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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Accident to 'Bus Attendant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 4

Edward Stokes, a lad employed as attendant on one of Styles' motor busses, met with a peculiar accident on Thursday. He was standing on…

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Footprints of Fate. Chapter Xxiii.—the Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 August 1922 · page 3

"I don't know how you found me, but I will never come home, never!" Aileen Malleson's voice sounded almost childishly obstinate. Anthony…

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D'annunzio's Accident Head Injured. London, August 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 5

[?]briele D'Annunzio has some what seriously injured in the head. He fell white walking at the Rivera. Bulletins are now more reassuring,…

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Rescued From Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 5

Herbert Johnson (45), while silting on the edge of a timber wharf at Darling Harbour, overbalanced and fell into the water. He was unable to…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 2

With his foot severely gashed, Reginald Krahe, aged 20, a surveyor's chainman, was carried by his mate over a mile over rugged country at the…

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A Shocking Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 2

Mr John Tobin, an employee at the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co.'s factory, met with a shocking accident about midday yesterday. It…

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Melbourne Collision Train and Taxi-car. Several Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

When travelling at a fair speed over an open railway crossing at Royal Park, Melbourne, a taxi-cab driven by James Petherick, of…

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A Motor Car Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 4

John Robert Smith was charged at the Cessnock police court on Tuesday, before Major Craue, P.M., with negligent driving of a motor car. Mr. Ward…

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Fatality at Kempsey Thrown From Cart. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

While driving home on the Crescent Head-road, near Kempsey, last night, a man named Potter was fatally injured. His cart wheel having dropped…

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Local News ACCIDENTS

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 1

Mr. William Budden was chopping wood on Saturday too near a clothes line when the axe caught in the line, inflicting a severe wound…

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German Tragedy. Scaffolding Accident. London, Aug. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that five persons were killed and six seriously injured in an extraordinary accident at Anhalter…

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Fatal Accident at Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 2

An accident occurred at Stroud Road on Tuesday afternoon which resulted in the death of William Joseph Earl. It appears that deceased was…

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Taxi and Tram Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 6

When travelling at a fair speed over an open railway crossing at Royal Park, Melbourne, a taxi-cab, driven by James Petherick, of Hawthorn, was struck by…

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D'annunzio's Accident Head Injured. London, August 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 2

Caurioie D Anannzio has been some what seriously injured in the head. He fell while walking at the Riviera. Bulletins are new more reassuring…

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Mining Accidents. in the Northern District

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 11

A table prepared by the Department of Mines shows the proportion that the accidents and deaths in the Northern district bore last year to…

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Collision in Bridge Street

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 2

A collision between a motor car and sulky in Bridge-street on Friday night last. attracted a large crowd. Both car and sulky were…

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Tennis Player Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 1

While playing tennis at St. James' court during the week-end, P. Moffat sustained injuries to the left shoulder as a result of slipping and…

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Railway Accident. Heavy Mist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 5

A later message states that the revised casualties in the Gravesend railway accident show three dead 15 injured, of whom two are in a…

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Picnic Fatality Eight Persons Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 2

London, Monday.—A shocking tragedy occurred near Romney, when a charabanc, containing 25 trippers, was returning to London from Folkestone,…

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Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 4

During shunting operations at East Greta Junction yesterday afternoon, a collision occurred between two coal trains. One train of full waggons was…

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