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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Shooting Accident. a Close Shave. Inverell

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 1

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

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Accident at Aberdare Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 4

Two well-known Cessnock residents, Mr. Ern Ford, and Mr. George Woodbury, met with rather serious injuries in Aberdare Colliery on Wednesday…

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Trams in Collision Six People Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 8

A city bound Bondi, via Bellevue Hill, tram was ascending the steep grade near Forbes-street, Darlinghurst, on Thursday morning when it stopped and ran…

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Minister Injured. Motor Cars in Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 11

When about 30 miles from West Wyalong, on the run from Lake Cargelligo, a collision occurred between two of the cars containing the visiting…

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Boy Drowned. the Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 9

The inquest regarding the death of Roland George Balcombe, who was drowned in the Hunter River last [?] was held before the…

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Collision. Tram and Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 13

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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Railway Fatality Killed by Bourke Mail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 6

A railway fatality occurred at Gisborne-street crossing, as the Bourke mail train was coming into the station…

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French Express. Fatal Collision. London, Oct. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 13

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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A Boy's Death. Accidents at Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 7

An inquest was opened in Sydney into the death of Graham Gallett Cairns, aged 12, who died in hospital from a fractured skull, sustained…

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Tram Collision. Six Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1922 · page 3

A tram mishap occurred late on Saturday afternoon, when two trams collided in Anzac-parade, near Gregory-avenue, Sydney…

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Serious Assaults. Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1922 · page 3

Three cases of serious assault occurred in Sydney on Saturday night. The victims, two men and a woman, are now in hospital, ono of them in…

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Another Tram Collision Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 4

Anzac-parade, Moore Park, was the scene of another tram accident on Sunday, in which 13 people were injured, but not seriously. A tram proceeding…

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Serious Railway Accident 10 KILLED, 30 INJURED. (By Cable.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 3

Reuter's. Paris correspondent states that 10 people were killed and 30 injured in a collision between the Brest express and a goods train at a station at…

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Capsize in Sydney Harbour Four People Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 2

The wind which blew in gusts ranging from 10 to 46 miles an hour, on Sunday, and swept across Sydney Harbour, was responsible for a choppy sea…

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Shocking Railway Fatality Old Lady Out to Pieces

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 3

Mrs Emma Hall, aged 64, an old resident of the Wellington district, who was deaf, was cut to pieces by a train on Thursday, at Gisborne-street…

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Capsize in Sydney H rb ur Four People Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 2

The wind which blew in gusts ranging from 10 to 46 miles an hour on Sunday, and swept across Sydney Harbour, was responsible for…

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Fund for Jockeys. Accident Compensation. London, October 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 5

The Jockey Club has organised a fund, which will be in function by 1923, providing benefits for jockeys injured while riding in races and for…

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A Brutal Thief Woman Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 2

An audacious robbery occurred at Rockhampton (Q.) at the residence af Mrs Langley, who was, alone in the house at the time. A man came to the…

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Tram Collision. Six Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 14

A tram mishap occurred late on Sunday afternoon, when two trans collided in Anzac-parade, near Gregory-avenue, Sydney…

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Railway Fatality Killed by Bourke Mail

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

A railway fatality occurred at Gisborne-street crossing, as the Bourke mail train was coming into the station…

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