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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

183 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 10

Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 4

When returning home to Clybucca from Kempsey on Wednesday evening, Mrs. Henry, Jun., with her little baby, and her sister, Miss Borger, met with…

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Motor Car Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 4

A MOTOR was being driven along the Lady Carrington Drive. National Park, on Sunday last, when the stearing gear failed and the car ran up an embankment, and…

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Town Topics. Nasty Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 4

Wednesday last, while driving home to Clybucca, Mrs. Henry, junr, with her young baby, and her sister, Miss Borger, were thrown from the sulky…

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Aeroplane Collision

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 4

A SHOCKING aeroplane disaster occurred on the London to Paris route, when two machines collided in mid-air. When spectators of the disaster reached the scene they…

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Tragic Aeroplane Accident. Sir Ross Smith and Lieut. Bennett Killed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 4

WHILE on a trial flight in England on Friday last in an aeroplane in which he purposed making a trip round the world, Sir Boss Smith and his…

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Old Man's Pluck. Riding Accident

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 3

John Mason, 80, suffered shocking injuries through an accident that befel him on the Greenbank Station on Tuesday last. He…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 6

An extraordinary accident happened to a picnic party of four on the Hawkesbury River on Friday last, as a result of which…

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Crazier Injured

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

CHARLES MAGG, a well-known Inverell grazier, decided to spend a night near his sheep yards in the hope of shooting a dingo that had been playing havoc with his flock…

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Peculiar Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 2

A peculiar accident is reported on the Grafton road about 22 miles from that town. It appears a mob of cattle charged a car which was travelling in…

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Strange Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 2

While milking a cow recently at Karamea Miss Ethel Grieve had a peculiar experience. The cow kicked the milk bucket and Miss Grieve fell over on…

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Gun Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 4

Master William Pollock, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. G. Cook, of West Kempsey, met with a severe accident at Kundabung on Friday last. It…

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Thrown From Horse. Prime Minister Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), who has been visiting Grafton during the past few days, had been anxious to go riding and on Thursday morning he…

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Gun Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

On Friday last Master Jack Pollock, aged 12, was out with his grandfather, Mr. Pollock, of West Kempsey, at a Kundabung farm. They were riding on…

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Fatal Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred to Mr. H. Mansfield, Jun., of Bellingen, on Saturday night last, with the result that he was conveyed to the Raleigh District…

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Hughes Injured. Thrown From Horse. Broken Collarbone

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 5

A wire from Grafton on Thursday says:— Mr. Hughes the Prime Minister fell from his horse while riding near…

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The Prime Minister Injured. Thrown From His Horse

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 5

THE Prime Minister, who is on a tour of the North Coast with the Governor-General and Dr. Earle Page, M.P., was out riding with his Private…

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Shocking Accident. Commercial News. Sydney Markets

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 3

A SHOCKING accident, with fatal consequences, occurred last Saturday in Pennant Hills, Road, Normanhurst. Eric Britten, 31, an orchardist, of…

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Peculiar Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 4

A PECULIAR accident is reported on the Grafton rood about 22 miles from that town. It appears a mob of cattle charged a car which was travelling in the opposite…

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Run Over. Parramatta Road Fatality. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Anne O'Rourke, 56, of Annandale died in a hospital from injuries received by being run over on the Parramatta road. She stepped in…

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Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 4

Clyde Brenton, aged five years, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brenton, of Third-lane, Frederickton-road, met with an accident yesterday (Thursday)…

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