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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

1,786 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 90

Bondi Horror Attacked by Shark Boy Fatally Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

Bondi, one of Sydney's most popular bathing resorts, was the scene of a shocking occurrence shortly after 6 o'clock last evening, when Colin…

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Sautoir's Death Caps Hamilton Sportsman's Bad Luck Fatal Bolt Injured Sautoir Shot Horses' Fall End to Promising Race Pair

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 10

Mr. Robinson, the well-known Hamilton sportsman, who owned the promising gelding Sautoir, has bad luck yesterday, when the…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 7

Skull Injured: John BArrett (27), living at Leigh-street, Cessnock, and employed at Aberdare Central Colliery, was admitted to Cessnock…

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Miner Crushed Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

An accident at the John Darling Colliery, near Belmont, yesterday afternoon, was responsible for the death of John King (42), a miner, who had lived with…

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Migrant Drowned in Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

Gilbert Saunders, aged 19, an immigrant, who was employed on a farm at Attunga, near Tamworth, was drowned while bathing in a nearby creek on…

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Man Drowned Swept Off Bridge Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

A message from Ingham states that while endeavouring to cross the Herbert Bridge, with two other men, shortly afternoon to-day. Henry Zielke was…

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Bathing Fatality Man Breaks His Neck Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

Eric Simon, a teacher at the Toowong State School, met a tragic end while on holidays at Currumbin to-day. He was bathing in Currumbin Creek,…

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Ponsford's Injured Hand Knitting Slowly Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

Ponsford's injured hand was X-rayed during the week-end, and it was announced to-day that, although the fractured bone was in position, it was…

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Motor Smash Six People Injured Two Children Critical Ballina

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

A serious motor smash occurred at Ballina at 5 o'clock this afternoon, when a car containing four children and two men skidded and overturned. Two of the…

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Motor Cycle Accident the Rider Killed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

When his motor cycle crashed with terrific force into a tree at Peakhurst this evening, Kenneth Gibson, 36, of Chatswood, was killed instantly…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

Wound on Leg.—When he was struck by a piece of coal at work to-day, Thomas Griffiths, 46. living at Stockton, a miner, employed at the…

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Industrial News Colliery Fatality Check Inspector's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 6

Mr. I. Hoare, district check inspector of the Miners' Federation, has furnished the executive with a report of his inspection of the scene of the fatality in the…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 5

Fingers injured.—Albert Wilson, 28, of McGraine-street. Cessnock, employed as a wheeler at Bellbird Colliery, had the fingers of his left…

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11,000 Volts Sub-station Foreman Burnt Accident at Jesmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 4

While enraged in an inspection of a pole sub-station at Jesmond yesterday morning. William Smith, aged 25 years, sub-station foreman, employed by the…

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Death After Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 6

Henry [?] aged 61. of Ashfield, who was shocking injured when he was run over by a train at the Clyde railway station on Tuesday night, died in hospital…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 7

Toe Fractured: When he dropped some smelter on his left foot at work to-day, Alfred Smith (49), living at Smith-street, Mayfield, a laborer…

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Head-on Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

A head-on collision between a light motor lorry and a motor car occurred on the Maitland-road near the [?]arro Hill, last night. The fron[?] of the car was…

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Fall of Stone Two Men Injured Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

John Darey, 33, married of Yuille-street Geelong West, and harry Bates, 38, married, of Fyansford-road. Herne Hill, had remarkable escapes from…

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Mt. Lofty Accident Two Railway Men Suspended Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

The guard and signalman who were engaged in shunting a stock and freight train at Mount Lofty last Thursday, when 21 trucks broke away, are under…

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To Prevent Railway Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

During the last few days some of the chiefs of the British railways have visited a laboratory in the West End of London to inspect one of the greatest…

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