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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

527 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 27

Casualties. Ten Persons Injured. a Motor Car Skids. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 5

A motor car containing a number of people skidded while the driver was endeavoring to avoid a collision with another car, and bumped over the…

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Motor Smash Eight Persons Injured. Two in Critical Condition. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 2

A serious motor accident occurred on Sunday at Ashfield. A car containing seven persons collided with another car and then with a…

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Curious Fatality Car Party All Asleep. Crash Into a Tree. Returned Soldier Killed. Sydney, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 2

A West Wyalong message says: A returned solder, Patrick Berrell, met his death in sad circumstances. He and Jas. Woods drove a man who…

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Drowned in Surf

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 2

On Saturday morning the Coroner, Mr. Parkes, P.M., returned a verdict of accidently drowned in connection with the death of Alex…

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Cordite Explosion Five Girls Killed. Thirty Others Injured. London, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 3

An explosion at Fort Tipton, Staffordshire, killed five and injured thirty girls, who had removed the contents of 160 tons of cartridges…

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Chopped by a Chow Woman Grievously Injured. Alleged Assailant Remanded Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 3

At Bathurst- to-day, Mock Pong, a Chinese gardener, was charged with inflicting bodily harm to Louisa Allen. It is alleged that during a quarrel…

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Explosion at Dudley. Ten Girls Killed. Others Dangerously Injured. Burnt Beyond Recognition. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 5

Ten girls have been killed and 23 are in a critical condition owing to an explosion at Dudley whilst emptying cartridges…

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Remarkable Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 2

An accident occurred in the bush at Hickey's Creek, near Kempsey, recently. Mr. Harry Wride, a returned soldier, who has a holding about 35…

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Accident at Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 4

A visiting architect, Mr. J. England, of Pitt street, Sydney, was thrown from his horse at Woolgoolga yesterday and rendered unconscious. He was removed…

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Nearly Drowned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 2

During the recent heavy rain some narrow escapes were experienced in crossing Lynch's Creek, Richmond River district. Mr. M. Kennedy and…

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Motor Collision a Woman Killed. Four Others Severely Injured. Melbourne, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 3

The collision between two motor cars at Fitzroy early this morning resulted in the death of Annie Gleeson, 24, of Lygon-street, Brunswick…

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CASUALTIES. Shocking Motor Fatality. a Young Woman Killed. Four Others Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 5

A shocking motor fatality occurred at 2 o'clock this morning at Fitzroy, near Melbourne. It appears that two cars collided at the intersection of Brunswick and…

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News and Notes Rescued From Drowning

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 2

The value of a knowledge of swimming and life--saving was demonstrated a few days ago when a little girl, Lila Carroll, was precipitated into the river…

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Tipton Explosion Thirteen Now Dead. Injured Unrecognisable. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 3

Thirteen girls are now dead as the result of the powder explosion in the ammunition factory at Tipton and several are in a precarious condition…

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Another Fatal Smash. Car Hits a Post. Woman Killed, Driver Injured Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 3

At a late hour to-night a motor accident at Cogee resulted in a woman being killed and the driver of the car being taken to a hospital in a serious…

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Taxi-cab Accident. One Occupant Killed, Others Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 5

Through the jambing of the steering Through the jamming of the steering gear,' a taxi-cab, driven by John Davies, 24, got out of control at' Randwick and…

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Motor Car Falls 100 Feet. Four Persons Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 5

A motor car containing four persons toppled over the hillside near Kew, Victoria, and fell 100 feet into a gully. All the occupants were more or less seriously…

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Sad Fatality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 2

At Melbourne, a sad fatality occurred at Black Bock, yesternight. Two boys were buried alive beneath a mass of falling earth…

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Killed in Quarry. Fatality at Meldrum

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 2

On Wednesday morning a fall of earth and stone occurred in Meldrum quarry, as a result of which a laborer named Thomas Dickson…

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Another Explosion. Three Killed, Five Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 5

There has been another explosion in a shell dissembling factory. Three workmen were killed and five injured at Cembreay…

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