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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Washington Fire Death Roll Totals 192. 150 Persons Injured. Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 5

The death total at the Knickerbocker Theatre is 192, with 150 injured. The' Senate demands an inquiry, alleging the building was a veritable death trap…

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Wallsend Tram.smash. Engine Goes Over Embankment. Thirteen Passengers Injured Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 3

The engine of the steam tram running from Newcastle to West Wallsend left the rails at the crossing near Wallsend yesterday afternoon. The…

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Fell Fourteen Feet. Boxing Stage Collapses. Two Men Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 3

An Adelaide message states that the staging at a boxing arena collapsed last night, and thirty spectators fell fourteen feet…

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Casualties. Tram Accident at Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 4

A tram accident occurred at Newcastle when the, engine of the tram in charge of a driver, Charles King, left the rails with, three carriages attached. The front…

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Collision in Prince Street

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 4

A Buick car driven by Miss Carter, of South Grafton, collided with a four wheeled cab at the intersection of Prince and Victoria streets yesterday afternoon…

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Soorak Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 4

While running in a paddock at Richmond, the unbeaten two-year-old Soorak injured one of his hind legs. It is doubtfuf whether he will be able To be…

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A Fatality at Drake. Casino

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 4

Walter Pateman, of Drake, went shooting on Monday and did not return. The police and civilians after a long search found his body at the foot of the cliffs…

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Collision in Railway Yards. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 4

The rear carriage of a passenger train from Sutherland and the tender of an engine were derailed in a collision at the Central Railway yards this morning. A…

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Boy Drowned. Appeal for Help Ignored. Evidence at Inquest. Sydney, Wednesday Night

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

At the Coroner's inquest to-day concerning the drowning of William Frazer, 10 years old, in Cook's River, Vincent Kearns, 12 years, gave…

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Accident in Prince Street

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

A smash occurred in Prince-street, at the intersection with Victoria-street, yesterday afternoon, when a collision took place between a four-wheeled…

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Outrages and Disorders. Another Bank Raided. Children Injured by Bomb. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

Eight armed men held up the Hibernian Bank at Charlestown and stole £5000. A conflict occurred in a street at…

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News and Notes Painful Accident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

Through the bursting of a bottle, whilst being sealed at W. H. Henson's Cordial Factory, Grafton, yesterday afternoon. Mr W. Clare had the…

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Man Drowned at Brisbane. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

Walter Edward Cook (42) a married and manager of the Dayton Scales Company, was fishing with a connection from the Sharpie in Bribie Island was…

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Drowned. Farmer and His Horses. Creek in Flood. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 4

A drowning fatality occurred at Karangi on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Fred Hoschke, 47, a member of one of the oldest families on the Upper Orara, with…

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Railway Collision. a Guard Killed. Part of Train Runs Away. Melbourne, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

As the result of a railway collision between two goods trains, the guard, Evans, was killed. The rear portion of one train broke…

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Fatal Motor Cycle Accident. Gundagai

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

Paul Windle, of Sydney, and Roy Mus[?]ave, were crossing the Homo bridge at Gundagai on a motor cycle and sidecar when the connecting rod broke with…

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Sad Fatality. Mr. Fred Hoschke Drowned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

There was genuine sorrow in Coffs Harbor on Saturday evening when it was known that Mr. FredHoschke, one of Upper Orara's…

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Drowned at Karangi

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

A drowning fatality occurred at Karangi on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Fred Hoschke, 47, a member of one of the oldest families on the Upper…

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Fears of Another Shark Fatality. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 4

Norman Whittley (22) a surveyor, has been missing from his temporary residence at Newport since yesterday morning. It is feared that while bathing he…

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Aviation. Crash at Boulder. Two Men Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 5

The following telegram has been received at Melbourne from Boulder, West Australia. The aeroplane in which R. Parer and his cousin, Mark Parer, left…

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