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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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21 Persons Killed. and 42 Injured. Explosion on a Destroyer. Athens

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

It is now stated that 21 persons were killed and 42 injured as the result of an explosion on a Greek destroyer which occurred while a member of the crew was…

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Greek Disaster. Explosion on a Destroyer. 14 KILLED, 20 Injured. Athens

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

The explosion of a shell aboard the Greek destroyer Leon, killed fourteen men and injured twenty…

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LORRY v. Tram. Four Persons Injured. Serious Results of a Bolt. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

Two horses, attached to a lorry, took fright at a piece of paper and bolted in Botany Road last night. The lorry dashed into a tram, the…

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A Boy Drowned. Fatality at Yamba

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

There were many visitors to Yamba over the week-end, the sultry weather of the last week having driven people to the cool seaside breezes. At about…

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Yamba Fatality. Little Boy Drowned. Resuscitation Work Futile

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at Yamba yesterday morning, the victim being Hilary Walter Fitzgerald, the seven-year-old son of Ald. G. W. Fitzgerald,…

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Head-on Collision. Two Trams One Line. Eight Persons Injured. Brisbane, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

A sensational head-on collision between two trams occurred on the Clayfleld line, near Albion Hill, this afternoon, in which eight persons were…

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Casualties. Serious Tram Accident. Several Passengers Injured. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

A serious tramway accident occurred on Saturday afternoon when two cars collided head on on the single track on the Clayfield line. Both were badly…

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Newcastle Drowning. Body Washed Ashore. the Head Missing. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

A Newcastle message says: The body of Maurice Rowe, the well-known swimmer, who was drowned while surfing on Thursday, was washed ashore…

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Hit a Tree. Motor Smash in Prince-street. Driver and Car Injured

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

What might easily have been a more serious accident occurred just after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Prince- street, when a motorist ran into a tree…

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Smash in Prince Street. Touring Doctors Injured. Car Crashes Against a Tree

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

A Stu[?]baker car driven by Dr. T. Nesbitt, of Brisbane, crashed into a tree in front of the A.B.C. Bank, Prince street, Grafton, yesterday afternoon…

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Terrible Accident to a Child. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

Violet Higgins, aged seven, fell from the verandah at her home in Redfern, and was impaled on the sharp spikes of the fence below. Two penetrated her…

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Painful Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. C. Wright, whilst playing for South Grafton Cricket Club against,Alummy Creek on the latter's ground on Saturday last, was the victim of a…

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Surfing Fatality. Lady Drowned at Manly. Six Others Rescued. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 3

A surfing fatality occurred at Manly this morning, when Mrs. Campey was carried out with seven other people. The life-safers swam out and brought…

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Drowning War's Woes. Peril of Drink in France. Depression in Devastated Regions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

A new peril that has arisen in the devastated regions of France is doing more to prevent reconstruction than is Germany's failure to pay France what…

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Dangers of the Surf. Woman Drowned at Manly. Seven Others Carried Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

Mrs. Harriot Campey, aged 46, a resident at Lewisham, was drowned in the sur[?] at North Steyne, Manly, this morning. It appears a number of persons were in the…

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Accidentally Killed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest concerning the death of George Radford, a sa result of being…

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Surfer Drowned. Another Newcastle Fatality Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 3

A Newcastle mesage says: At two o'clock this afternoon, Selby Miller was carried out by the current on Newcastle beach and drowned. The…

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Sad Fatality. Two Brothers Drowned. Punt Capsizes in Botany Bay. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 3

Two brothers, Alfred Williams, aged 11, and George Williams, 12½ years, living with their parents at Botany Road, were drowned in Botany Bay…

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Surf Bather Drowned. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 5

Selby Miller, 20, a laborer, was carried out to sea while bathing on the Newcastle beach this afternoon and drowned…

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Federal Members Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. Lucien Cunningham, M.P. for Gwydir, was injured last night when his motor, which was being driven by his brother, collided with a tram in Phillip…

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