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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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The Colliery Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 2

It is Willi deep regret we have to announce a fatal result from the unfortunate accident that occurred on Friday last, when as stated in our…

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The June Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 2

With reference to the accident which happened in Muswellbrook Coal Company's mine on Friday last, we find a mistake was made in…

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Serious Colliery Accident. MUSWELLBROOK

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 4

Since the opening of the local colliery, about 15 years ago, no very serious accidents had occurred in connection with its working until…

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The Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 5

As briefly stated in telegraph forwarded yesterday,Benjamin james coulson on eof the two young men who injured by the explosion in the…

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Father and Daughter Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 5

A double,drowning accident occurred at Moruya. last night. J. T. Bogan while, watching, his children' bathing and. rushing to-hIS RESCUE STUMBLED…

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Child Seriously injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 4

The dangerous practice of cyclists riding on the footpath, to Which attention has been drawn, has resulted in another accident, as a result…

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The Muswellbrook Colliery Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 2

It is with deep regret we have to announce a fatal result from the unfortunate accident that occurred on Friday last, when, as stated in our…

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Boating Fatality. Drowned Off Long Reef SYDNEY,Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 December 1920 · page 5

A fatal boating accident occurred off long reef collarey yesterday lesile Laney and william Baker left manly on christmas night in a small…

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Drowned While Bathing MUSWELLBROOK,Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 December 1920 · page 5

A boy,8 years of age son of herbert jeans a well known resident was drowned in the river while bathurst on christmas morning…

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Drowning Fatality. Hamilton Boy a Victim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 6

Lesile Pascoe,aged 15 years, son of Mr. R. L. Pascoe, of Hamilton, was drowned ut Woy Woy yesterday afternoon under sad and distressing…

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Five Live Lost. Drowning Tragedies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 4

Drowning claimed five victims at albury during the Christmas holidays. On Christmas morning a Mr.Fauro, a visitor to Albury, from Victorin…

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Another Tragedy. Wife Found Dead. Husband Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 2

At 9 O'clock on Sunday night Mrs.Mary Kathleen Firth, wife of charles firth, farmer, of Bowraville, was found dead near the pound yard on the edge…

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Shocking Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 5

C. Elson(55), fell between a train and the platform at Hurstville Railway Station last night, both his legs being severed above the knee. His condition…

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The Drowning Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1920 · page 6

The district coroner (Mr. Swadling) also conducted an inquiry yesterday (Tuesday) as to the drowning of the boy Malachi Richard Jeans Which…

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Hacked with Cutlass Indian Woman Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1920 · page 2

News has been received at suva(Fiji) from Ba that un Indian Women named Thadl Rathmanan wife of' a Sirdar of the tramway gang, had been…

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Muswellbrook Letter the Colliery Accident. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1920 · page 6

The adjourned inquiry as to the cause of death of Benjamon James Conson one o the victims of the recent colliery accident was continued and concluded,…

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Drowning Fatalities at Richmond Vale and Neath

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 4

An inquest was held at Kurri Kurri courthouse by Mr.G.Brown coroner concerning the death of william Latcham a school boy who was drownede…

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Believed to Be Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 5

The Randwick police are [?] inquiries concerning the finding, on Cook's beach last night, of [?] dark grey suit of clothes, a white so shirt,…

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Plunge to Death Motor Car Over Punt. Three Persons Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 4

between 4.30 and 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon a shocking motor accident occurred on the millers Forest punt at Raymond terrace resulted in…

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