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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Drowning Fatality. Body Recovered This Morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 5

The body of the boy Roland George Balcombe, who drowned in the Hunter River at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, was recovered this morning,…

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Drowned in a Bath

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 4

Mrs. Marian Grace Harrison, wife of Ralph Harrison, hotelkeeper at Collie (W.A.), was found drowned in a bath full of water at…

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Gruesome Fatality. Body Eaten by Crows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 4

An Albury message states that gruesome details were related at the inquest concerning the death of James Fogarty, who body was…

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Accident at Wangat Man Loses Eye

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

During the lunch hour on Tuesday a serious accident occurred at Wangat. At that time, it is usual to fire off the charges in the blasting…

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Brothers Drowned. Fatality at Arncliffe

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 13

Two children, James and Leonard Buckingham, brothers, aged 8 and 5 years respectively, were drowned in Wolli Creek, Arncliffe (Sydney), on…

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Boy Drowned. the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 2

The inquest regarding the death of Reland George Balcombe, who was drowned in the Hunter River on Thursday, was held before the…

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Motorist's Victims Mother and Infant Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 8

While crossing the intersection of Crown and Oxford-streets, city, on Wednesday night, Mrs Celia Garland, who was carrying her four-months-old…

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Motor Overturns. Lieut-colonel Paul Killed. Several Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 9

On Friday a fatal motor smash occurred about four miles from Rydal Lieut-Colonel Harold Paul, of the firm of Glasson and Co., auetioneers,…

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Collision. Tram and Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 2

A collision between a motor car and a tram took place at the intersection of Cronulla-street, and Dummatta-lane, Cronulla, late on Sunday afternoon…

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French Express. Fatal Collision. London, Oct. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 5

The "Times" Paris correspondent reports that twenty persons were killed and many injured when an express came into collision with a…

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Minister Injured. Motor Cars in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 5

When about 30 miles from West Wyalong, on the run from Lake [?], a collision occurred between [?]…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning Two Lads in Peril

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 2

An incident, which, but for the prompt action of several local residents would have terminated fatally, happened at what is known as…

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Accident in Timber Yard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 4

Mr. Edward Newman met with a serious accident in the timber yard of Pender Bros. and Foster. Ltd., East Maitland, this morning. With another…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 6

Mr. Jonn[?] McNamara, of Broke, met with a very painful accident on Sunday morning. He was driving to church service, and while…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 5

The police have not yet been able to locate the driver of the motor car which ran over Edward Whalan, aged 60, at Alexandria last night, rendering…

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Shooting Accident. a Close Shave. Inverell

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 2

Mr. Albert Hooke, son of Mr. R. L. Hooke, of Belbowrie, was the victim of a shooting accident on Wednesday afternoon. It appears…

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Accident at Broke

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 2

An accident of a very painful nature happened to Mr John McNamara, of BroKe, on Sunday morning. He was driving into church in his sulky, and…

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Lord Beatty's Accident. London, October 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1922 · page 5

Lord Beatty was badly shaken through his motor racing into a ditch to avoid a bicycle in Dorking. He is contined to his bed…

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Fatal Sulky Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 October 1922 · page 3

A message from Quirindi states that as Mr Burke and his two sons, aged 16 and 10, were returning home in a sulky on Saturday night the breeching strap…

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Tomago Fatality. Man Struck by Lighting. Son's Awful Discovery. Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 5

Mr. Peter Chaaffe, an employee of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's Hexham works, was struck by lighting during the course of the severe storm…

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