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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 4

Mr. Harry. Teverson Ruse, of Glen Martin, Clarence Town, where he has resided for 35 years, met with a fatal accident on Saturday afternoon,…

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Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 4

Whilst alighting from a tram near Capper and Sons' store last evening, Miss Rose Silva, who resides with Mr. and Mrs. D. J.). Ryan,…

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Railway Accident. London, March 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Mayence correspondent states that it is reported that in consequence of the mistake of a points-man, one person was killed and…

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Aeroplane Crashes. Accident at Barcaldine

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 14

A message from Barcaldine (Q.) states that the small Armstrong-Whitworth aeroplane, in the charge of Lieutenant Feysh, while leaving…

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London Carpenter. Sensational Accident. London, Feb. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 13

After falling head-first from the roof and turning a somersault in the air, a carpenter struck the iron railing of a house at Ealing…

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Drowning Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 4

The Inquest regarding the death of Frank Gamlin, 11 years, who was" drowned in the Hunter River on Saturday morning, was held at…

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Hebburn Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, J.P., this morning, returned a verdict of accidental death in the matter, wherein .james Nowman, 55, a miner,…

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Drowning Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

Frank Gamlin, 11 years of age, was drowned in the Hunter River at the Horse Shoe Bend, West Maitland, on Saturday morning. He was bathing…

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Boy Drowned in Hunter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

A boy named Frank Gamlin, 11 years of age, was drowned in the Hunter River at the Horseshoe Bend, Maitland, on Saturday morning. He…

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Two Horses Killed. Collision at Liverpool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 6

Two horses wore killed as the result of a collision in High-street, Liverpool. A sulky driven by Stanley O'Brien,…

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Motor Car's Somersault Four Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 3

A motor-car containing four male passengers, which was travelling along Windsor Road, Kellyville (near Parramatta) on Friday afternoon, owing to…

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Driving Fatality on Wybong Road Death of Mrs.. U. West. Baby's Remarkable; Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

A distressing fatality occurred on the,Wybong.-road yesterday, afternoon, shortly after 5 o'clock, resulting in the; death of a young married…

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Accident at Hebburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 3

Mr. E Hope, while working in Hebburn Colliery, sustained injuries to his side and is still laid off…

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Fatal Accident. Thrown Out of a Sulky. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 5

Whilst Mrs. West, 32, daughter of Mr. G. Gill, a well known resident, was, with two children in a vehicle, being driven by her husband…

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Local & General. a Painful Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

Albert Hall was injured in Abermain No. 2 colliery yesterday through being struck by of set of skips. He received severe injuries and abrasions to…

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Fatality at Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 2

A very sad fatality occured at Muswellbrook on Monday, the victim being Mrs West, aged 32, daughter of Mr G. Gill, a well-known resident. Mrs…

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Cupid's Kiss Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

Mr. W. Fairlie's mare Cupid's Kiss was injured this morning. The mare started to play up on the training track and backed into the circle fence…

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Driving Fatality. a Baby's Remarkable Escape

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 5

A distressing fatality occurred on the Wybong-road yesterday after—noon, shortly after 5 o'clock, resulting in the death of a young…

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Shocking Accident. Contractor Dragged to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

Mr. T. Bowes, a contractor, who resided at Leichhardt, fell from a tip-dray, to which a bolting horse was harnessed, in Brighten-street,…

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Drowning Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 14

The inquest regarding the death of Frank Gamlin, 11 years, who was drowned in the Hunter Riven on Saturday morning, was held at…

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