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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

1,213 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 61

Maitland District Motor Car Crash Five Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 6

An Essex sedan motor car, occupied by Messrs. Edward Hamer, Gerard Bambach, Harry Cameron, Malcolmn Johnston, and Hary M'Lean, crashed on the…

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Accident or Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 5

The finding of the mangled body of a Czech labourer on the railway crossing at Meaux has had a surprising sequel. The police found on the road near by…

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Motor Accidents Collision at Islington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

Members of the picnic party, consisting of several residents of Cardiff and Islington, which was returning by mother lorry from Swansea, had a fortunate escape…

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Dived Overboard Picnicker Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

Tragedy cast a gloom over a pinic party from Speers' Point which visited Marmong Polut. Lake Macquarie, on Saturday, when Harry M'Glackner was…

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Tyre Blew Out Motor Cyclist Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 7

The blow-out of the front tyre of his motor cycle as he road along the Newcastle-road near Tarro, yesterday, caused William Lewis (22). of…

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Car Tips Over One Injured Skidded at Turn

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

Skidding at a nasty turn on the Boolaroo road, near the cross roods, Cardiff, a car containing Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Levy and friends tipped on…

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Hunting Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

While hunting at Melton Mowbray, the Maharani of Cooch Behar met with a serious accident. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and Prince Henry…

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Two Killed Week-end Accidents Fatal Crash Surf Rescues at Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

Two fatalities, motor accidents, and surf rescues, made a heavy list of week-end accidents. A TRAM DRIVER was killed and…

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Collision of Steamers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

The Admiralty reports a collision between H.M.S. Caledon and the Italian oil-tanker Antares, in Doro Channel, Greece, during the hours of darkness last…

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Lake Drowning Case Body Recovered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

The body of Harry McGlackner, who was drowned after diving from a boat at Marmong Point, Lake Macquarie, on Saturday, was seen floating in the lake at…

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Miner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Frederick Joseph Morris, aged 57 years, a miner, employed at Kia-Ora Borehole colliery, and living at Black Creek, Minmi, was struck by a fall of stone in the…

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Harbour Collision Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

The Marine Court to-day opened an Inquiry into, the collision between the steamers Yarra and Lady Isobel, which occurred at the Basin Wharf, Newcastle…

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Wedding Delayed Mr. Mutch's Accident MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 7

The accident by which Mr. Mutch, M.L.A., broke his ankle, while exercising in a gymnasium in Sydney, has resulted in the postponement of…

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Accident at Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

William Scott, living at Brunker-street, Kurri, shiftman, employed at Pelaw Main Colliery, was badly injured at the mine to-day…

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Maitland District Martin's Creek Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 8

Mr. J. A. Smith, coroner, held an inquest at the Paterson Court-house yesterday afternoon into the death of William George Howard, 36, who was fatally…

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Harbour Collision Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 7

The Marine Court to-day heard further evidence regarding the collision between the steamers Yarra and Lady Isabel at Basin Wharf, Newcastle Harbour, on…

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Colliery Accident Victim Dies in Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 6

William Scott, aged 70, who was badly injured at Pelaw Main Colliery yesterday, died in Kurri Hospital at 12.30 a.m. to-day. He did not regain…

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Newcastle Harbour Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

The Marine Court concluded the hearing of evidence in connection with the collision between the steamers Yarra and Lady Isobel at the Basin wharf,…

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Lake Fatality Man's Body in Water Exhausted Swimmer?

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 7

The second drowning fatality within a week at Lake Macquarie occurred to-day. The body of a man, later identified…

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Peculiar Accident Motor Car and Cycle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 4

A motor accident, which occurred about 11.15 last night, at the corner of Beaumont and Dumaresq streets, Hamilton, was, fortunately, without serious results…

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