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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

1,714 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 86

Cyclist Injured Sydney, Saturday morning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

James Facey, 32, of Orange-street, Hurstville, was critically injured last night when the motor-cycle he was riding collided with a motor-lorry at…

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Bush Fatality Limb Crashes on Lorry Man Dies in Hospital Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 7

Struck by the limb of a tree which crashed on their motor-lorry yesterday, Thomas Henry Wingfield, 27, and James Pascoe, were injured. Wingfield was…

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Accident at Mascot Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 7

When a small aeroplane struck a pool or stormwater as it was taking off at Mascot aerodrome to-day, it overturned. The propeller was fractured, and some…

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Serious Accident at Mount Lyell Miners Entombed? Hobart

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

Meagre information has been received here of a serious accident at the Mt. Lyell mine. the result of which the lives of two Italian miners…

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Drowned in Canal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 6

John Turner, 28, was drowned in the main canal at Griffith on Friday night. Reports indicate that the young man fell into the water, and was prevented from…

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Quarry Drowning Boy Falls from Logs Resuscitation Efforts Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 5

While playing on some logs in a disused quarry at Randwick this afternoon, John Pinkerton, 11, of Millhill-road, Waverley, slipped into water 30 feet deep…

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Boy Drowned Canoe Capsizes Struck on Forehead Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 5

When a canoe which he was paddling capsized on the Wononora River this afternoon, Harry Lees, 17, of Edgehill-street, Kogarah, was drowned…

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Woman Injured Police Seek Attacker SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

Mary Campbell was admitted to hospital suffering from several severe cuts on the head, which, the police state, were inflicted by a man who wielded a bottle…

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Three Injured Victims of Leg Theory MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 5

Three cricketers belonging to suburban teams were treated at Melbourne Hospital yesterday, as a result of leg theory bowling. Only one was seriously injured…

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Hit by Motor-car Boy Seriously Injured SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 5

Raymond Quigley, of Stroud, Lower North Coast, was knocked down by a motor-car at Waitara this afternoon and was critically injured…

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Bicycle Out of Control Two Boys Injured at Adamstown

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 8

Two boys, riding on a bicycle, which got out of control going down Dibb-street, Adamstown, to-day, were injured. When [?]…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 7

Colin Smith, 2, Cross-street, Mayfield, suffered severe lacerations to the fingers when his left hand was caught in a lawnmower on Saturday…

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Railway Station Collision Carriages Damaged While Shunting Nobody Was Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

There were exciting scenes at the Newcastle railway station this afternoon, when a collision occurred during shunting operations…

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Cyclists in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 7

Ernest Heads, of St. Andrew-street, West Maitland, was riding, a bicycle in High-street, West Maitland, yesterday morning, when he and another boy cyclist…

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Miners Injured Accident at Ayrfield No. 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 7

Hugh G. Phillips, a shotfirer, employed at Ayrfield No. 1 colliery, and residing in Ada-street, Homeville, was caught by a fall of coal yesterday afternoon, in a jig…

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'Plane Crashes Passenger Killed: Pilot Injured Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 6

When an aeroplane nose-dived to the ground at Opnnake yesterday, Guy Pitt. 18, a passenger in the machine, was killed instantly…

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Cause of Accident Danger at Road Junctions Motors and Pedestrians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 8

From road accident statistic compiled in the leading countries of the world one of the outstanding facts is that the percentage of accidents in which…

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Plunged Into River Car Accident at Karuah Driver in Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

An accident which might have been attended by more serious results occurred at Karuah yesterday afternoon, when a sedan car crashed through the gates of…

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Abermain Motor Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 7

While returning to his home from church on Sunday night, James, McKay, 68, of Harle-street, Abermain, was knocked over by a passing motor-car, and received…

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Mine Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 7

Horace Olive, 27, a clipper, of Sargent-street, Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital yesterday with an injury to the right knee sustained when…

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