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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Colliery Accident Man's Narrow Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 December 1922 · page 1

Finley Ross probably considers himself to be the luckiest man in Muswellbrook to-day, despite the fact that he is now in Brentwood Hospital…

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Sad Drowning Case After Rescuing Wife and . Friend

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1922 · page 3

Mr Charles Morley, a well-known Geurie farmer, left home on Monday night in his car with his wife and a Mrs Dicker, to take the latter to the…

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Train and Motor Car Collision at Level Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1922 · page 4

A message from Boonah (Q.) states that a train from Dugandan and a motor car came into collision at a level crossing near Boonah railway…

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Now Greta fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 4

An inquest was opened at Greta before the district coroner, Mr. A. Morrison, of Singleton, regarding the death of Alfred E. Briscoe, who was…

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Slashed with Razor Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 16

Three men were slashed with a razor in a disturbance at Clovelly. Information in the hands of the police shows that a party of men and…

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Serious Tram Smash. 18 Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 6

A serious and sensational tram collision at the Glebe to-day resulted in a heavy casualty list, 18 persons being injured, some seriously…

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Train and Motor Car Collision at Level Crossing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 4

A message from Boonah (Q.) states that a train from Dugandan and a motor car came into collision at a level, crossing near Boenah railway…

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Motor Collision. Duke and Lloyd George. London, Dec. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 5

A collision occurred at the House of Parliament between the Duke of Devonshire and Mr. Lloyd Goerge's motors in which Mr. Lloyd George's…

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Mining Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 4

John Caln, who lives in Comfort avenue was injured while at work at Cessnock Colliery on Friday. He was removed to his home, where he is…

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Motor Car Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1922 · page 4

A collision occurred between two taxi earn in the enclosure of the Cessnock Jockey Club's property, near the saddling paddock, shortly before…

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Startling Figures. Motor Car Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1922 · page 3

Starring figures have been prepared by the Victorian Police Department. In the past eleven and a half months 785 motor car accidents…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1922 · page 4

A motor cycle accident occurred on the Lechinvar-road near the residence of Mr. T. Onus, on Saturday night. Messrs M. Messman S. Ekert, and R…

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Runaway Train. a Collision Saved

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 December 1922 · page 3

For once railway travellers have failed to growl, because of their train running late. And seldom can, the Railway Commissioners offer so good…

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Accident Averted. Runaway Goods Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1922 · page 5

The fact that the last division on the Western mail was delayed at Bathurst for ten minutes on Saturday prevented a terrible accident taking…

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New Greata Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 4

At the Greta Courthouse Mr. A. Maoorison Coroner continued the inquest into the death of Albert E. [?] who was killed by a fall of…

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Fatal Collision. Motor Cycle and Sulky. Sydney

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

Two young men named , Vougnt and Seaton, were returning from work close to Lithgow, last night on a motor cycle, when they collided…

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Heroic Miner. Saves Native and Himself Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 4

Among the passengers by the steamer Morinda which arrived at Sydney yesterday, was Cecil Danvers who in saving a native from death…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 2

Mr. J. A. Martin, of Monkerai, had the misfortunes to meet with an accident on Tuesday last at Martin Bros. saw mill, Monkerai, when he brushed…

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Team Collision. Many People Injured. Glebe Smash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 13

A serious collision, which resulted in 25 people being injured, occurred between two trams on Friday afternoon at the stopping place opposite…

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Drowning Fatalities Two Girls and Two Men

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 8

There was a double drowning fatality at Breakfast Creek, Queensland, on Wednesday. Two girls, Vivian Collins, aged 13…

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