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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

580 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 29

Child Drowned at Blacksmiths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 2

Slipping into the channel, which flows past Blacksmiths into Lake Macquarie, yesterday afternoon, Vincent Athol Barrett, 2 years and 3…

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Deepwater Injured in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 14

SYDNEY.—Deepwater, a two-year-old colt by Midstream from Lin Eaton, fractured a sesamoid bone when he stumbled and fell at…

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"Accident Figures Exaggeration"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

Figures quoted by Mr. Booth, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly, in a statement on accidents at Richmond Main colliery, were a gross…

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Boy Fatally Injured by Lorry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 2

Knocked down by a motor-lorry in Darby-street shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, John William Milne, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W…

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Accidents at Richmond Main "World Record"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 2

Mr. G. Booth. M.L.A., said figures on accidents at Richmond Main colliery given by him in Parliament on Wednesday were official figures taken…

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Fatal Fall at Steel Works Death Accidental

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 4

Falling into a slag pot at a blast furnace at the Steel Works on the morning of January 28, Leslie Raymond Jennings, 27, of Great…

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Miner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 5

Cecil Mitchell, 41, of Millfield, a miner employed at Milifield colliery, fell while at work and injured his back Cessnock Ambulance…

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Fatally Injured by Motor Lorry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Peter Green, 86, of Hereford-street. Glebe, was knocked down by a motor lorry in Parramatta-road. Camperdown, early…

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Injured Spine in 30-Foot Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 2

Falling 30ft. from a building at Walsh Island, Edward Hardyman, 62, of Tempe (Sydney), suffered a probable fracture of the spine, a…

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Woman Injured in Fall From Tram

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Miss Beatrice Miles was admitted to Sydney Hospital this evening suffering from internal injuries and concussion…

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Jockey Injured on Track

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Sydney jockey, Jack Thompson, was thrown from Pearler while in a track gallop at Randwick this morning. He was…

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Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 4

Falling from the footboard of a tramcar as it travelled between stops on Maitland-road, Mayfield, Arnold Tongue, 31, of Queen's-road. New…

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Mine Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 3

Godfrey Ruthenberg, 30 of Congewai Street. Aberdare. lacerated the fingers of his right hand when they were caught between skins at Bell…

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Workman Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

Alfred Wilkinson, 47, of Elizabeth-street, Mayfield, was fatally injured at Lysaght's works yesterday afternoon…

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Three Injured in Car Smash

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

At midnight last night a car driven by Michael Magriuplis, 29, of Newcomen-street, Newcastle, knocked a man down at the corner of Tudor…

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Head-on Train Collision Near Richmond

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Thirty-five R.A.A.F. personnel and 18 civilians received hospital treatment after a train had collided head-on with another standing at Clarendon Station, opposite Richmond Aerodrome, today…

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Elderly Man Fatally Injured at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

George Edwards, 83, of Victoria-street, Adamstown, was fatally injured at the corner of Tudor and Beaumont Streets, Hamilton, on…

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Car Crashed Into Pole Minister for Navy Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Minister for the Navy (Mr. Makin) was seriously injured this afternoon when his car skidded on the wet road at…

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28 Injured in Bus Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

PERTH, Monday.—When a bus plunged over the side of Perth Causeway 28 persons were injured, two of them critically. Had the bus…

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Injured Minister Comfortable

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The condition of the Minister, for the Navy (Mr. Makin), who was injured in a motor car accident at Strathfield yesterday,…

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