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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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A Recent Fatality. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 5

The inquest regarding the death of Clarence Gordon Butler a young man who died from injuries caused by colliding with a motor car whilst…

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Brothers Drowned Futile Attempts at Rescue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 2

Another sad drowning case involving the death of two boya, occurred at the week- end in Victoria. George Kelly 10 years of age and…

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The Wybong Road Fatality Inquiry Concluded. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 2

The Coroner's inquiry concerning the death of Clarence Gordon Butler was resumed at the Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. A. W…

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Muswellbrook Letter the Fatal. Motor Accident. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 5

The coronial inquiry held by mr. A. W. Swaddling with regard to the death of the young man clarence Gordon Butler who died from the…

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Motor Cars in Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 2

Shortly after 9 a.m. yesterday a collision occurred between two motor cars in John-street, near Temple Court, and fortunately it was not attended by any…

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Accidents at South Grata

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 4

Accidents resulting in injuries to two miners occurred in the South Greta colilery on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first was occasioned by a fall of…

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Drowning Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 5

The Gundagai police on Thursday night reported a drowning fatality. Inquiries revealed the fact that a man named Daniel Foley, of Grahanistown, was…

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Brothers Drowned. Futile Attempts at Rescue

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 14

Another sad drowning case, involving the death of two boys, occurred at the week-end in Victoria. George Kelly, 10 years of age, and…

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Motor Car Fatality. Youth Killed. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 11

On Tuesday night, 6th. inst, [?] motor car driven by a youth namel Eric Cox, coming into town, and a bicycle red[?] by a young man named Clarence…

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 4

William Maxwell, 15 years of age, a resident of Greta, and an employee of Whitburn Colliery, was run over by a skip yesterday in the pit. and…

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Four Drowned. Near Auckland. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 5

Five of the crew of the steamer Easterner. look an open boat at Auckland yesterday, and set out for New Plymouth A heavy sea, however.was…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 4

A motor cycle accident occurred at the intersection of Victoria - street and High - street this afternoon, in which Mr. E. J. Noble, of…

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Accident to Schoolboy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 4

E. White of Bolwarra, a pupil of the Maitland Boys' High School, met with an unfortunate ceidont while competing at the combined high schools…

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Accident to Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 4

Louis Fuller, aged 14 years, a daughter of Mr. J. Fuller, of East Maitland, fell from a swing on Saturday at the Banks - street reserve, and…

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Footballer's Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 4

George Richards (21), who resides at Kurri Kurri, had his hip dislocated while playing football with a Kurri team against Eastern Suburbs…

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Sad Burning Fatality. at Thornthwaite

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 2

An explosion of methylated spirits at Thornthwaite on Sunday evening last, whereby several members of Mr. G. M. Finlay's family received…

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Norwegian Railways. Disastrous Collision. London, Sept, 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Christiania correspondent reports that the ceremonies connected with the opening of the railway the second mountainous line…

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Fatal Boat Voyage Four Seamen Drowned. (By Cable.) Auckland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 2

Five of the crew of the steamer Easterner took on open boat at Auckland yesterday and set out for New Plymouth. A heavy sea, however, was soon…

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Elfacre Amiss Injured in Hill Stakes. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 2

Mr J. Campbell Wood's Elfacre will not be a starter at the A.J.C. Spring meeting. It appears that the son of Linacre and Bewitch injured one of his…

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Locomotive Fireman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 4

While the Brisbane express was taking in water at Murrurundi on Tuesday morning Fireman Johnson, a resident of Werris Creek, was…

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