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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Latest Sporting News. the Randwick Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 5

The stewards, who held an inquiry into the accident in the First Nursery Handicap at Randwick on March 28, are of opinion that the fall was…

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Police Court. Accident as Lorn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, Alfred Smith 39, appeared on a charge of vagrancy. He was remanded until Monday next, on While driving along a lane leading to Glenarvon-road, Mid Lorn, in Mr. F. Bulte's taxi car yesterday, Mrs. W. M'Arthur, of Bolwarra, sustained a…

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Curl Fatality How Channel Was Opened

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

Police inquiries in connection with the unfortunate drowning fatality as a result of the draining of the Curl Curl Lagoon on Sunday afternoon have…

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Tram Car and Engine Collision at Woollongabba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 7

While a loaded tram our was passing over a level crossing at Woollongabba (Q.), on Wednesday afternoon it crashed into the engine of a goods train…

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Compensation Claim Injured While Lifting Cargo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 6

Ada mary Lor enson, of Bri kfield-street, Par[?]matt, was claimant before Judge Cohen in the Sydney District Court under the Workmen's…

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Fell Overboard. Middle Harbour Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 5

The coroner held an inquiry concerning the death of MIss Eileen [?] eho fell overboard from a launch in Middle Harbour last month and was…

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Recent Cab and Motor Cycle Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 4

With reference to the collision between a car and a motor cycle at the corner of George and York streets recently, Miss Dorothy Richardson, of…

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Building Fatality Workman Killed by Fall, (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 5

John O'Brien, at work on the roof of a new. building at Alexandria, overbalanced and fell 20 feet, striking a girder in his descent, and died in a few…

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Middle Harbor Drowning Case Scraps of Clothes Prove Death. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 4

Although the body of the girl Eileen M'Caudless, who fell off a launch in Middle Harbor last month, and was drowned, has not been recovered, the…

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Accident at Sawmill. Factories Act Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 9

At the East Maitland Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., Inspector Clarke, under the [?] Shops Act, proceeded against…

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Latest Sporting News. the Randwick Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 3

The stewards, who held an inquiry into the accident in the First Nursery Handicap at Randwick on March 28, are of opinion that the fall was…

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Motor Cycle Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1921 · page 5

A motor cycle with side-car attached collided with a telegraph' post at Auburn. Six persons, were injured, but only one seriously…

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Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1921 · page 5

While a number of men were working in a cutting at the Central Railway Station shortly after midnight, one of the sides of the trench fell away and…

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Our Telegrams. Drowned in the Surf. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1921 · page 5

Charles Moore (23), a butcher, was frowned in the surf at Maroubra yesterday. Friends, when they observed him in difficulties, tried to effect a…

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Drowned While Surfing Maroubra Fatality. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

Charles Moore, aged 23, lost his life at Maroubra yesterday when surfing. He got out of his depth before assistance could, reach him, He disappeared, and…

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Workmen Injured Sudden Fall of Earth. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

Several men were working in a cutting at the Central Railway Station today, when a sudden fall of earth partly, overwhelmed two of them named King…

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Accident to a Miner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

An employee at Rosedale Colliery, named Mr. Harry Edmonds. residing at Dunolly. met with a serious accident at the week-end. He was working in…

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Accident at Rosedale Colliery

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

Mr Harry Edmonds, of Dunolly, who has been employed as a miner at Rosedale colliery for a number of years, met with serious injuries while at work on…

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Collision on Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 4

Two carts, one driven by Mr. J. Porter, of East Maitland and the other by Mr. Hayes, Lochend, came into collision on the Pitnacree Bridge…

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Recent Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 6

The condition of Mr. Harry Edmonds, the Rosendale miner, who was [?] injured by a fall of coal last week, showed a slight…

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