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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1922 · page 4

Mr. William Tobin (49), who resides in Capp-street, Telarah, was injured by a fall of coal in North Rothbury colliery yesterday, and was…

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Motor Crashes Into Crowd Two Killed, Five Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1922 · page 4

Two persons were killed and five others injured as the result of a motor accident at Petersham on Monday night. The killed were a man (whose identity…

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Harmbour Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 5

A collision occurred in Darling Harbour between the ferry boat Lady Hampden and the steamer Gunbar. No damage was done to the latter,…

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Sad Fatality. Arsenic Mistaken for Beer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 6

A sad fatality occurred at Wagga on Thursday, when the driver of a stock train list his life. Harry Her man went from Wagga with the stock…

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Motor Crashes Into Crowd. Two Killed, Five Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 4

Two persons were killed and five others injured as the result of a motor accident at Petersham on Monday night. The killed were a…

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Painful Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 2

Mr. Les. Weidman, son of Mr. Ab. Weidman, met with a very painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was engaged in his usual work of…

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Shooting Accident at Ellalong

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 3

A shooting accident at Dry Creek, near Ellalong, occurred last Tuesday afternoon, the victim being Septimus Bridge, 19 years of age, and a son of…

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Remarkable Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 4

Mrs. Thompson, the wife of Alderman Thompson, of Adamstown, met with a peculiar accident while standing on a platform at Adamstown…

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Fourteen Injured. Tram Accident at Perth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 9

A sensational tramway accident occurred in Hay-street, Perth, at the Town all corner, while a great crowd was watching a charity appeal procession…

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Jockey Injured. and Hurdler Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 9

While schooling at Randwick on Monday afternoon the hurdler Big Bert fell at the last fence and was killed…

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Caught Between Points. Shocking Accident at Hornsby

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 9

Arthur George Newland, a porter at Horasby railway station, on Saturday was engaged in shunting operations, when his boot was taught between, the…

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The Ladder Fatality. Inquiry Resumed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 5

The coroner resumed the inquiry into the cause of the breaking of the big extension fire ladder at the fire at Adams' cafe…

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Heavy Hailstorm. Gardens Ruined in Sydney. Boy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 6

A violent hail and rain storm descended suddenly on Sydney on Saturday afternoon, and in a few minutes gardens had been ruined by the…

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Fire Ladder. the Sydney Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 3

"In the last 20 years I would say that, with one exception, everyone who has lost his life lost it through disobeying instructions," said Chief…

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Hailstorm in Sydney a Boy Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 3

A violent hail and rain storm descended suddenly on Sydney on Saturday afternoon, and in a few minutes gardens had been ruined by the hail,…

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An Injured Eye Unusual Compensation Case

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 4

Stephen Spiers was travelling as a passenger in a motor car along a country road near Auckland (N.Z.), when, it is alleged, by neglect in…

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Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 2

Mr. Walker, Bandon Grove, sustained injuries to his new Ford last week when coming to town. He met a horse team on the Bandon Grove…

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Recent Steamer Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 5

The Marine Court found that the recent collision between the steamers Newcastle and Kin[?]hella. off Newcastle Harbour, was caused by the wrongful…

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Accident at Telerah Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 4

"My word you're putting a bit in now," said an onlooker yesterday afternoon to the men working on the reconstruction of the bridge over…

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Painful Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 11

Mr. Pat Ryan met with a painful accident this week. He was cranking his car when the engine back fired and he received a blow on his arm. He…

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