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Central Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Accident at Brooklyn

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 13

A little boy, aged six years, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Allen, wandered out on to the end of the wharf at Brooklyn (Hawkesbury River), it is…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 10

Last Sunday, at about 4.30 p.m., a Harley-Davidson motor cycle and sidecar, with passenger, collided with a culvert on the road between Wyong…

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Two Bad Accidents. Both Result in Mutilated Hands

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 6

We regret to have to chronicle two serious accidents which have happened to residents of this district recently. In both cases the victim had a hand…

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Tennis Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 15

Accidents, and serious ones, can happen at tennis, too. Mr. E. Noble met with a mishap while playing Lisarow tennis tournament. As a…

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Ourimbah News. Rad Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 13

We are sorry to chronicle that Mrs. F. M. "Walters, Ourimbah, had the misfortune to break her arm on Saturday night. She was starting her car,…

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Smile Suggestions. Wheezes Old and New. the Scotsman's Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 12

An old Scottish curler, who always went about in the winter wearing a cap having broad flaps which he pulled down over his cars, appeared out day…

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Sad Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1925 · page 13

Says the Katoomba "Echo":—Yet another sad story of fatality from a loaded gun. Basil Woods, the fine 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Motor Accident at Wiseman's

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 6

A motor accident occurred within two miles of Wiseman's Ferry on the main northern road at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday. One lady, Mrs. Weston, of…

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The Motor Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 8

An inquiry was held at Wiseman's Ferry on Tuesday by the District Coroner into the circumstances surrounding the death on Tuesday, July 28th, of…

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Accident to Child

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 8

On Tuesday morning, Ben, a young son of Mr. R. Tucker, was "stealing a ride" on a lorry going along Mann Street, when he fell off on to the road…

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Tragic Death and Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 6

It is with regret that we record the death of Mr. Clarence Duffy, son of Mr. C. J. Duffy, The Entrance. which occurred very suddenly on Monday at…

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Accident at Citrus Show Sports Fall From Motor Cycle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 13

An extremely regrettable accident occurred just on the conclusion of the sports programme at the Showground on Saturday last, Mr. W. Collingridge…

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Strange Train Fatality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 3

Stanley Joseph Jurd, a schoolboy who was returning to his home at Moree from St. Joseph's College Sydney [?] holiday was killed on the…

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Bike Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 15

An accident, luckily not attended with serious consequences, happened to two of the local bicycle riders whilst training on Blackwall Road on…

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Ourimbah Creek Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 8

A serious accident happened to Mrs. A. J. Eoster of Ourimbah Creek yesterday Mrs. Foster was hanging clothes outside her home when she…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 7

An inquest into the death of an 11-year-old boy revealed a remarkable story of how lie was knocked down by a motor car at Stockport (England),…

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Collision on Mountain Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 8

There was a collision on the road from Gosford up the Mountain on Saturday morning which luckily had no serious result beyond injuries to a car,…

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Accident to Me. Kirkness

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1925 · page 8

Mr. W. E. Kirkness had a somewhat unpleasant experience on Sunday morning. He was feeding his horses, and entering the stall of one of his heavy…

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Ocean Beach Fatality. Impressive Funeral

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1925 · page 16

The military funeral on Sunday, September 6th, or Mr. George Riddell, the returned soldier who died after being knocked down…

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Woy. W. Smyth Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1925 · page 15

A very unfortunate accident befel Bill Smyth on September 12. His horse had fallen sick, and he borrowed a substitute, and all in good faith went on…

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