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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

2,120 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 106

Constable Injured Cycle and Car Collide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 4

Constable Arthur Loseby, 27, mechanic at Newcastle Police Station, was injured about noon yesterday, when the motor-cycle and sidecar he was riding collided…

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West Maitland Drowned in Hunter Inquiry Into Boy's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 7

An inquest was held by the Coroner (Mr. E. A. Mahony) at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon concerning the death of Colin Lord, 9, who…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 5

CHILD SCALDED — Rita Peak, aged 2, of Everton-street, Hamilton, was severely scalded about the abdomen, left knee and right hand this…

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Sportsmen Injured in Road Smash Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 7

Six men returning to Wagga from a shooting match at Wangaratta were injured when the touring car in which they were travelling overturned on the…

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Drowned in Brick Pit Two Sisters in Queensland Disregarded Warning Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 7

A game on the edge of a brickworks pit at Ennoggera. near Brisbane, ended in tragedy to-day when…

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Sheffield Shield in Best Form Bradman Scores Double Century Melbourne Match Ebeling Retires Injured MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 6

The Sheffield Shield game between South Australia and Victoria to-day resolved itself into a duel between the home side and Bradman. The South Australian,…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

Rita Peak, 2, of 43 Everton-street, Hamilton, received first and second degree scalds to the abdomen, right knee, right hand, and shock, when she upset…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 7

WHARF LABORER INJURED.—Believed to have fallen downstairs this morning, George Ashton, aged 68, a wharf laborer, of King-street,…

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Few Serious Accidents Vacation Road Traffic Increased Volume

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 6

Comparative freedom from fatal accidents was a welcome feature of the Christmas and New Year holiday period in…

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Lake Illawarra Drowning Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 6

The bodies of all the victims of the drowning at Lake Illawarra on Monday hove been recovered. The lost, found to-day, was that of Mrs. Lillian Knowles…

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Motor 'Bus and Lorry Serious Collision Averted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 9

The drivers of a motor 'bus and a lorry narrowly averted a serious collision yesterday near the junction of Sparke-street with High-street. One vehicle, ran out of…

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Two Sisters Drowned in Brick Pit One Tried to Save Other Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 7

Jean Osborne, 11, and Marjorie Osborne, 9, her sister, fell into a brick pit containing about 10 feet of water at Enogera, near Brisbane, this morning, and…

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Car Overturns Six Men Injured Skid at Sharp Turn Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 8

When a motor-car overturned on the Hume Highway this morning, six men were injured, one seriously. The car was returning to Wagga from Wangaratta…

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Five Injured Marylebone Test Team Auckland Coach Approached Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 7

Five members of the M.C.C. team leave been injured and it is possible, there nay be difficulty in fielding a team against New Zealand…

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Swedes Injured Bombing of Red Cross Unit Reports Confirmed Signor Mussolini Denies Knowledge (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 7

It was officially announced in Addis Ababa to-day that two Swedish doctors were injured, while 30 Abyssinians were killed and 50…

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Thrown From Sulky Man Accidentally Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 9

A verdict of accidental death wise returned by the Coroner (Mr. E. A. Mahony); who held an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday morning,…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 6

Eric Barlow, 12, of Neville-street, Mayfield, had the top of his left thumb crushed yesterday, when it was caught in a leather press. He was taken from…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 7

GOSFORD BOY HURT.—Ronald Pryor. 14, of Mann-street. Gosford, was delivering empty cordial Jars to a factory at Gosford to-day when he…

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Bosun's Accidental Death Fell From Spar on Steamer Orama Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 7

overbalancing when working on an awning spar on board the Orama at Woolloomooloo wharf on December 19, Charles Isles, 50. bosun, fell 15ft…

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Boys Badly Injured Car Crash Near Tuggerah Over Bank: Hit Tree

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 3

When a car which their father was driving skidded in loose gravel, ran down a bank arid hit a tree near Tuggerah last night,…

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