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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Two Men Injured in Car Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two men were injured to-night when their cars collided in Marrickville. The men, both of Marrickville, were—…

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Mine Workers Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

Harry Wauless, 53, an employee of Belmont colliery, suffered abrasions and bruises to the arms, body and legs and had his right eye…

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Fair Peter in Rare Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 8

Fair Peter was injured in an unusual accident while galloping at Broadmeadow yesterday morning. A competitor in the second heat…

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Two Accidents on Same Platform in Hour

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY. —A 56-year-old woman was critically injured and a 13-year-old bov had a narrow escape from injury in a train…

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Woman Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 2

A woman was fatally injured when she was knocked down by a motorcar in Hunter-street West late yesterday afternoon. She was Mrs…

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Woman Injured, Boy Escapes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A middle-aged woman was critically injured and a 13-year-old boy had a fortunate escape from injury in train…

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Car in Creek; 3 Drowned, Two Men Missing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There people were drowned to-day when a taxi-cab plunged 50 feet into a creek near Lismore. Those drowned…

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British Sailor Seriously Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Stanley Robinson, 24, a British naval rating, was seriously injured when struck by a tram. He was leaning out of a tram…

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Injured Man Lying in Street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 2

Unable to state what had happened to him, Alfred Collison, 56, of Thomas-street, Adamstown, was found lying at the intersection of…

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Machine Went To Hospital With Injured Youth

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 4

When an 18-year-old youth's fingers were caught in a boring machine at Pender Bros.' factory at Maitland portion of the…

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Actress Walks Again After Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 1

[?]— Susan Peters. film actress, who accidentally shot herself while on a hunting trip on New Year's Day. was paralysed…

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Car Somersaulted, Six Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Six people received minor injuries when a car skidded and overturned in Gordon-road. Narrabeen, this afternoon…

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Boy Seriously Injured, Fell From Bicycle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—John Hicks, 18, of Manly, was seriously injured when he fell off a bicycle at Manly. Hicks, who was riding down a hill,…

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Pilot Killed, Ten Injured Airliner Crashes on Aerodrome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 3

PERTH, Sunday.—The pilot was killed and the second pilot seriously injured, and nine passengers were injured in varying degrees when a…

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Man's Vain Fight to Save Drowning Family

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

CASINO, Monday.—Hampered by a large overcoat, Arthur Winthorpe Hermann, dairy farmer, struggled desperately, but without success, to…

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Marines Officer Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

Lieut. Meaby, 24, of the Royal Marines, was found unconscious on the roadside north of Stockton yesterday. A motor-cycle was lying…

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5 British Sailors Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Four British sailors were injured when a Royal Navy truck skidded and crashed in Bankstown to-night…

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Kahibah Man's Death Followed Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

The man found dead in a house at Kahibah on Monday night has been identified as Stephen Broadbent, 69, all invalid pensioner. Broadbent…

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Road Fatality at Speer's Point; Coroner's Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 4

Early on the night of May 21, George White, 56, miner, of Fairfax Road, Speer's Point, was riding a bicycle on Main Road, Speer's Point, when lie was knocked down by a lorry and fatally injured…

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Motor Cycle Smash; 4 Seriously Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Four men received severe head injuries to-night in a motor-cycle accident at Pendle Hill. William Floyd, of…

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