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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Drowning Fatality. Two Narrow Escapes

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

A drowning fatality occurred at Hospital Creek, near Tostaree (Vic.) on Sunday afternoon, Roy Vickers (12) losing his life…

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Motors in Collision. Five People Injured

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

Motor smashes are becoming almost nightly occurrences. In sydney last week as the result of a collision in Cook Road, Centennial Park,…

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Motor Accident. Two Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 14

Whilst taking two passengers, Hereward Cummings, employed at the Hume Reservoir, and Angy Ryan, son of Mr. Thos. Ryan, owner of the…

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Launch Disaster. Three Persons Drowned

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

Disastrous results attended an excursion of holiday makers in a motor launch to the Victorian Aborigines Mission Station on the shores of Lake…

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French Railway Accident. Sixty People Injured. London, Jan. 22

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

Reuter's Arms correspondent reports that a serious accident happened to the Paris express through a broken coupling at the rear of the…

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Motor Smash. Three Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

A serious motor smash occurred at Tighe's Hill, Newcastle, last night, at about eleven o'clock. As a result three men were injured…

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A Fatal Collision Motor Lorry Hits Sulky

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 5

Stanley Macpherson, aged 26, who was in business at Tighe's Hill, Newcastle, as a hairdresser, died in Wallsend Hospital on Thursday morning from…

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Death After Motor Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 6

A well-known resident of Cessneck, named Mr Charles Ryan, died in the Cessneck Hospital on Wednesday. Deceased, who was 42 years of ago,…

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Drowning Fatalities Three Persons Lose Their Lives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 4

Arthur James Carrington (38) whole bathing at the Seven-mile Reach, Port Kemble, late on Sunday afternoon, was carried out by the…

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Woman Drowned. While Bathing. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 5

While bathing at Tokowat (Q.), Mrs. Towkesbury, got beyond her[?]epth. Arthur Hoskins, who was also in the water at the time, went…

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Drowning Fatalities Another Surf Victim

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 3

While bathing at the Seven-mile Beach, Port Kembla, on Sunday afternoon, Arthur James Carrington, aged 38, was carried out by the current and drowned…

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Tram Smash. Accident at Jesmond. Nine Passengers Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 3

An accident happened at Jesmond shortly lifter five o'clock on Monday afternoon to the train that left Parnell-place Newcastle, at half-past four…

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Another Drowning Case Woman Bather's Death. (By Telegraph.) Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

Mrs Termsbury, while bathing at Tekowai, Queensland, got beyond her depth. Arthur Hoskins, who also was in the water at the time went to her…

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Motor Car Overturns Woman Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 3

A serious motor car accident occurred on the Eungellan-road, near Murwillumbah, on Sunday. The car was being driven by Mr. R. Paul, who had with…

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Quail Cause Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

An accident which might have ended more disastrously (says the Quirindi "Gazette") happened to Mrs. T. J. Barnes, when coming in…

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Death After Motor Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 4

A well-known resident of Cess[?]ock, named Mr. Charles Ryan, died in the Cessnock Hospital on Wednesday. Deceased, who was 42 years…

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Soorak Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 5

While running in a paddock at Richmond the unbeaten two-year-old colt soorak injured one of his hind legs, and it is doubtful whether he…

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Fatality at Auckland. Scaffolding Collapses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 2

The scaffolding in the left-well at Endean's Buildings, a five-story block on the water-front at Auckland, collapsed on Wednesday afternoon…

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Racehorse Injured Soorak Disabled. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 3

While running in a paddock at Richmond, the unbeaten two-year-old Soorak injured one of his hind legs. It is doubtful whether he will be able to be…

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Burned to Death. Shocking Fatality at Gresford. Victim's Death in Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

Alfred Magennis, 46 a resident of East Gresford, died at half-past twelve to-day in the Maitland Hospital, as the result of buras he…

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