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Central Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

20 stories in Central Coast's papers

Rescued From Drowning

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 6

On Saturday last a little girl named Rita Perry got out of he[?] depth in Wamberal Lake, and w[?] certainly have been drowned but for…

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Drowning Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 15

A sad fatality occurred at Sackville Ferry on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. T. Cartwright, with their little son, 4 years of age, were returning from…

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In Case of Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 12

The following may prove useful in case of accident:— If you see a man fall down unconscious with the heat, count yourself a…

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Surf Fatality. At Ettalong Beach

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 10

A boy named Raphel Cologon, 11 years of age, was accidentally drowned at Ettalong Beach, Woy Woy, on Sunday last. About 4.15 p.m. the…

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Drowning Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 8

Although continued and diligent search has been made the body of the lad, Raphael Cologon, who was the victim of the drowning accident at…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1919 · page 6

On Friday afternoon a child named Selby Dennise, aged 1½ years, son of Mr. William H. Denniss, fisherman, of Tacoma, was playing with other…

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Frightful Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

Trooper Jim Banwell returned home to Gundagai on Saturday, after being at the war for nearly three years. He was welcomed home by…

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School of Arts Committees. Liable For Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 10

A case decided in the High Court of Australia on Tuesday is of supreme importance to voluntary members of public trust and committees…

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A Cow and an Injured Knee. £192 Damages Awarded

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1919 · page 11

At the Maitland Circuit Court, Clifford Alston Suters, a minor, by bis next friend, George Suters, sued Patrick Thomas Hickey, a farmer,…

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Motor Launch Collision

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 15

At the Gosford Police Court on Friday, before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.M., John Murphy, of Woy Woy, was charged by Inspector Sangater…

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Motor Car Fatality. Shire Council Pays Damages

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 15

In the Newcastle District Court on Monday the Lake Macquarie Shire Council was the defendant in three actions for the recovery respectively…

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Prevent Accidents By Abolishing Carelessness

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 5

"Every time you prevent an accident to yourself or another you become somebody's benefactor." This straight home truth is…

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Drowning Fatality at Tacoma

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 16

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Tacoma, near Wyong, on Friday last, the victim being Mrs. Abraham Clouten, aged 24 years and 10 months,…

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Sad Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 6

A tragic happening recently occurred on the Galston-road, Hornsby. William Purnell and Albert Breeze went to the spot mentioned with the…

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Gosfoed Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 4

The stipendiary stewards who officiated at the last meeting of the Gosford Racing Club have reported to the secretary (Mr. H. E. Evans), as…

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Drowning Fatality. LAUNCH On Fire at Sea

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 4

Sergeant Morris has reported to the district Coroner that a drowning fatality occurred off the coast between Terrigal and Noraville about 1.30…

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Fatality in a Bank

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 7

Mr. William Logan met his death at the Commercial Bank of Australia, Rockdale, on Saturday last, through the accidental discharge of a revolver,…

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Toronto Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 17

Mrs. Agnes Raisbeck, aged 54 years, wife of Mr. Henry Raisbeck, of Blackall, Toronto, was fatally injured the other day. She was helping her…

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Painful Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 13

Mr. William Tarrant, oldest bob of Mrs. Tarrant, of Wyong, met with a painful accident the other day. He is guard, on a train running between…

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Fatal Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 11

This morning a sad accident occurred at Little Jilliby, when Victor Francis, a married man employed by the Forestry Department, was killed…

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