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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 13

When travelling at a fair speed over an open railway crossing at Royal Park, Melbourne, a taxicab driven by James Potherick, of…

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Fatality at Kempsey Thrown From Cart. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 13

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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Brutal Push Assault Man Badly Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Friday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 7

Richard Lubey, aged 43, a commission agent, informed the police that he was set upon by a push in Darlinghurst last night and rendered unconscious. When…

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German Tragedy. Scaffolding Accident. London, Aug. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 12

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

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Footprints of Fate. (Copyright.) Chapter Xxiii.—the Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 10

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

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Railway Accident. Heavy Mist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 2

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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Series of Accidents. Happenings in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 4

An extraordinary series of accidents is reported from the Shopparion district of Victoria; Mr. Brown Shephered, a resident of…

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Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Preece, of Bourke-street, West Maitland, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital on Saturday afternoon suffering from injuries to the face…

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Our Telegrams. Found Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 5

Frederick Platt, who was an inmate of the old men's home at Parramatta, was found drowned yesterday in an adjacent river. The body had…

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Collision Between Trams Two Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 2

A tram collision Occurred at Jesmond, near, Newcastle, on Saturday afternoon, and Mrs Robson, of Jesmond, and Herbert Williams of Wallsend, were…

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Old Man Found Drowned (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 2

Frederick Platt, who was an inmate of the Old Men's Home at Parramatta, was found drowned yesterday in the adjacent river. The body had evidently…

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Tragedy Sydney Fire Ladder Collapses. Fireman Killed; Two Others Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon one of the most tragic occurrences in the history of the Sydney Fire Brigade happened, when a fire escape ladder collapsed, causing the…

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Tragedy at Sydney Fire Ladder Collapses. Fireman Killed; Tw Oothers Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon one of the most tragic occurrences in the history of the Sydney Fire Brigade happened, when a fire escape ladder…

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Accident to a Boy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 2

A lad named Norman Wilkinson, aged 9, son of Mr James Wilkinson, of Castlereagh-street, had a very narrow escape from serious injury on Saturday…

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A Succession of Accidents

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 3

From the Shepparton district (Vic.) comes the report that Mr B. Shepherd, a resident of Orrvale, about five miles from Shepparton, was working a motor…

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Injured by Gun Explosion

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 August 1922 · page 2

Mr Donald McDonald, aged 24, of Gloucester, was the victim of a serious accident a few days ago. While put shooting his gun exploded, and the right…

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Anna Bay Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 4

Mr. Callow, of Stroud, held a magisterial inquiry at Tea Gardens on Wednesday into the death of the late Mr. Colin Mitchell, of Anna Bay,…

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Fatal Collision. Smash at Oakhampton. Motor and Cyclist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 5

A serious smash occurred at Oakhampton last night us a result of which Miss Emily Tuckey, who resided with her brother, Mr. Harry…

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Italian Tragedy. Motor Coach Accident. London, August 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 5

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports that a message from Chief States that twelve bandsmen occupying a motor coach were killed and thirty injured…

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Accident at Millfield. Young Man Has Hand Crushed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 11

While working at a diamond drill bore as M[?] yesterday a young man [?] three fingers of one of his hands…

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