

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Warning Signs For Dangerous Intersections Child Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 8

Following an accident at the corner of Maitland-road and Beaumont-street, Islington, yesterday, when James Haggerty, aged 6, was knocked…

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Timber Mill Blaze Firemen's Great Save Two Injured Sydney Firm's Big Loss SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 6

The [?]og mills, ready-made houses mill, saw doctor's shop, and several 50ft, high stacks of timber went up in smoke in a fire…

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Motor Accidents Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

Two motor cars were badly damaged when they collided head-on, in Crystal-street, Petersham, to-night. Three passengers in one car received incerations…

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Racehorse Killed Cessnock Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

Prince Mimer, the need gelding who for some time had been a successful performer on A.R.C. courses in Cessnock district, had to be destroyed…

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Woman Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

Mrs. Johnson, of 29 Anderton-street, Islington, was knocked down by a motor lorry in Maitland-road, Islington, to-day…

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Still a Mystery Thornton Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

Although extensive inquiries have been made, both by the police and Railway Department, nothing further has been ascertained as to the…

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Car Smash at Mayfield Young Woman Killed Another Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

Maitland-road, Mayfield West was the scene of a fatal motor car accident shortly before nine o'clock last night, as a result of which Miss Hazel Ball, aged 30…

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Thrown From Car Steelworker Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

While examining the engine of a broken-down car. which was being towed along the road near the corner of Denison-street and Gordon-avenue,…

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Two Men Killed Blaze Follows Collision. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

Two men were killed and four injured in a collision between a taxi-cab and a touring car at the intersection of Sydney-road and Walker-street, Brunswick,…

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Aeroplane Crashes Pilot Severely Injured. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

Flight-Lieutenant M'Intyre, of the South Australia Aero Club, was severely injured his afternoon, when he crashed from about 150 feet while…

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Horses in Terror Race Train in Collision Many Hurt Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

Indescribable confusion was caused when a race train, conveying horses from Pukekohe races to Auckland, collided with a goods…

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Lorry Brakes Fail One Killed, Several Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

"Green[?]inch," the notorious hairpin bend on Bull[?] Pass was the scene of another fatal accident this afternoon. A motor lorry containing twenty-seven…

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"An Accident" Why Bootlegger Failed Stewards' Report Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

When Jockey J. E. Pike returned to the enclosure on Saturday at Hawkesbury, after being left at the post on Bootlegger in the last race, he was…

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Fatality at Dungog

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 6

The West Maitland police were informed yesterday that Mrs. Amy Maud M'Pherson, of Love-street, Cessnock, was fatally injured in a motor accident near…

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Maitland District Thornton Railway Fatality. Victim Not Definitely Identified

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 6

Mr. D. W. Reed. coroner, concluded the inquiry at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon concerning the death of the unknown man whose body…

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"Suicide" Corners Too Many Accidents Wickham Safeguards

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

According to the Newcastle Ambulance Brigade, Newcastle suicide corner is at the intersection of Railway-street. and Maitland-road…

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Fell Fifty Feet Fatality at Cardiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 7

William Mourilyan, a labourer employed by the Railway Department at the Cardiff railway workshops, was fatally injured late yesterday afternoon…

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