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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Motor Fatality. Charge of Manslaughter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

An inquiry into the death of Elsie Muriel Wilson and her young daughter, Beryl, caused by the overturning of a motor car near Healesville (Vic.) at…

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A Botany Tragedy. Two Brothers Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 7

Two brothers, Alfred and George Williams, lately living in Botany road, Botany, aged 11 and 12 respectively, suffered death from drowning,…

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Shocking Fatality. Three Men Scaled. Boiler Bursts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 7

A message from Geelong reports that a shocking tragedy occurred at the Australian Portland Cement Works at Fyansford (Vic.)…

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Woman Drowned. Surfing at Manly. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 14

Mrs. Harriet Campey, aged 46, who resided at Lewisham, was drowned in the surf at North Steyne, Manly, this morning. It appears a number of…

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Two Trams Collide. Eight Persons Injured

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

A head-on collision between two trams occurred on the Clayfield line near Albion Hill, Brisbane, on Sunday afternoon…

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Harold Mitchison, of Aberdare-street, Kurri Kurri, and Mr. George Peel, of Barton-street, a pair of miners working in specials in the east…

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Motor Car Accident. London, January 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

A message from Cannes states that Mr. Harvey. American Ambassador in London, and Mr. Wickham Steed, editor of the "Times," were motoring to…

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Shocking Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 1

A shocking railway fatality occurred at Nhill, South Australia. early on Thursday morning, when Miss Evans, a Sai[?]tionist fell…

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Surfing Fatality. Brother's Heroic Struggle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

Vincent, third son of Mr. Edward Henderson, was drowned in the surf at Seven Mile Beach, Ballina. Three brothers, William, aged 27, Philip, 21,…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning Two Persons in Peril

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

On Friday afternoon last two persons had a sensational escape from drowning in the Hunter River. Mrs. Marsh, of Strathfield, and…

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Fatal Accident. Fall From A. CART

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last a fatal accident occurred at Upper Avon by which Edward Gould, aged 33, lost his life. It appears that Gould was…

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Drowned in Cabin. Launch Sinks. Plucky Attempt at Rescue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 5

An unprecedented harbour tragedy securred in Sydney near the Lime-treet wharf. It involved the drowning of Alfred…

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Surfing Fatality Brother's Heroic Struggle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

Vincent, third son of Mr Edward HenDerson, was drowned in the surf at Seven Mile Beach, Ballina. , Three brothers, William, aged 27, Phillip, 21, and…

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Middle Harbour Tragedy. Boy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

Middle Harbour—that part of it near Lindfield—was the scene of the drowning of Rex Danks (8) of Bull who was on a holiday in Sydney. It…

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Man Drowned in Launch Trapped in the Cabin

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

Alfred Henry Hasemer, works manager for Poole and Steele, Balmain, was the victim of an unprecedented harbour tragedy on Tuesday. Thomas Frederick…

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Motor Cycle Crash. Man Dying, Woman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 3

An unforseen mishap in King-street, Newtown, shortly after 9 o'clock last night, resulted in such grievous injury to Reginald Michael Rowe (28),…

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Motors in Collision. Five People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 6

Motor smashes are becoming almost nightly occurrences. Last night was no exception, and as the result of a collision in Cook Road, Centennial park,…

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Surfing Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 6

Vincont, third son of Mr. Edward Henderson, was drowned in the surf ac Seven. Mile Beach, Ballina. Three brothers, William, aged 27, Phillip,…

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Wherrol Flat Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 2

The accidental death of the little two-year-old girl of Mr. and Mrs. Wisely, of Wherrol Flat was a sad affair. The mother had taken a…

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Little Boy Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3

While driving down Wills' Hill, at Rothbury, on Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. McCormack of Allandale Road, their five year old son, and a…

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