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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

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Accidents Increase Auto. Signals in Melbourne Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 6

A return compiled by the police traffic branch shows that there has been an alarming increase in motor and other accidents at the three intersections of…

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Accident

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

Mr. A. Murray, when proceeding to Catherine Hill Boy on Saturday morning on lodge business was going down Hawk's Hill when the front axle of his motor…

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Accidents Struck by Falling Scaffold

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

James Huntris, 42, married, of Elizabeth-street, Mayfield, a constructional engineer, sustained severe lacerations when at work yesterday, being struck by…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 5

Fell from Sulky.--Falling from a sulky near the abattoir gates, on the Maitland-road, to-day, James Brown (69), a laborer, of Greta, suffered an…

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One Killed Car-Cycle Collision MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 4

Roland Kirk, 26, of Yarra-street, Abbotsford, who was among the seven people injured in a collision between a motor cycle and a motor car on the…

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Children Drowned South Australian Tragedy Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 9

Two small girls, daughters of Mr. R. Eberhard, a farmer of Roberts Town, met their death in tragic circumstances to-day in a creek near their home. Connie…

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Porter Mangled Fatality at Central Station Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 8

John Fry, 58, railway porter, of Calder-street, Redfern, was killed instantly when he was run over by an electric train at the Central Station to-night. One leg…

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Two Injured Sidecar Outfit Overturns Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 8

Two persons were injured, one seriously, when a motor cycle and side-car got out of control and overturned in Thorne-street, Paddington, to-night…

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Air Collision R.A.F. In Egypt Four Killed London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 1

The Air Ministry announces that as a result of a collision in the air to-day over Abu Suer,…

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Cessnock Man Hurt Accident at Reservoir Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 9

Struck by a flying scoop at the construction of a reservoir in Clairveaux-street, Vaucluse, late this afternoon. Adam Ferguson, 37, of Alfred-street,…

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Accidents Fingers Torn Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 8

Alan Burgess, 15, schoolboy, of 184 Bowman-street, Hamilton, was the victim of a painful accident at a butcher's shop kept by his father at 33 Henry-street…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 5

Cyclist Injured.--Colliding with a motor lorry while he was riding a bicycle at the intersection of Auckland and King streets to-day, Edward Duck (11), of 110…

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Injured with Axe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 8

As the result of a mishap when using an axe yesterday, Eric Farrer, 16, of 20 Ackeron-street, Mayfield, sustained a large lacerated wound on the left hand…

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Quarry Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 8

James Osmond, of Paterson, an employee of the Martin's Creek Municipal Quarry, while engaged spawling yesterday morning at the quarry, was struck by a…

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Accidents Cyclist Collides with Lorry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 8

Edward Duck, 11, school boy, of 110 Bruce-street, Cook's Hill, collided with a motor lorry at the intersection of Auckland and King Streets, city, yesterday…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

Fingers Crushed.--When he caught his Angers in a mangle to-day, Allan Milgate (11), of 25 Robert-street, Wickham, suffered lacerations to the…

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Woman Injured

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

Mrs. Osland, 66, of 68 Turton-road, Waratah, had her right forearm fractured as the result of a fall yesterday. Suffering also from contusions to her right leg…

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Injured Jockey MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 5

W. Duncan, who was Injured when Quick Reward fell In tho Epsom Purse on November 23, hopes to leave the hospital shortly. He said to-day…

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Impaled on Fence Linesman Badly Injured INVERELL

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

Stanley Hemme, a post-office linesman, sustained shocking injured yesterday at Bukkulla, when he fell about 30ft from a cross-arm, and landed on a picket fence,…

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CAPTURED Intruders in a Cellar Injured by Baton Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 5

After a struggle In a cellar at the residence of Mr, Walton, Plumberroad, Rose Bay, about 1.30 a.m. today, Constables Winnicott and Grant…

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