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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Terrible Burning Fatality. at Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 4

A very sad burning fatality occurred last week-end. Mr. Jim Daniels, a farmer of the Gungal district, where he has been for about eleven…

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Merriwa News ACCIDENT

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 2

Mr. H. Wicks, junr., met with a nasty accident recently. He was winding a windlass at a well on Mrs. Holman's farm, when the handle…

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Shocking Accidents. Two Men Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 2

Two serious accidents occurred at Warwick (Q.) on Friday. Alex Larfield, aged 19, while working a chaff-cutter on a farm at Jew's…

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Mine Fatality. Fall of Earth at Broken Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

William H. Pearce, 21, who leaves a wife and child, was killed in the North mine, Broken Hill, on Friday afternoon by a fall of earth…

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Sad Fatality at Dunolly Man Killed in Gravel Pit

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 5

A fatal accident of a particularly distressing nature occurred at 11.15 a.m. on Thursday in a gravel pit on Mr W. G. Bailey's property at Dunolly. The…

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Drowned at Sea Woman Overboard From S.s. Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 8

Mavis Carroll, who lived with her mother at Cessnock, fell overboard from the steamer Newcastle while that vessel was off Barrenjocy at 1 o'clock on…

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Thrown From Horse. Prime Minister Injured. Collarbone Broken

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 14

While out for exercise on horse back at South Grafton last week, the Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, was thrown and received a…

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Sulky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 4

A horse attached to a sulky, driven by Mr. Bert Inall, a telegraph linesman, residing in Sempill-street, took fright at a passing tram in High-street…

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LOCAL & General News Footballer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 4

Playing on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon, W. Pidding, a member of the East Maitland A grade team, had his collarbone broken. He…

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The Dunolly Fatality Coronial Enquiry

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 4

An enquiry was held at Singleton Courthouse on Saturday afternoon by the District Coroner (Mr A. Morrison) regarding the death of Charles William…

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Sad Fatality at Dunolly. Man Killed in Gravel Pit

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 4

A fatal accident of a particularly distressing nature occurred at 11.15 a.m. on Thursday in a gravel pit on Mr. W. G. Bailey's property at…

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Fatal Accident. Motor Tyke Bursts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on the Kadina to Wallaroo road (S.A.) on Saturday night, and Miss Coad, aged 15 years, was killed…

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Shocking Tragedy. Drowned in a Bath. Mother and Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1922 · page 3

When Arthur Thornton, who lives at Epsom, a suburb of Auckland, returned home on Monday night, he found his wife Beatrice, a boy seven…

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Shocking Tragedy Mother and Four Children Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 May 1922 · page 3

A shocking discovery was made by Arthur Thornton, a railway cleaner, on his return to his home at Epsom, an Auckland (N. Z.) suburb, on Monday…

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Our Telegrams. Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1922 · page 5

Joseph Lee and Edward Kain, aged 50 and 70 years respectively, were knocked down by a motor car in North Sydney. Lee sustained a broken leg,…

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Shocking Tragedy. Mother and Four Children Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 May 1922 · page 4

A shocking discovery was made by Arthur Thornton, a railway cleaner, on his return to his home at Epsom, an Auckland (N.Z.)…

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Shocking Accidents. Two Men Terribly Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 14

Two serious accidents occurred at Warwick (Q.) on Friday. Alex Larfeld, aged 18, while working a chaff-cutter on a farm at Jew's…

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Fatal Accident. Motor Tyre Bursts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 13

A fatal accident occurred on the Kadina to Wallaroo road (S.A.) on Saturday night and Miss Coad, aged 15 years, was killed…

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A Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 2

A resident of Kelso, Mr. Neil Cameron, was the victim of a serious accident on Thursday. He was chopping wood early in the morning,…

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Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 6

Mr Neil Cameron, a resident of Kelso, met with a serious accident on Thursday morning. He was chopping wood, when a piece flew up and struck him in the…

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