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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Motor and Cycle Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 6

Miss Tucker, sister of Mr Harry Tucker, of Oakhampton, with whom she resides, was admitted to a private hospital on Thursday night, suffering…

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A Strange Fatality Fencing Wire Penetrates Brain

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 3

Norman Leslie Romans, aged 21, a farm worker, was assisting with some fencing repairs at Gunnedah, when he stooped and picked up a piece of…

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Series of Accidents. Happenings in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 9

An extraordinary series of accidents is reported from the Shepparton district of Victoria. Mr. Brown Shepherd a resident of…

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Shocking Fatality. Miner's Death. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 5

A shocking fatality occurred near Murphy-street, Toowoomba, Queensland. Charles Lehr. a miner, was pinned to a face of rock by a fail of coal…

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Fatal Collision. Miss E. Tuckey's Death. the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 5

The inquest regarding the death of Emily Eva Tuckey. who was fatally injured on te Oakhampton-road on Thursday night was held at the West…

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Fatality at Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 4

A sad latanty occurred at Dungog yesterday, when Mr. J.S. Gam, a wellknown and respected resident of Main Creek, where he had resided for 12…

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Fatal Collision. Miss Tuckey's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 6

The inquest regarding the death of Emily Eva. Tuckey, who was fatally injured on the Oakhampton road on Thursday night, was continued before…

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Fatal Collision Smash at Oakhampton. Motor and Cyclist

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 4

A serious smash occurred at Oakhampton, on Thursday night as a result of which Miss Emily Tuckey, who resided with her brother, Mr…

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Mooting Accidents. the King's Kindness. London, September 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 5

His Majesty King George, who is shooting in Seotland. Personally assisted the victims of two accidents. The first was a veteran Bahnoral…

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A Savage Stallion Owner Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 3

While adjusting a rug on his racing stallion, Cool Boy, at Grafton, Mr M. Quinn was savagely attacked by the horse. It seized him by the chest with…

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ABERMAIN No. 2 FATALITY

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

An inquest touching the circumstances causing the depth of John Murphy, a shiftman, who was injured at Abermain No. 2 colliery, on August 15, and…

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Motor Car Collision Joy Ride Ends Disastrously. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 5

Two motor cars collided near college Crescent, Melbourne, shortly after midnight. One car, containing four waltresses…

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Two Footballers Killed by Lightning at Weston. Five Others Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 11

Residents of the South Maitland Coalfields, particularly of the Weston centre, were shocked to hear of a tragedy which occurred at the Homestead…

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Miss Tuckey's Death. Inquest Concluded. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 4

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Emily Eva Tuckey, who died as the result of injuries received in a collision on the Oakhampton-road,…

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Fatal Accident J. S. GAM

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

The funeral of the late John Samuel Gam took place on Wednesday last. The body was brought from Main Creek to Dungog railway…

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Driving Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 11

Mr. William Griffiths, his wife and two children, experienced rather an anxious few minutes yesterday morning. When on the Aberdare Road a…

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Fire Fatality. the Inquest. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 4

An inquest was opened thus morning on the body of William Brown, a fireman, who was killed as the result of falling from a broken fire ladder at…

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Lightning Fatalities Two Dead, Three Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 7

The terrific hunderstorm which burst over various parts of the State on Thursday afternoon, was remarkably violent in the Maitland district and…

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Fatal Collision. Smash at Oakhampton. Motor and Cyclist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 14

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

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Motors in Collision. End of Waitresses' Joy-ride (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 6

Two motor cars collided near College Crescent, Melbourne, shortly after midnight. One car, which contained four waitresses, who were out for a joy ride…

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