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Central Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

31 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Accident to a Carrier

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 6

When Mr. E. Lane, carrier of Ter[?], was turning his horse, with [?] of groceries, from the road to the rise on to Mann Street…

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The Injured Lad

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 10

Young Will Thompson, whose arm was badly torn in a motor accident at Ettalong recently, has passed some of the most critical stages, and latest…

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Fatal Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 14

Mr. E. Richardson, an old resident of Singleton district, died recently [?] gar Cottage Hospital, where he [?] been an inmate for 11 weeks. Deceased…

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Accidental Fire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 9

On Wednesday, 31st January, a dwelling house, constructed of wood and iron, and valued at £250, owned and occupied by Mr. R. R. Boole on…

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Fatal Accident at Wyong

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 3

Mr. Erie Barnes, of the firm of Barnes and Son, Motor Engineers at Wyong, met a sad fate last Thursday. The deceased, who was only 22-years of age,…

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The Entrance. Rescue From Drowning

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 12

On the beach at Tuggerah Lakes Entrance on Sunday, Richard Munro, of Chatswood, a visitor to The Entrance, was carried out by the undertow. Mr…

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Accidental Death

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Sydney Coroner, when he held an inquiry into the death of Miss Jane Scott, aged 81, who until…

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Wyong. Regent Fatal Accident. Coronee's Inquiry

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 8

On Saturday last Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., District Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry regarding the death of Eric Roy Barnes, when the…

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Painful Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 9

On Saturday night while driving to town in a buggy, Mr. H. G. White, Superintendent of the Viticultural Nursery at Narara, met with a painful…

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Matcham. Fatal Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 16

Frederick Charles Barrett, aged above 50 years, had been in the employ of Mr. William Rodgers, of Oak Road, Matcham, off and on for some years…

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Terrigal. Bathing Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 3

A sad bathing fatality occurred at Terrigal on Saturday, when a little girl, Jean Barbour, aged seven years, daughter of Mr. William Barbour, of…

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Fatality at Tuggerah. Coroner's Inquest

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 12

"I find that Joseph Lervey, at Tuggerah Road, Wyong, on March 12, 1923, died from heart failure, caused through shock, the result of accidentally…

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Magisterial Inquiry. Fatality at Matcham

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 2

A Magisterial Inquiry into the circumetances surrounding the death of Frederick Charles Barrett, who was found dead at Matcham on 1st March,…

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Woy. Ocean Beach Drowning Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 6

On Tuesday morning last [?] woman named Annie Kingsley, aged 23 years, was accidentally drowned at Ocean Beach while bathing. Deceased…

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Serious Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 18

Says the Scone "Advocate":—We regret to learn that Mr. A. J. Onslow, of Scone, who has been on furlough at Terrigal for some time, met wit[?] a…

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Motor Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 4

When travelling at a high speed along the Great Western road, at Went-worthville, on Saturday, a motor cycle and side-car became detached. The…

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Family Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 6

On Friday last Veda Clifton, stepdaughter of Mr. F. W. Clifton, William Street, Gosford, was taken to Sydney and admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital…

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Scalding Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 12

Mrs. Bourke, an elderly woman who for some time had been living alone at Woy Woy South, on Thursday last suffered a very painful accident by…

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Suley Accident. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 4

Sir,—I would like to contradict a few statements made in your last issue regarding the collision in Mann Street on Saturday, 30th ultimo. The sulky…

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Railway Fatality. Hornsby Councillor Killed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 8

Says the Hornsby "Chronicle":—It came as quite a shock to the community when the news arrived that Cr. J. W. Langston, of Hornsby Shire…

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