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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

1,898 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 95

To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 7

Steel in Eye—R Hagon (45). of James-street, Hamilton, a boilermaker's assistant at Cardiff Railway Workshops, was taken to Newcastle…

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Killed by Lorry Unknown Youth the Victim Hunter-st. Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 7

An unidentified youth was fatally injured when a cycle he was riding along Hunter Street this afternoon, collided…

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Rivers in Flood Northern Queensland Man Drowned Brisbane Mail Train Delayed BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

The Herbert River is in high flood, and in the Ingham and Cordelia districts the flood waters are within two inches of the 1927 flood level. With the experience of…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

C. D. Pagett, 38, of Margaret-street, Mayfield, an employee in the Postmaster-General's Department, lost two fingers of his left hand while cutting trees in…

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Thick Fog in London Many Accidents Occur on Roads London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

A fog of varying density covered London and the home counties, and later spread over the East of England and the Midlands to-day. In…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

Woman's Arm Fractured.—Mrs. Dick, aged 62, of Teramby-road, Broadmendow, was treated at Newcastle Hospital to-day for a fracture…

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Three Persons Drowned Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 7

Three drownings occurred to-day, one at Parramatta, when a boy was drowned in the river, a man at Sutherland, and a man while surfing at…

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Baby Drowned at Kilaben Rescue Attempt Fails Fell From Jetty

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 10

A little boy, aged two years, was drowned at Kilaben Bay this afternoon. It is believed that he fell from a…

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Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 6

Edward Sinclair, 30, of Dawson-street, Cook's Hill, a Newcastle Hospital collector sustained lacerations to the scalp, contusions to the left ankle, concussion…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 10

Girl Struck by Swing.—Joyo[?] Bradbrook aged 10, of Manara-road Adamstown, suffered an incised wound to her head when she was struck by a…

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Young N.S.W. Batsmen Improve Test Tour Chances Victorian Bowling Flogged Sheffield Shield Cricket Splendid Start by N.S.W. Brown and Bradman Get Centuries Fingleton Injured Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 7

There must have been nearly 20,000 people present when Kippax won the toss end decided to bat in the…

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Queensland Drowning Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 9

Harry Clifford, 33, a Farleigh mill employee, was drowned at Eimeo Inlet, near Mackay, this morning. He had been swimming with his wife a few yards out…

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Fell From Jetty Child Drowned at Kilaben

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

Peculiar features were associated with the death by drowning, yesterday, of Brian MeDermott, aged 2, of Wallsend-street. Pelaw Main, whose mother was…

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Canoe Sinks Two Boys Drowned at Bronte SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 9

Two small boys were drowned off the rocks at Bronte this afternoon, when the canoe they were paddling sank about two miles from the shore…

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Mine Fatality Man Pinned by Earth Companion Badly Hurt Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 9

When two men working in a gold mine at Newbridge late this afternoon struck an underground river, one of them was killed and the other seriously injured…

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Trapped in Mine Gold Miner Was Drowned Sudden Flood Bathurst

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 4

Last night, by lantern-light, his comrades tolled at the pumps to recover the body of Harold Gillan, 30, of Exeter, who was…

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Seven Drowned Holiday's Tragic Toll Two Dead at Bronte Surf and River Fatalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 9

Seven drowning tragedies occurred in New South Wales yesterday, and one in Queensland. It is many years since a summer holiday has exacted…

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Holiday Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

Accidents happen on even the best regulated, holidays, and yesterday was no exception. John Meal, 50. of Woodstock-street,…

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Hamburg's Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 4

An analysis of road accidents in Hamburg for a test week show that pedestrains caused more accidents than motorists. Bicycles were also responsible for…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 7

Two Boys Hurt.—Two boys were Injured when they collided with each other at the Y.M.C.A. rooms to-day. Keith Gow. aged 12, of…

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