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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Cessnock Court Sequel To Bus Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 3

At Cessnock Court today police charged Stanley Monty Robinson, of Cessnock, with having driven a bus load of passengers…

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Fatal Collision In Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 5

Vincent Hopkins, 28, of Union St., Junction, was fatally injured when his motor cycle and a lorry collided in Donald Street, Hamilton, today…

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Freckles Will Not Run Again Injured Fetlock is Beyond Repair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Freckles, winner of the 1942 Epsom Handicap, will not race again. He broke down badly during the running of the…

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Cyclist Critically Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Ralph Rowe, 19, of Botany, was critically injured this afternoon when his motor-cycle and a truck collided in…

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Three Injured in Road Crash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 4

KATOOMBA, Friday.—Three R.A.A.F. trainees from the Parkes aerodrome were injured to-day when a four-ton RA.A.F. motor-lorry…

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Premier Seeks "Air Lanes" Prevent Further Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) recommended to the Civil Aviation Department to-day that "air lanes" be established to…

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Mayor In Public Life By "Accident"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 5

Each day as down steals over Merewether a horse and sulky can be heard clop-clopping through the…

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Girl and Youth Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A girl and youth were drowned at Seaford this morning. They were Patricia Parkes, 18, usherette, of…

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Girl Found Drowned Man on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The body of Mavis Nyman, 17, of Mercier-street, North Coburg, was taken from the water's edge under Prince's Pier,…

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Schoolboy Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 2

Ron Jaeger, 14, of North-street, Belmont, had the top of his left index finger partly severed when it was caught in a slamming door at…

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Two Drowned Tried to Rescue Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 3

PERTH, Monday.—At places 300 miles apart two men lost their lives in attempting to save children from drowning…

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Bank Teller Shot Accidentally

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Sound of a revolver shot at the Bank of New South Wales Head Office, in George-street, drew crowds to the scene and…

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Man Injured by Wool Hook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 4

William Blanch, 39, of King-street, Newcastle, received a punctured wound to the left forearm when struck by a wool hook while…

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Man Injured at Steel Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

Injured in an accident at the Steel Works yesterday, Ralph Greenwood, 32, of Mayfield, received a lacerated wound to the head and a probable…

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Nine Swept Out to Sea, Man Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man was drowned and eight other persons suffered seriously from the effects of immersion and shock to-day when…

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Big Increase in Road Accidents Last Year

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Road accidents increased by 26.4 per cent. last year, compared with 1944, the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) announced today. There were 9166 accidents in 1945,…

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Man Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Eric Synnerdahl, 50, of Surry Hills, was fatally injured when struck by a motor-lorry to-night…

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Unknown Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

About 9 p.m. last night a cyclist who collided with a car in Donald-street, Hamilton, was taken to Newcastle Hospital by Newcastle…

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Big Increase in Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—A big increase in road accidents in New South Wales last year was revealed by the Commissioner for Road Transport…

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Weather Blamed for Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Many accidents occurred in Sydney today owing to the rainy weather and slippery roadways…

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