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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Brisbane River Fatality Father and Son Missing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

Charles Walton Copeland was drown, ed and his son is believed to have shared the same fate through a dinghy overturning in Brisbane River on…

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Kicked by Horse. Schoolboy Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 6

While cleaning up the yard at his home, 71 Estell-street, Maryville (Newcastle), Francis Richards, aged 15 years, a schoolboy, was kicked in…

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Cowboys on the Thames. Nearly Drowned. Thrilling Rescues. London, June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 5

Extraordinary scenes were witnessed by thousands of spectators at Kew Bridge, when two cowboys (members of the party who are in London for the…

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School Girl's Death Result of Motor Collision. Commercial Traveller on Trial. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 5

Frank Herbert Clarke, a commercial traveller was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day, for the alleged manslaughter of a…

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Football Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

Although the match between Glebe and Hunter Rugby League teams on the Maitland Show Ground yesterday afternoon was not in any way rough,…

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Priest Killed. in Motor Accident. Car Overturns. Bathurst

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 3

A motor car fatality occurred on the Bathurst-Rockley-road last night about a quarter of a mile from a spot known as Rockier Mount, when Father Francis…

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Show Contests a Chapter of Accidents

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 1

A series of sensational accidents marked the concluding day of the Maryborough (Q.) show. In the Consolation Hunt, Rowley…

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Some Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 5

Twenty-eight motor car accidents, more or less serious, occurred in and around Sydney on Saturday and Sunday last…

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Fatal Punch. Surry Hills Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 5

Frederick William Burton, a salesman, of Surry Hills, was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter, following an inquest held by the…

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Fatally Injured. Tram Conductor's Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 5

While Ernest McGoldrick, a tram conductor, was collecting fares on a Cook's River to Circular Quay tram last night, he was knocked off the…

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Three Girls Killed. Shocking Fatality at Dungog. Disastrous Motor Drive, Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 4

A shocking motoring fatality occurred early yesterday afternoon at Dungog, when one girl was killed almost instantaneously, and two others received fatal injuries. The driver of the car and the other occupants, all girls,…

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Accident at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 4

A young man, W. Lonsdale, residing at Mayfield (Weston) while driving with his father on Sunday afternoon, met with a painful accident…

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Man Carbonised a Remarkable Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 4

Paris, Monday.—An extraordinary fatality occurred at Saint Dye, as the result of an argument between two electricians as to the lethal power of…

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Dungog Fatality. Condition of Patients. Inquest Opened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 4

Owing to the absence of the Dunges Coroner, Mr. W. H. Green the Coroner for the Stroud district, Mr. F. J. Callow, was notified of the motor…

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Motor Cycle Race Fatality Well-known Rider Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 4

During the Aspendale (Vic.) motor cycle races on Monday a sensational smash resulted in the death of W. Lehmann, a noted rider. He was doing 60…

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Not Guilty. Fatal Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 4

Frank Clark 40 yeas of age, a commercial traveller was found not guilty and discharged at the Central Criminal Court on the charge of Manslaughter…

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Shocking Accident at Dungog Motor Car and Bullock Team. Three Killed. (By Telegraph.) Dungog

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 2

A serious motor car accident, which resulted in the death of three women and injuries to three other persons, occurred yesterday afternoon…

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Child's Terrible Accident Four Years of Tube Feeding

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 3

The Perth (W.A.) Children's Hospital Board have placed details of a terrible accident met with by a tenyear-old boy before Mr Munsie,…

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Motor Fatality Three Killed, Four Injured on Wangat Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

A fearful motor smash occurred on the Wangat road on Tuesday afternoon about 5.30 p.m.Those in the party were:—…

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Motor Car Disaster Collision with Chain. Three Women Killed. Driver Badly Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

Three women were killed and two other women and the driver were injured when a car crashed into a bullock team and overturned on the…

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