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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

1,795 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 90

Girl Killed Three Others Injured Wall Collapses Tragedy at Camperdown SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

One girl was killed and three injured when a wall collapsed at Camperdown this afternoon. A strong southerly wind, which replaced hot conditions in the city this…

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Many Rescues in Surf at Newcastle Anxious Time for Surf Club One Man Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

Newcastle Surf Club members were kept going at great pressure on Newcastle Beach this afternoon…

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Dangerous Culvert Accident on Kurri-road

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

The partially collapsed culvert opposite Pike's timber mills at Heddon-Greta was the scene of another accident last night, when a Dodge lorry,…

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Six Injured 'Bus and Car Collision Cessnock Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

Six car passenger[?] five of [?] were admitted to hospital, were injured in a motor smash, which took place at the intersection of…

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Motor Accidents Car Overturns Two Persons Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 5

Skidding in some soft gravel on the road near Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday evening, a motor ear which was coming from Sydney to Newcastle, overturned,…

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Cessnock Shiftman Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

Albert Burgess, 40, shiftman, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital on Saturday with injuries to his back, no the result of a fall of coal in Stanford Merthyr No. 2…

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Injured at Wangi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

While swimming in the Wangi Wangi baths yesterday, Mrs. Thompson, 35, of Kitchener, Cessnock, had her back injured under strange circumstances. Mrs…

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Fell Into River Rescued From Drowning Fireman's Bravery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 6

William Webster, of North Stockton, the seven-year-old son of Water Police-constable Webster, had a narrow escape from drowning on Saturday afternoon, about…

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King's Aunt Injured LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

Princess Beatrice, an aunt of King George, slipped in her room in Kensington Palace on Saturday. She fell heavily on her left forearm, frcturing…

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Collision Near Cardiff Subway Motor Cyclist's Leg Broken

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

Thrown from his motor cycle when it collided with a motor car near the subway at Cardiff to-day. S. V. Robson (21), of Glebe-road, Ourimbah,…

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Sailplane Crashes Exhibition Flight Pilot Jarvis Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 3

Mr. L. Jarvis, of Went Maitland, crashed with the sailplane with which he was giving an exhibition flight in Walsh's paddock, near East Greta, yesterday…

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Police Injured Car Collides With Taxi SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 5

Three police officers from Clarence-street station, driving homo early this morning after leaving duty, were involved in in collision between their car and a taxicab at…

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Runaway Car Beach Crowd Scatters Woman Severely Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 5

Mrs. Owen Holmes, 45, of Glenview-street, Earlwood, was run over by a car and seriously injured while lying apparently securely on Shelly Beach, Cronulia,…

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Five Injured Two Cars Collide on Wall Difficult Rescue Work Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 5

Five people were injured when two cars collided this afternoon on the narrow concrete retaining wall between the salt and fresh waters at Audley, National…

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Four Hurt in Head-on Collision Car and Cycle Meet on a Bend Lucky Escapes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

Four persons were injured in a head-on collision between a Sydney-bound car and a motor, cycle travelling…

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Accidents Fell Off Horse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

Falling from a horse at Killingworth on Saturday, Martin Hafey, 74, of Killingworth, sustained a probable fracture of the skull. Lake Macquarie Ambulance…

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Spill From Glider Maitland Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 6

In the first serious accident to a glider pilot on record in Australia, Mr. Jarvis, manager of the Maitland branch of John McGrath Ltd. and a…

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Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 7

William Lookwood, 25. wheeler, of Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital yesterday with lacerations to the left foot. He was riding a motor cycle, which…

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Holiday Mishaps Cardiff Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 4

Colliding with a motor car near the Cardiff subway yesterday. S. V. Robson, 21, a labourer employed on an orchard at Ourimbah, had his right leg fractured in…

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Saved From Drowning Rescue at Port Kembla Port Kembla

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 4

Leo Sheehan, aged 24, of Lavender Bay, would have been drowned while surfing to-day but for the promptitude of members of the local life-saving club in going to…

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