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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,883 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 95

To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 3

Dived in Shallow Water.—Ernest Newman, 30, residing at Arcadia, near Wangl, dived In shallow water this morning and sustained injuries to the…

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Two Drowned Hunter River Fatality an Engaged Couple

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 7

Miss Alice Maud Ryan, 26, daughter of Mr. Thomas Ryan, of Swan-street, Morpeth, and Mr. Richard William Watson, son of Mr. John Watson, of…

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Two Injured Warner's Bay Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 9

While driving around Warner's Bay on Saturday night, a car in which J. McAuliffe, 20, hairdresser, of Cook's Hill, and C. Huxtable 32, hairdresser, of…

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Six Hurt in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 9

A collision between two cars at Balgowiah resulted in six people being injured. Three children had miraculous escapes. After the collision, one of the…

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Three Injured at Belmore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 9

Following a collision at the intersection of Waverley-street and Canterbury-road Belmore, yesterday, a car in which John George, aged 54, Annie George, and Mrs…

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Traffic Constable Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 9

Constable Hocking, of Narrabeen, sustained fractured ribs, a probable fractured shoulder, and extensive abrasions, when he was knocked down by a car while on…

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Ran Into Drain Sulky Occupants Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

Swerving to avoid some people on Main-road, Boolaroo, on Saturday night, a horse and sulky ran into a drain, five feet deep, at the side of…

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Hit-run Driver Collision in Victoria Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 9

Arthur Lewis, 48, and his daughter, Jean, of North Fitzroy, were travelling in a motor cycle outfit in Northcote today, when the cycle collided with a car,…

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Speed-boat Overturns Man Drowned on Clarence GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 7

A drowning fatality occurred in the Clarence River, between Grafton and Susan Island, at 7 o'clock to-night. Stanley Keogh, a young married man…

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Two Men Injured Car Skids Over Embankment

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

Two men were injured when a motor car skidded in some gravel and crashed over an embankment at Warner's Bay on Saturday night…

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Surf Rescues Life-savers Injured Four Bathers in Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

A very heavy sea was running on the Newcastle beach yesterday morning. To young ladies. Miss Williams, of Cessnock, and Miss Collins, and one man, Mr…

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Three Dead Many Persons Injured Toll of the Motor Week-end Casualties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 9

Three persons lost their lives and many were injured in motor accidents at the week-end. SYDNEY, Sunday…

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Overcome by Gas Steel Worker Falls 10 Feet Port Kembla Accident Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 8

While working at one of the furnaces at Hoskins' steel works, Port Kembla, yesterday afternoon, Arthur Pryde, of Wollongong, was overcome by poisonous…

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Swimming Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 8

While swimming in the Hunter River yesterday, Elsie Lethbridge, of Carrington-street, West Maitland, received a cut over the right eye. She was treated by…

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Body Recovered Speed-boat Drowning Case Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 5

The body of Stanley Keogh, who was drowned when he was thrown out of a speedboat in the Clarence River, near Grafton, last night, was found this…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 5

Baby's Fall.--Ellen Davies (2), of Parkway-avenue, Hamilton, suffered a large lacerated wound in her forehead when she fell over to-day. She…

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Woy Collision Motor Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 8

James McClinton (24), whose address is care of Mors. Peters. Woy Woy, a motordriver, employed by H. G. Margin, of Woy Woy, was riding his motor-cycle along…

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Child Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 8

Arthur Stanley Rampling, 12, son of Mr. Les Rampling. Plaistowe-street, Horseshoe Bend, West Maitland, fell from a tree on Monday afternoon, and was admitted to…

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Leg Injured Caught in Motor Cycle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 8

When his right leg became caught between the chain guard and the wheel of a motor cycle he was riding last night, T. White (19), of Wall…

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Two Killed Driver Seriously Injured Crash Near Quirindi Quirindi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 8

Two men were killed and the driver was seriously injured when a motor lorry in which they were travelling from Newcastle to Tamworth overturned near…

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