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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,883 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 95

Accidents in Suburbs Vehicles in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 4

Frederick Barnes 38, of Dawson-street, Cook's Hill, was riding a push bicycle in Darby-street, Newcastle, yesterday, when he collided with a lorry. He was thrown…

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Shooting Fatality Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 4

While climbing a cliff during a rabbit shooting expedition in the rough Shoalhaven country, a youth, named Burnett, was shot dead to-day when a gun, which…

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Motorist Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 6

William W. McMurtrie, the well-known boot manufacturer, was critically injured when a car, which he was driving crashed into a telegraph pole in…

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Cars Collide Midnight Misadventure One Person Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

A motor ear, owned and driven by Ernest Downie, of 27 Church-street, Newcastle, was seriously damaged when it collided about midnight last night with a car…

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Two Dead Pedestrian and Car Driver Shocking Fatality Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

A shocking motor accident occurred few miles on the Macksville side of the Frederickton-Macksville-road at midnight last night. Two men are dead and a third…

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Fracas in Camp Two Aborigines Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 6

A fracas which occurred at an aborigines' camp near Peakhurst last night, resulted in two men. Thomas Williams, Raged 52, receiving a fractured skull, and…

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Assaulted by Patron Theatre Manager Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 6

While the programme was in progress to-night. Walter Elliott. 48, manager of the King's Picture Theatre. George-street West, had occasion to eject one of his…

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Tribal Disturbance Two Dead; 50 Injured Capetown, December 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

The defence force at Bulawayo was called out at the week-end to quell a native tribal disturbance. The Matabeles resent the presence of…

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Wallsend and Boolaroo Fight Out Championship Rink Bowls Final DROWNED Youth in Harbor Fell From Ferry Sudden Disappearance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

A youth, 16 years of age, named Sidney Nicholls of the Garden Suburb, North Stockton, fell off the ferry…

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Toronto Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 6

Norman Rooke, 35, a fettler on the railway line at Awaba, and residing at Toronto, was injured yesterday by a piece of steel from a hammer which he was…

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Two Injured Motors in Collision Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 6

As the result of a collision between a motor truck and a motor car in Windsor this afternoon, to people were injured The motor truck which was…

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Bondi Surfer Drowned Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 5

Thomas Linsky, 29, clerk, of Bondi, collapsed and was drowned while surfing at Bondi late this afternoon. Respiratory measures were tried for over an hour,…

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To Save Life Rescues From Drowning Reviving Method

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

Having rescued someone from drowning, what would you do next? It is easy to do the wrong thing…

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Youth Drowned Fell From Ferry Harbour Tragedy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 5

Tragedy marred New Year's Day in Newcastle for many people. Sidney Nichols, 18, of Eames-avenue, Garden Suburb, North Stockton, fell from the ferry…

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Two Drowned Tragic Fishing Party PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 5

There was a tragic ending to a crabfishing, party in the Swan River at Victorian Park last night. The first indication of the tragedy was when the body of…

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Cyclist Injured Maitland Youth's Mishap SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 6

William Henry Hammond, 19, of West Maitland, sustained a fracture of the left leg, both bones being broken, and abrasions to the ankle, when a motor cycle on…

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Two Killed N.Z. Motor Collision Similarity in Names Dunedin

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 7

As a result of a head-on collision on the Dunedin. Porto Bello road, which runs alongside ' the harbor, David Vernon W[?]lkins, 21, driver of…

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Three Killed Accidents in Melbourne MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 5

Seven motor accidents to-day resulted in time death of two men and a girl and injury to 10 others. The victims were— KILLED.—James Murphy, of…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 5

Month Injured.--Falling on a piece of wood to-day, James Me[?]nner (21), of Toronto, had his mouth Injured. He was taken to a doctor by Lake…

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Injured by Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 6

Mrs. Nora G. Mitchell. 73, a resident of West-street, West Maitland fell in the yard of her residence on Wednesday night. Her head struck a brick…

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