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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Fatal Gun Accident Rylstone Resident's Death. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 October 1921 · page 4

Sydney Bailey, aged 30, residing near Ryistone, hearing crows in his paddock hear the homestead, took a double-barrelled shot, gun and wont off to shoot…

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State Boy's Death. Accidentally Hanged. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 5

The District Coroner (Mr. Alex Morrison) held an inquest at Bulga last night concerning the death of a State boy, named Lawrence Anderson…

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Doctor Injured. Strange Case at Sutherland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 4

The death of his daughter so preyed on the mind of a resident of Sutherland that he made a flerce attack on Dr. Hart (resident medical officer…

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Accident on Belmore Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 4

Mr. Willia Crittenden, of Lorn, was injured in an accident on the Belmore Bridge yesterday afternoon, He was returning with an empty timber…

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The Bulga Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 2

The district coroner (Mr A. Morrison.) held an inquiry at the residence of Mr Albert Earl, Bulga, on Monday night concerning the death, of Laurence…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 4

An accident, as the result of which a motor car was extensively damaged and several persons had miraculous escapes from serious injury, occurred in…

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Doctor Injured. Strange Case at Sutherland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 3

The death of his daughter so preyed on the mind of a resident of Sutherland that he made a fierce attack on Dr. Hart (resident medical officer)…

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State Boy's De[?] Accidentally Hang[?] Singleton, T[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 14

The District Coroner (Mr. Morrison) held an inquest [?] last night concerning the de[?] State boy, named Lawrence [?]…

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Motor Accidents Newtown Resident Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 3

Through a motor car colliding with a tramway standard on Spit-road, Manly on Sunday afternoon, one of the five,occupants of the car received serious in…

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Youth Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 4

A sad drowning accident occurred at Bellbird dam yesterday, the victim being John Roberts, aged 18 years, son of Mr. John Roberts, of…

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Little Boy's Death. Muswellbrook Fatality. Muswellbrook, Thurday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 5

Claude Armstrong, aged about four years, was knocked down by a motor car in the vicinity of the railway station shortly after six O'clock last…

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Fatal Fall. Accident at Hexham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 5

All inquest wits held at the West Maitland Courthouse this afternoon by the Deputy Coroner Mr. William Mclanchan, regarding the death of…

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Drowning Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

A drowning accident occurred at Bellbird on Wednesday afternoon, the victim being a young man named John Roberts, 18 years of age, a son of Mr…

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Bellbird Drowning Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 7

At the Cessnock Police Court this afternoon before the Coroner Mr. George Brown, J.P., an inquest was conducted into the circumstances…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Three-year-old Child. Father's Narrow Escape. Body Located by Floating Box

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon, a sad fatality occurred at Mungindi, when little Michael Fitzgerald, aged three years, son of Mr. M. Fitzgerald, of…

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The Hexham Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

The inquest regarding the death of Charles Sidney Jones was concluded at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon by the Deputy…

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Street Fatality. Boy Knocked Down by Motor Car. Coronial Inquiry. Report of Proceedings. Accidental Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 2

Claude Douglas Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Armstrong, of Market-street, Muswellbrook, Was knocked down by a motor car…

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

While attending to a skip at the screen at Longworth's pit this morning, Edward James Milton, 14 years of age, who resides with his father at…

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Painful Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

Cr. S. W. Snape was the victim of a painful accident last Sunday afternoon. It appears that Cr. Snape was motor driving and on reaching the top of…

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Little Boy's Death. Muswellbrook Fatality. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 5

Claude Armstrong, aged about four years, was knocked down by a motor car in the vicinity of the railway station shortly after six o'clock last…

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