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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Racer's Great Recovery Soorak's Recent Accident. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

Soorak, who injured one of his hind legal while galloping at Richmond, has made a rapid improvement and it is considered that the colt will not suffer any…

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Airmen Injured. Parer Meets with Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 6

Lieutenant R. J. Parer and Mark Parer (his cousin), who have been giving passenger flights on the Kalgoorlie goldfields for several weeks…

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Lad's Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 4

Master Tucker, a son of Mr. R. Tucker, of Wallace-street, West Maitland, who was riding a bicycle in High-street, this afternoon, collided…

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Aerial Accident Parer and Cousin Badly Hurt

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 1

On Tuesday Lieutenant K. J. Parcr and Mark Parer (his cousin), who have been giving passenger flights on the goldfields for several weeks, were…

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Accident to Paper Train a Thrilling Experience

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 3

About 7.30 on Tuesday morning an accident occurred to the paper train from Sydney, at Dunster's Cutting, between Albion Park and Shellharbour…

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Air Hangar Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

Reuter's Bordeaux correspondent reports that the airship A 16 started prematurely before the anglneers were [?] if crashed on the…

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Picnic Tragedy. Six Persons Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 6

A tragedy overtook a pionic party which went from Recfton to Greymouth (N.Z.). About 100 people were batting on…

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Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 2

Mr. George Coo, junior, while engaged at the gas-engine at Mr. Alex, Mather's cordial factory on Tuesday afternoon, got the first finger or his…

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A Strange Accident Injured Dog Bites Owner

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

Mi M'Donald; senr., was coming- to Tenterfield field with his champion Australian torrier when a lorry ran over the animal. He picked up the dog, intending to take…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 4

John Stevenson was admitted to the Maitland Hospital this morning suffering from a fractured leg. He had come in from Cessnock on a motor…

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Shocking Fatality Boy Kicked to Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

Daniel Etchell, aged 14, residing at Stanley, Tasmania, with his brothor, was cleaning a stable, when an animal he was holding by the bridle took fright,…

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Bilgola Bathing Fatality Bones and Torn Costume Found

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

While searching on the Bilgola Beach, near Newport, on Wednesday, Sergeant Grant, of Mona Vale police, made two gruesome finds. A torn costume, which…

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Infants Injured. Man Charged with Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 6

Bernard Sharp, 20, was remanded for a week at the North Sydney Police-Court, on a charge of having assaulted Gordon Davis, an infant, at…

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Aeroplane Crash. Fatality at Mildura

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 6

The aeroplane crash at Mildura on Friday, in Which Sidney Nettleton, the pilot, was killed istantly, has also resulted in the death or…

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Accident at Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 4

A very serious accident befell Mr. Richard Apps. of Miller s. Forest last Tuesday (writes our Miller's Forest correspondent). Mr. Apps was on a…

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Accident on Newcastle Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 5

Mr. Jack Trema[?] of Abbott-street, West Maitland met with an accident which driving on the Newcastle road, yesterday afternoon. He…

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Injured Dog Bites Owner

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 1

Mr. M'Donald senr was going to Tentorfield with his champion Australian torrior when a lorry ran over the animal. He picked up the…

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Scalding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 4

Neil M'Pherson, 50, who was recently employed at the Railway Hotel, Cessnock, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital last night…

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Racing Smash. the Moorefield Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 3

Mr. Jamieson, the Sydney coroner, held an inquiry into the death of Roland Renshaw (17), a jockey, who was [?]tally injured in the racing…

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Nine Persons Injured. Motor Vehicles in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 6

About 11 o'clock last night a collision occurred near the the intersection of Denison and Party streets, Hamilton, between a motor omnibus. laden…

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