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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

572 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 29

Verdict for Carrier Collision With Tram

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 4

A collision between a lorry loaded with three tons of bottles and a Newcastle-bound tram near Sacred Heart Church, Maitland-road,…

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Colliery Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 2

Stanley Croft, of Brighton Avenue. Toronto, who works at Olstan Colliery, received lacerations to the back, when the Diesel…

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Many Injured in Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 5

Arthur Stacker. 41. East Maitland had the tips of two fingers on the left hand severed by a planing machine In a Newcastle workshop. He…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 3

THUMB CAUGHT IN COGS.— Roy Morris, 28, laborer, of Bridge Street. Cessnock, had his left thumb Jammed between cogs at…

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Injured Playing Football

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 2

Allen White. 18. painter. of Capp Street. Telarah. who was injured while playing football on Maitland Sports Ground yesterday. was…

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Soldier Critically Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday.—Corporal Cecil Ernest Thiele. A.I.F., of Coldstream-street. Coogee, was critically injured in a brawl outside the Coogee Bay…

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Workman Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 2

John Patrick Burges, 63, Christo-road, Waratah, labourer, died after a truck severed his right leg at the thigh on a railway line…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 5

James Paynter, 13, Boolaroo, schoolboy, fractured his right knee cap while playing in the yard at his home. He was taken to a doctor…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

Mathew Downie, 52, Fern-street, Islington, had his right eye lacerated when struck by a car at the corner of Maitland-road and Albert-street, Islington…

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Apprentice Jockey Injured To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Apprentice rider T. Clarke injured his left leg at Randwick this morning and was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital for…

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Death After Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 2

Injured in a fall on to a lorry which was being loaded at Ayrfield No. 3 colliery on Friday, John Fuller, 53, of High-street, Branxton, died in…

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Cessnock Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 5

James Paul, 29, Edith-street, Cessnock, a miner at Maitland Main colliery, injured his right knee when he fell at work yesterday…

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Youth Fatally injured

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 3

Ballon Darici Arnott (18). of Penang Road. Narara. via Gosford, was fatally injured today. He was involved in a collision…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 6

James Britt, 49, of School Hill Minmi received an injury to his left foot at work in Stockrington No. 1 colliery. Britt was given first-aid by the mine…

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To-day's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 3

INJURED AT FOOTBALL.— Playing football yesterday. Guy Duggan. 12. scholar, of Portland Street. Horse Shoe Bend, had his…

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Ten Hurt in Train Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Ten people were injured when crowded trains, one steam and the other electric, collided near Hurstville station…

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Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured at Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 3

GOSFORD, Sunday.—A youth was killed and a man injured in traffic accidents yesterday. When the motor-cycle he was…

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Two Seriously Injured when Car Overturned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 3

When a motor-car overturned on the Cesenock-Neath road on Saturday night, two of the occupants were seriously injured. They were…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 5

Ruth Morgan, 49, Parry-street, Cook's Hill. suffered a lacerated right leg abrasions to the left knee and shock when she was knocked…

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Two Killed, One Injured Truck Did Not Stop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A woman was killed, her husband fatally injured, and another man critically injured when they were hit by a truck which…

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