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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

1,714 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 86

Boy Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 9
Also in The Newcastle Sun

Eric McGilvray, 13, of Shalamah-street, Cessnock, was walking close to the road, side near-East End public school yesterday afternoon when a car turning sharply…

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16 Persons Drowned Tokio, January 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 9

A motor-boat was wrecked to-night near the entrance to Tokio Bay and 16 persons were drowned…

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Rector Drowned Worried by Wife's Death NYNGAN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

The Nyngan police to-day were informed that a drover, named J. Forbes, had found the nude body of Rev: E. S. Wooley, Rector of St. Mark's Church, in…

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Young Girl Drowned in Epping Water-hole Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 7

Early this afternoon John Parry, 15, of Warrigal-street, Turramurra, was drowned in Brown's waterhole at Epping. The police are dragging…

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Bathing Tragedy Young Woman Drowned in Dam INVERELL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 7

Miss Lucy Eileen Grant, the 24-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant, of Tingha, was drowned when bathing in an old disused mining darn yesterday…

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Unusual Accident at Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

Mr. R. Patterson was severely burned as a result of an unusual accident on a tennis court at Glen Innes. Before beginning a set, he took a box of matches…

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Foot Severed Youth's Painful Accident Discovery on Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

With his left foot completely severed, and weak from Ions, of blood, Harry Laphan, 18, of George-street, Burwood (Sydney), was found lying beside the railway…

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Victim of Queer Accident Lorry Reversed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

Frederick Silvester (68). of Belmont-street, [?]exandria, is in hospital suffering from fractures of both leys as the result of a…

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Four Injured Carrington Accident Cyclist Skids

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 8

When a bicycle ridden by Edward Bennett, 23, of King-street, Adamstown, skidded at Carrington yesterday afternoon, three persons were injured. Bennett also…

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Youth Disappears Drowning Tragedy Feared Unsuccessful Search Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 9

It is believed that the treacherous beach at Tamamrama claimed another victim this afternoon. Shortly after midday a youth was seen…

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Motor-cyclists Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

When a motor-cycle collided with a car at East Sydney, to-day, two persons were injured and were admitted to hospital. They were Edward Grey, 22, of…

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Unknown Man Drowned At Tamarama SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

Further evidence that a man lost his life while surfing at Tamarama Beach yesterday was obtained at 5.30 when police of…

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Struck by Tram Woman Severely Injured SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 10

Knocked down to-night by a tram at the corner of Elizabeth-street and Eddyavenue, Mrs. Emily Chalmers sustained so vere injuries…

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Slipped Off Log Girl Drowned in Waterhole Children Raise Alarm Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 9

While playing on some Ions in a large waterhole at Epping this afternoon, Joan Parry, 15, of Turramurra, slipped and toppled into the water, which is 30 feet…

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Storm Damage Three Persons Injured Struck by Lightning Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 9

Three persons, Harold Fredericks, Albert Betts, and Myrtle Betts, were struck by lightning during a severe storm between Dorrigo and Wingham yesterday…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 8

Mildred Harvey 6½, of Maitland-road, Sandgate, was admitted to Newcastle Hospital yesterday with fractured right thigh, cuts on the head, abrasions to face,…

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Regatta Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 8

Sidney Walter, 16, of Maitland-street, Stockton, suffered a painful accident while at work as a deckhand on the Newcastle and Newtownship ferry,…

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Motor Accident Victim Dies In Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 7

Mildred Harvey, aged six and a half years, of Sandgate. who was taken to Newcastle Hospital, yesterday, after having been struck…

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Cessnock Miner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 9

Curwen Searston, 30, a wheeler, of Anderson-avenue, Paxton, was crushed against a skip by a horse Elrington colliery yesterday, and sustained a compound…

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