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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,026 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 102

Ambulance on Spot Driver Saw An Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 1

A Newcastle Ambulance car set out for hospital with one patient to-day and arrived with two…

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Collision at Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 10

Stating that he was of the opinion that there had been a mistake about the signal given by a 'bus, the Magistrate discharged the defendant under section…

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To-day's Accidents Boilermaker Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 7

Struck on the head and arm when a riveting machine rebounded at Cardiff Railway Workshops to-day, Ernest Jones, 22, a boilermaker, of…

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Inquest on Newcastle Boy Wattamolla Drowning SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 9

The drowning of Raymond Osland, 6, of Glebe, Newcastle, was inquired into to-day by the Acting City Coroner (Mr. Wood)…

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Surprise for Father Rescued Boy From Drowning Proved to Be His Own Son

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 6

Mr. H. J. Holliday, of Wahroonga, who is holidaying with his family at Wangi, rescued his son from drowning in the Wangi baths yesterday morning, without…

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Skiff Swamped Two Drowned in N.Z. Harbour Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 2

Roy Francis Mackenzie and H. L. Reddell were drowned in Lyttelton Harbour when a small sailing skiff overturned after being swamped during a…

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Trying to Get Out of Polar Ice Ellsworth Expedition Injured Officer Needs Aid in the Antarctic

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 1

"We are forcing our way through heavy pack ice to get to Australia ag quickly as possible and get medical…

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Nine Persons Hurt Three Sydney Road Accidents Girls Knocked by Car Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 8

Nine persons were injured in three road accidents in the metropolitan area to-night. While walking along Fairfield-street,…

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Fell Off Bridge and Drowned Kempsey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 13

While crossing Thurgoods bridge, which had no handrail, Terrance Scott, 20, fell into the Upper Belmore River last night, and was drowned…

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Car Driver Faces Two Charges Collision in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 7

Part-heard charges against John Louis Curry, Burwood Inn Hotel. Merewether. of having failed to give way to a vehicle on the right at an…

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Party Will Aid Injured Cattle Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 5

Armed with full veterinary equipment, a party of experienced men left Melbourne early to-day for the cattle country to relieve from plain as many…

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Officer Injured Ellsworth Expedition Returning Delayed by Pack-ice Antarctica, January 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 10

Heavy pack-ice is delaying our dash to Australia for medical aid for our Chief Officer (Mr. Liavaag), who has a broken kneecap…

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Police Theory Murder Was Disguised as Traffic Accident Butcher Shot in Head Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 9

The murder of Leslie Richard McAllister, 38, a butcher, of Monbulk, last Friday is believed to have been carefully planned to give the impression that he…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 10

Keith Fox, 20, of Victoria-street, Adamstown, a top hand at the New Lambton colliery, received concussion, shock, and lacerated wounds to the left…

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Council Replies to Coroner Pelton Railway Bridge Rejects Responsibility for Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 11

A report was submitted by the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) at a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last night regarding the position of the Pelton…

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To-day's Accidents Fall Of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 7

A fall of coal at Aberdare Colliery to-day caught William Ashman, 52, a miner, of 21 Gordon avenue, Cessnock. Cessnock Ambulance treated him for…

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Newsboy Critically Injured in Street Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 1

When his bicycle collided with a motor lorry to-doy. Donald McGregor. 17 of Denison-street. Hamilton, a news boy, received a fractured pelvis,…

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Collision at Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 3

Convicted on a charge of having driven a car negligently at the intersection of Union-street and Parkway-avenue, Cook's Hill, on October 15. John Louis Curry,…

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Throttle Caused Accident Coroner on Motor-cycle Fatality Concerned at Toll of Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 3

"On the evidence, I am satisfied that the accident was due to something happening to the throttle, which caused this young fellow to lose control of his…

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Sabatino Still Bathing Injured Eye

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 17

THE AMERICANS, Atilio Sabatino and Ossie Stewart, fought at Sydney Stadium on Monday night. Sabatino won the fight, but is still in bed…

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