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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Terrific Explosion Melbourne Cafe Wrecked. Man Burnt, to Death Another Seriously Injured. Melbourne, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

An explosion in a Swanson-street cafe early this morning gutted the building. The premises caught afire and when…

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Queensland a Tropical Disturbance. Drowning Fatality. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 5

A warning was issued by the Weather Bureau to-day that a tropical disturbance is operating between Willis Island and the Louisa Archipelago. The storm is…

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Launch Capsized. One Man Drowned. Sydney Harbor Fatality. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

A motor launch was capsized by the wash of the steamer Wyandra near Pyrmont late this afternoon. A man named Hazelmere was…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

The wild plunge of a young horse on to the dummy of a train in Melbourne yesterday, resulted in the death of Leslie Farr, aged 15, a…

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Drowning Fatality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

A drowning fatality occurred at Redcliffe, near Brisbane, on Tuesday. Edward and James Taylor, sons of Mr. Edward Taylor, one of the…

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Sydney Harbor Fatality. Vain Attempts at Rescue. Victim Trapped in Cabin. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

Sitting on the edge of a bed at Sydney Hospital today, Frederick Wakeeld, fireman on the Wee Clyde, told the story of his attempted rescue of…

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Motor Collision. a Lady Injured. One Car Does Not Stop. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3

A motor car accident occurred tonight, when two cars collided at the corner of Cook and Lang Roads, Centennial Park…

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Girl's Brave Act. Saves a Woman From Drowning

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

While a number of persons were bathing at Middle Harbor Miss Jennie Price and Rex Danks, aged eight, got into difficulties. Leonic White, aged 16, went…

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Casualties. a Hole in the Roadway. Causes Very Serious Accident Man and His Wife Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

At a late hour last night a serious accident occurred at Newtown. Reginald Rowe, 28, was riding a motor cycle and his wife, Gladys Rowe in a side car when…

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Drowned in Sydney Harbor. the Body Recovered. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3

The body of Rex Danke, who was drowned in Middle Harbor yesterday, was recovered to-day…

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Car Collision. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

Five people were slightly injured in a motor car collision in Centennial Park late last night…

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CASUALTIES. Motor Cars in Collision. Smash at Centennial Park. Woman Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

A motor smash occurred at. Centennial Park last night. Henry. Solomon was driving a five-seater car along Cook road. With him in the front seat were his wife…

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Serious Tram Accident. On the Coogee Line. Twenty-five Persons Injured. Collision Between Two Cars. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 5

Twenty-five persons were more or less seriously injured in a train accident at Randwick about 11.30 p.m. last night. Three waggons from the Eastern Suburbs…

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Three Men Drowned. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

Three young men, William Henry Rainbow, and Charles Scan were drowned while swimming in neat Kerumburra, Victorian, yesterday…

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Drowned in Attempt To[?] Sydney,[?]

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

Walter Briggs was drowned inter [?]umbidgee River yesterday near [?]ation of the Tuamut River. He [?]ing a young lady who got…

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Railway Accident. Arras-paris Express. Sixty Persons Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

Renter's Arras correspond states that a serious accident happened to the Paris express through a broken coupling the rear of the train [?]eding with a…

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Tragic Fatality a Driver Killed. Trying to Stop Runaways. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 3

A tragic fatality occurred at Willoughby, North Sydney, at 7.30 to night. Daniel Casey, 49 years, a driver…

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A London Fog Traffic Held Up. Serious Tram Collision. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 3

Owing to a dense fog, the London, buses were unable to run, and only acetylene flares made the trams running possible…

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"I'm Done!" a Man Drowned. After Saving His Pupil. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 3

At Coolac, near Gundagai, Walter Briggs was drowned in the Murrum- bidgee. He was tutoring a young woman in…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 2

An infant child two years old, the daughter of Mrs. W. Green, narrowly escaped drowning at Tenterfleld. The child was in charge of a nursegirl,…

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