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Central Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Ettalong Beach. Drowning Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 3

On Sunday last the District Coroner, Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., held an inquest on the body of John William Goodman, aged 14 1/2 years, of Thornton…

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Narara. Shocking Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 17

Victor Foley, aged 19, met with a fearful accident at Narara last Saturday. He was using gelignite, but kepi a plug in his hand too long, and it…

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Painful Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 20

The Shire's best known traveller, Mr George Fletcher, Health Inspector, is having an enforced rest, the result of a recent accident. In his own…

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Road Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 9

While working on the Gosford-Woy Woy Road, Mr. W. Usher received a blow on the leg, and as a result of what subsequently transpired he was…

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Mr. M. O'hearn Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 8

Mr. Michael O'Hearn, father of Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.P., was knocked over by a Char-a-bane near Bast Greta Junction shortly after 5.30 p.m. on…

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Accident to Lad

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 12

A lad named Jack Free, 19 years of age, sustained a painful accident on Tuesday evening. Free had come to Moane's garage destitute, and had…

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Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 12

Mr. M. J. Savage met with a painful accident on Wednesday morning, resulting in his being compelled to lay up for a time. His foot caught in the…

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Accident to Lad

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 17

The young son of Mr. I. Cook, Ourimbah Creek, met with an accident last week while playing in a hay shed. He fell on a projecting nail which tore…

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Accident at Lisarow

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 17

One of Messrs. Pryor Bros.' delivery [?]arts, well [?] met trouble at Lisarow railway gates on Tuesday morning, and as a result both shafts were…

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Accident at Tennis

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 11

Miss Muriel McGlashan, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McGlashan, East Gosford, met with an unfortunate mishap last Wednesday while…

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Gosford Farm Home. Accident to Major Parsonage's Daughter

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 14

While Beth, the young daughter of Major Parsonage, Superintendent of the Gosford Farm Home, was out riding on Sunday, the horse stumbled and…

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Accident to Mrs. Coulter

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 11

Yesterday, at her home, East Gosford, Mrs. Robert Coulter, senior, caught her toe in. the carpet and fell, fracturing a thigh. The injured lady…

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Sulky Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 19

Some excitement was caused by a sulky accident in Mann Street, Gosford, on Saturday morning, but for [?]unately the consequences were not so…

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Brooklyn. Drowning Fatality. Man and Boy Missing

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 4

On Saturday, three weeks ago, Mr. Frank Wyatt and his only son, Bertie, aged 9, after considerable engine trouble, and warnings re a heavy sea in…

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Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 5

On Easter Monday Mr. J. Bradley, while working at his felloe mill, had the misfortune to severely crush two of his fingers. Dr. Tomlinson, of Wyong…

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Accident to Mr. Walker

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 6

Mr. Frank Walker, of Ourimbah Creek, met with a nasty accident on Friday. He was unloading logs at the mill, when a loosened switch gave him…

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Fatal Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 7

As a result of falling through a window at his home at Wolf Street, Newcastle, Desmond O'Loughlin, 6 years of age, living with his parents, died of…

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Shocking Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 10

On Wednesday of last week a shocking fatality occurred at Young, when a young engineer named Richard Parker died from injuries received…

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Woy. Accidentally Drowned

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 6

An Inquiry was opened [?] District Coroner, Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., on the 10th instant, and adjourned to the 13th instant, into the…

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Blasting Accident. Man Loses Both Hands

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 21

Leslie Anderson, aged 29 years, a miner, living in Fourth Street, Boolaroo, met with a serious accident on Monday, resulting in the loss of both…

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