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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

877 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 44

Smartlee Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Smartlee was badly injured in attempting to jump the outside rail of the course at Kembla Grange to-day. She crashed into the fence…

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Cessnock Miner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 7

Arthur Fletcher, 57, of Nulkaba, a miner employed at Aberdare Central colliery, received an injury to his left foot when struck by a fall of coal yesterday. He was taken…

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Mill Worker Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 8

DUNGOG, Tuesday.—While unloading logs from a lorry at Messrs. J. Croll and Sons' Dungog sawmill, Keith Lean, of Fosterton-road, suffered a compound…

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Minor Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 4

Wesley Holmes, 4, of Annie-street, Wickham, was taken to Newcastle Hospital yesterday suffering acute pain from first and second degree burns to both…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 6

Jean Hunter, 3, of Dangar-street, Wallsend, was knocked down by a motor-car near her home. She was taken by Wallsend Ambulance to Wallsend Hospital with…

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To-day's Accidents Hit By Swing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 3

Eileen Maher, 14, of Silsoe Street, Mayfield, was hit by a swing to-day. Newcastle Ambulance gave her first-aid treatment for a fractured and…

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Lodge Secretary Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Mr. H. E. Wilson, the Secretary of the Hermitage Miners' Lodge, hand the index finger of his left hand amputated as a result of it…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

Beryl Bevan, 13, of 68 Elizabeth-street, Tighe's Hill, received a fractured right forearm and shock when she fell from a bicycle near her home. She was taken to Newcastle…

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To-day's Accidents Boilermaker Hurt

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

Gordon Jones. 52 of Russell Road. New Lambton. a boilermaker at Cardiff Railway Workshops. was working at a boiler-tube to-day when the…

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Maitland and District Injured in Collision at Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 11

In a collision between two light horsemen during tent-pegging at Maitland Show last night, both horses and riders were thrown heavily. Trooper E. Clegg, 25. of Macksville,…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 10

William Burdus, 23. of Hubbard-street, Islington, a fitter at Cardiff railway workshops, suffered a lacerated finger on the left hand when it was caught in an…

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Cyclist Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

When a collision occurred between his motor cycle and a car at the intersection of Ballard and Steam Streets, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon,…

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To-day's Accidents Car Off Road

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

Robert Grice 55. of Gordon, was driving a car to Newcastle when it run off the road on the Pacific Highway to-day, near the Fraser Park…

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Death Follows Accident at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Norman Hawkins (17), of Heddon Greta, who was injured in a collision at Steam-street, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon died in the…

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To-day's Accidents Swallowed Kerosene

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Marlon O'Shea (2), of Corlette-street, Cook's Hill had to receive medical attention after she swallowed a quantity of kerosene at her home to-day…

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Cyclist Injured in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

Frederick Stanwell, 45, of Lockyer-street, Adamstown, received a lacerated wound and abrasions to his right side and concussion on Saturday night when his…

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Woman Drowned in Pool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A woman was drowned at Manly, and a man was dragged from the water unconscious, near Narrabeen at the week-end. The man…

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Accident Victim Dies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

Norman Hawkins, 17. of Heddon Greta, who was injured in a collision at the corner of Steam and Ballard Streets on Friday afternoon, died in Maitland…

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Week-end Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 7

When a military truck capsized in Maitland-road, Hexham, yesterday, Corporal John Gilder, 50, broke ribs on the right side. He was taken by Newcastle Ambulance to the…

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To-day's Accidents Struck By Timber

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 2

Henry Smith (38), of the Railway Reserve, Wickham, was struck by a piece of timber while working at the new wool store in Roslyn Avenue,…

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