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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

1,795 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 90

Accidents Maitland-road Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 4

A collision at the intersection of Daniel street and Maitland-road, Islington; yesterday [?] between a [?] bicycle ridden by Ronald Dick, 17, of…

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Two Injured in Car Smash Near Toronto Man Scalded New Year's Eve Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 1

Two were injured in a collision between two cars on the Toronto-road, near Fennell's Bay, last night…

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Tempe Fatality Man Killed by Car SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

Leslie Harris, 19, who resided in Station-street, Tempe, was killed when he was struck by a motor car on Cook's River bridge, Tempe, to-night…

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Surf Crash Boats in Collision Cook's Hill Carnival Nobbys Wins Parade

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

Ideal surfing weather favored the annual carnival of Cook's Hill Surf Life-saving Club at Bar Beach this…

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Express Derailed Trancontinental Line No Passengers Injured Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 6

A washaway, due to monsoonal rain, caused the derailment of the transcontinental express in the middle of the Nullabor Plain, about 757 miles west of…

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Unusual Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 4

A childish prank, which might have had more serious consequences, was responsible for Marie Peterson, 14, Hannell-street, Wickham, suffering from shock…

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Street Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 7

Edward Seckold, five years, son of Mr. E. C. Seckold, of High-street, East Maitland, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday, suffering with a probable…

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Shooting Cases Two Victims in Sydney Man Killed by Car New Year's Eve Accidents SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

The year 1930 ended in Sydney with a fatal accident, two shooting affrays, a serious assault case, and several accidents of a minor character…

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Increasing Accident Toll 1930 Peak Year Supt. Dolan Urges Traffic Reform

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 1

Since July, 1921 to yesterday, Newcastle Ambulance had handled 190,253 cases, a definite increase…

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Gates in Roadway Silliest New Year Prank Accident Risk

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 4

The gate-changing custom, one of the most inane of the age-old New Year revels, was carried a step farther last night in Merewether and Hamilton…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

When his motor cycle came into collision with a motor car in Maroubra Bay-road, Maroubra, this morning, Eric Browning, aged 20, of Dulwich Hill, was…

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Car Overturns Four People Injured SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

Four passengers of a motor car were injured when the vehicle got out of control while travelling along River-road Greenwich and, after crashing through a…

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Jockeys Injured Country Race Meeting BATHURST

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 6

In the last race of the Hill End meeting yesterday three horses came down. George Toohey, 25, rider of…

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Four Hurt in Head-on Collision Smash on Sydney Road

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

Four people were injured in a head-on collision between two cars on the Northern Highway near the…

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Nine Injured Car Crashes Into Post SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

Nine occupants of a car were injured, one seriously, when the vehicle crashed with considerable force into a telegraph post in Willoughby-road, at Crow's Nest…

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Boy Drowned "Get to Work on This" Man's Strange Action Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

Harold Victor McLaine, 14, of Thornsbury, was drowned in the sea at Albert Park to-day. A man carried the body along the…

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Holiday Toll Many Sydney Accidents Newcastle Fortunate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

Now Year's Day passed without any very serious accidents. Newcastle especially, was fortunate, but in the metropolitan area there were…

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Accident at Lorn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 7

A motor car, driven by Mr. W. E. Fifth of High-street, West Maitland and a bicycle, ridden by Roy F. Farrell, 15, of Melrose-street, Lorn collided yesterday…

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Fall Proves Fatal Cessnock Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

William Wilson, 57 residing in Aberdare-road. Cessnock, died in Cessnock District Hospital on yesterday as a result of injuries received on Christmas Eve…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

Help was close at band when Walter McPherson 19, of Maitland-road, Islington fell from a motor lorry at Boolaroo early yesterday morning. The mishap…

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