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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

2,026 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 102

Four More R.A.F. CRASHES Prominent Officer Injured LONDON, January 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 11

Four more crashes of Royal Air Force 'planes were reported to-day. In the first the pilot was killed, and Air Vice-marshal Cave-Brown-Cave, commander of…

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Kurri Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 13

James Tippins, 31, of Gillies-street, Kurri Kurri, was lifting, a skip in Richmond Main colliery yesterday, when he wrenched his back…

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Boys' Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 13

The Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) held an inquest at Cessnock Courthouse yesterday on Thomas Hodge, 13, of Rawson-street Aberdare, who was fatally…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

Kenneth Holmes, 26, a shunter, of Third-street, Adamstown, received a compound fracture of the little finger of the right hand when he jammed his…

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Harry Edwards Loses Toes in Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 18

HARRY EDWARDS, one of Newcastle's most versatile sportsmen, has suffered a severe check to his sporting career. He had three toes on…

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To-day's Accidents Carpenter Hurt

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

When he Jumped down from a waggon on which he was working at Killingworth colliery to-day, Hugh Turnbull, 35, a carpenter, of West…

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Injured In Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 8

In a collision between a bicycle and a motor lorry at the corner of Railway and Throsby streets. Wickham. to-day, the cyclist. Lindsay Hamill. 16, of…

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Four Injured Car Accidents in Suburbs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

Four people were injured in two road accidents in the suburbs yesterday afternoon. Two were admitted to hospital. When two cars collided at the corner…

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Goldminer Fatally Injured Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 12

Buried by a fall of sand at Morgan's re-treatment plant, 230 miles from here, Danila Vukicevich, 26, an Italian miner, was fatally injured. He was dug free by…

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Struck by Lorry After Fall Newspaper Boy Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

Donald McGregor, 17, of Denison-street, Hamilton, was seriously injured when struck by a motor-lorry in Hunter-street West yesterday morning…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 13

When he was thrown from a sulky when his horse bolted in Wollowbi-road. Edward Cook, 18, of Tennant-street, Bellbird, received an extensive lacerated wound to the…

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Boy's Accident Results in Gold Rush Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 12

The small township of Mernda is experiencing a gold rush. A few days ago Peter Darke, a schoolboy, was swimming in the Plenty River when a piece of gold…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

Beri Brownlow, 17, a labourer, of Speers Point, has his right eye burned with acid of the Sulphide Works, Cockle Creek. After first-aid by Lake Macquarie…

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To-day's Accidents Fractured Arm

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

Albert Peachman, 11, living at Main-road, Paxton. fractured his left arm when he fell while playing near his home to-day. He was given first-aid…

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Three Injured at Mayfield Collision Between Cycle and Motor Cycle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 8

Three people were injured when a motor bicycle and a push bicycle collided in Maitland-road, Mayfield, this afternoon. All were treated by…

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Man Found Injured on Roadway

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 7

Found on the roadway near the Steel Works this morning, David Lamb, 41. Of Russell-road, New Lambton, was taken to Newcastle Hospital…

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Road Collision Fatal Youth Dies in Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 11

Lindsay Hammil, 16, of Throsby-street, Wickham, who was injured in a collision with a motor-lorry in Wickham yesterday morning, died last night in Newcastle…

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Injured Sheltering From Storm Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 14

A sudden storm burst over Manly to-day. Laurie Wooden, 12, run to shelter under the Manly ferry wharf. His head struck a low beam, inflicting a wound…

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Car Plunges Into Yarra: One Drowned Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 1

Eric Welch, the radio announcer, was rescued at 3 a.m. to-day when a car, in which were also two members of the…

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Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 13

Til Jenkins, 34, a miner, living in Blacks-road, Paxton, was struck by a fall of coal in Stanford Main No. 2 colliery yesterday morning. He received a…

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