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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

910 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 46

Boy Drowned In River

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

TOWNSVILLE, Sunday.—Guiseppe Tomaschio, 12, was drowned in the Rose River to-day, when he slipped while fishing with a cast…

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Injured Jockey Still Unconscious

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 2

Apprentice jockey F. Taylor, whose skull was fractured when Taree fell with him in the First. Novice Handicap at Newcastle…

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Four Fatally Injured At Week-end

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

Four men were fatally injured in accidents at the week-end. One of the fatally injured men was identified by an art union…

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Woman Injured In Fall Down Stairs

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 5

Mrs Jessie Bennis, 52, of Ordnance-st., Newcastle, fractured her left leg when she fell down the stairs at her home today…

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Injured Boy Carried 2 Miles On Stretcher

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

A 13-year-old boy who injured his left leg while rabbiting near Abernethy yesterday was carried two miles by his brother and three mates to a house from where they called Cessnock Ambulance…

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Car Collision Sequel Driver Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 4

Frederick Botham, 48, miner, pleaded "Not Guilty" before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., at Newcastle Court yesterday to a charge of…

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Man Charged After Fatal Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A 35-year-old truck driver, at Parramatta Police Station late to-day, was charged with manslaughter…

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Injured Jockey Still Unconscious

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

Apprentice jockey, Fred Taylor (181, whose skull was fractured when Taree fell with him in the First Novice Handicap…

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Six Injured In Triple Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

CAMDEN, Tuesday.—Six people were seriously injured when three vehicles were involved in a collision on the Hume Highway at…

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Seven Injured by Hand Grenade

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—The European leader of a squad of "Anti-Bandit-Month" volunteers was among…

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Fettler Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 7

GYMPIE, Wednesday.—Charles Gray, 35, fettler, was fatally injured when the rail tricycle he was riding was struck by an…

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Man's Leg Broken In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 2

Max Osborne, 20, of Estell-street, Maryville, a carpenter at Newcastle Abattoir suffered a compound fracture of the left leg yesterday when…

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Boy Almost Drowned In Fish Pond

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 18

CASINO: The 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gooley of Centre St., Casino, was found by his mother at…

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Injured By Plane Crash. £740 Damages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Severely shocked and burnt two years ago when a Tiger Moth aircraft crashed on the banks of the…

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New Arrival Badly Injured In Fall From Train

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 9

BATHURST.—A European migrant who arrived in Australia only yesterday was critically injured in a mystery fall from…

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Retinue Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 13

SYDNEY, Friday.—Sydney's outstanding pacer, Retinue, so badly injured a leg in the Free-For-All at Harold Park on…

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Cyclists Hurt in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 7

Charles T. Watson, 13, of Newcastle-street, East Maitland, lacerated his left leg, and Man Rinkin, 11, of Victoria-street, East…

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Police Seek Injured Woman's Relatives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Randwick police are anxious to meet the relatives of a woman who was critically injured in a road accident…

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Miner Drowned At Karuah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

The body of George Bruce, about 50, miner, of Neath-street, Pelaw Main, was found floating under Karuah wharf early yesterday…

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Workers Drowned in Uranium Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 3

BERLIN, March 26. A.A.P.—The United States High Commission newspaper, "Neue Zeitung," claimed yesterday that 29 workers…

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