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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,883 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 95

1000 Chinese Drowned Report of Soviet Atrocity Tokio, February 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 8

A Japanese merchant, who has returned from Manchuria, reports that after the capture of Dalainor, the Soviet soldiers deliberately flooded a coalmine after…

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Car Somersaults One Killed; Three Injured ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 8

When a motor car somersaulted near Noarlunga, following the blowing out of one of the front tyres, a man was killed and three persons injured…

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Youth Killed Crushed by Motor Car Girl Seriously Injured Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 8

Hazel Bryant, 18, of Preston, to-day had her leg amputated at St. Vincent's Hospital, as a result of being crushed against the wall of a shop at Preston late…

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Accidents Car and Cycle Collide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 8

R. Wennen, 19, of 9 Nerong-road, Lambton, sustained a lacerated nose, abrasions to the face, head and arms, and shock when, while riding his motor cycle and…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 5

Feet Injured.--Stanley Hillyard, 24, of Argenton, a laborer at the Sulphide Works, had his feet badly burnt with flue-dust while at work to-day. After…

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Accidents Carrier Injured

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

George Ford, 66, a carrier, living as Rose-street, Merewether received a deep laceration to the right thigh while assisting to remove furniture at a house in…

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Young Woman Injured

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

Florence Gould, 18, of Rathmines, was thrown , from a sulky yesterday, when her horse took fright at a passing motor car. She was flung heavily against a fence…

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Collision at Sea Claim in Admiralty Court SYDNEY

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

Mr. Acting-Justice Mack to-day reserved judgment in the claim for £8500 brought by Richard Joseph Butler and James William Butler, owners of the trawler…

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Fell From Train Boy Seriously Injured Sydney

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

Falling from a train at Oakley to-night Bruce Pearson, 10, of Como, sustained severe abrasions and injuries to the neck. Doctors are of the opinion that his neck…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 7

Schoolboy Injured.--Albert Oliver, seven, of Bridge-street. Telarah, suffered, an incised wound over the right eye when he collided with another…

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Boy Drowned

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

The funeral of Stanley Quinn, which left his grandfather's home at Northumberland-street. Maryville, last Tuesday, was well attended…

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Miner Killed Queensland Fatality BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 9

Another fatality occurred at Aberdare Extended Colliery, Ipswich, today, the victim being William Plottaki, who was killed instantly by a fall of coal…

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Accidents Injury to Eye

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 10

Arthur Duffy, 42, of 6 Brett-street, Waratah, received severe lacerations to the right eye in an accident at the Cardiff railway workshops yesterday. He was…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 7

Shopman Injured,--Jack Sheddon, 16, of 60 Sandow-street, Hamilton, a shopman at Melntyre's flour mills, suffered a laceration to the back of…

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Greta Miner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 11

Mr. Isaac Mould, a minor, residing in High-street, Greta, and employed in New Greta Colliery, was caught in a fall of stone and coal in that colliery yesterday…

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Miner Crushed Wert Greta Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

George Chapman.44. miner living at Farley, suffered contusions to the right hip when was crushed . between a skip and prop at West Grata…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

Collided With Car.--Eric Robertson, 20, living at Whitebridge and employed as an electrician by the Government, was riding a motor bike and…

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Express Hits Car Level Crossing Fatality Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 4

While attempting to negotiate a level crossing at Peterhead railway station yesterday morning, a motor ear, driven by David Moore (42), of Peterhead, stalled;…

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Badly Injured Man Knocked by Car SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 7

Severe injuries were received by Charles Llewellyn aged 26, of Archer-street, Burwood, when he was knocked down by a motor car while crossing Parramatta-road,…

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Accidents Fall From Cycle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 6

Angus Hughes, 18, of Ingall-street, Mayfield, telephone-messenger, fell from a push-cycle on Saturday, and fractured his right collarbone. Newcastle Ambulance…

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