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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Cyclist Injured in Collision First New Year Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 1

The first accident for 1932 in the Newcastle district occurred at 2.20a.m. to-day when Leslie Ratcliffe. 42 of South-street, Adamstown. who was…

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Injured at Cook's Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 7

Identified as John Berg, of Nobbys Camp, Newcastle, the man who was round prostrate on the footpath is Queens-street. Cook's Hill, last night…

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Two Girls Drowned West Australian Tragedy PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 5

A number of children of a camping party at Mandurah, from Wuramina No. 4 State Mill, were paddling this afternoon when a big wave carried five of them off…

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Injured Man Found Mishap at Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 6

Suffering from a large lacerated wound to the forehead, contusions to the back of the head, and an injury to the skull, a man was found prostrate on a…

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Fatally Injured Man Struck by Motor Cycle KATOOMBA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 7

Knocked down by a motor cycle in Katoomba-street, Katoomba, this afternoon, John Helmrick Meek, 60, of Katoomba, received fatal injuries. When struck by…

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Man Drowned Rowing Boat Capsizes Three Others Reach Shore Sydney, Friday Morning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 6

Joseph Baker, 28, of Albany-road, Petersham, was drowned when a rowing boat capsized on the Woronora River last night. Despite an intensive search,…

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Fatal Car Smash On Sydney Road Woman Killed Her Husband Injured Car Over

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 1

A woman was killed and her husband was injured to-day when the car in which they were travelling…

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Glen Innes Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 4

Harry Scarf, of Glen Innes, is in hospital with a serious injury to the neck received in a car smash on the Grafton-road (says our Glen Innes correspondent)…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 6

Knocked down by a car in Glebe-road, Adamstown, last night, Enid Sutherland. 17, of 13 Macquarie-street, Merewether, suffered concussion, abrasions to the face,…

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Accident Victims Leave Hospital Father and Children Are Still Inmates

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 1

Clarence do Lore and Lesile Kennurd, two of the victims of last Saturday's motor car and tram accident, which occurred at the corner of…

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Two Injured in Collision Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 4

When a motor-cycle and sidecar collided with a motor-car near Bacchus Marsh, its occupants were severely injured. Gordon Rolfe, of Kooyong-road, Caulfield,…

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Boxer Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 4

In a bout at Newcastle Stadium yesterday morning, a boxer, Alfred Baron, 23, of 132 Flinders-street, Sydney, suffered abrasions and contusions to the left…

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Baseballer Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 2

While playing baseball, for Newcastle against the Petersham Congs at Adamstown yesterday, George Feltham was hit on the side of the head…

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Surfer Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 6

While surfing at Bronte Beach this afternoon, Sidney Palmer, of Goodlet-street, Surry Hills, collided with another surfer. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital,…

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Four Injured Service Car Capsizes Accident at Hartley Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 4

Four women were injured and seven other persons had narrow escapes when a service car capsized at the foot of Mount Victoria Pass, at Hartley, to-day…

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Swimmer Drowned Became Exhausted SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 5

When attempting to swim across George's River, at Canley Vale, to-day, Eric Hedges, 23, Hedges-street, Fairfield, became exhausted, and sank…

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Car Overturns Aged Woman Killed Husband Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 4

Killing one passenger and injuring another, a motor car skidded and overturned on the Sydney-Newcastle road, between Peat's Ferry and Gosford, yesterday…

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Smart Rescue at Lake Thrilling Rage to Save Drowning Man Skiff Capsized

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 5

Struck by a boisterous southerly squall, which overturned the 12-foot sailing skiff, in which he was…

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Many Injured Sydney New Year Casualties SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 4

Numerous accidents were a feature of the New Year celebrations in the metropolitan area, and all ambulances were kept busy. Cars were involved in the majority…

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Minor Accidents Only in England London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 3

The rainstorm ended in a sharp frost in the south-eastern countries this morning. For a short time the coating of ice made roads so…

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