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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

1,029 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 52

Telegrams City Tram Accident. Man Terribly Injured. Sydney

Leader · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 2

A shocking tram accident occurred last night at the corner of Pitt and Park streets when a man named William Lloyd, 29, attempted to board a…

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Boy Injured by Motor Car Bathurst

Leader · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 2

Rudolf Lahz, 14, living with bin parents in Lambert street, was yesterday knocked down by a motor car in William street, sustaining among other…

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Leg Cut Off. Shocking Tram Accident. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 3

A shocking tram accident occurred last night. William Lloyd (29), a French polisher, was attempting to board a moving tram at the intersection…

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End of a Motor Trip. a Girl Drowned. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

A motor trip to Narooma yesterday had a sad ending. The family of Mr. Hollingdale, a retired city jeweller, stopped for a short while at Narooma…

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Girl Drowned a Sad Incident. Threatened by a Bull. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Narooma to-day. The family of Mr. Hollingdale, a retired Sydney jeweller, were on a six days' motor trip on the…

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Cyclists In Collision

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

As a result of a collision with another cyclist in Keppel-street, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Arthur Howells, of Stewart-street, was completely dazed,…

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Chinese Robbed and Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

A Chinese named Wong Kay, who arrived in Sydney from Tamworth yesterday, was waylaid a few hours later in Goulburn-street by footpads. One choked him into…

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Cottage Burned at Katoomba. a Fireman Badly Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 3

Fire broke out at a private dwelling, the property of Mr, H. Milligan, of Katoomba, situated on the main western road, late on Sunday evening. The local brigade attended, but…

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Serious Accident

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 1

A serious accident occurred yester-day just prior to the rifle match between Mill[?]horpe and Orange. One of the local riflemen (Mr. F. W…

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War Postbag. News From the Nile. Light Horseman Moylan Injured

Leader · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 1

The latest letters from the poatbag of the war, made available by recipients for publication in the "Leader" are fraught with much personal…

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Drowned in the Parramatta. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

While swimming in the Parramatta this morning, Norman Yobsley (15). residing at Parramatta, was drowned…

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Brutal Assault Chinaman Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

Wong Kay (62), a Chinese, who was brutally assaulted and robbed in Goulburn-street on Tuesday, has died. Kay arrived from Tamworth on…

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Fatality at Portland. Struck by a Piece of Limestone. Portland

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred at the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company's. quarry this afternoon. A married man named Geo. Lindholm, aged 52, was working in the quarry…

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FELL 120 Feet Motor Car Sensation. One Occupant Injured. Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 3

A motor car containing six persons was passing along the Buller Gorge when the edge of the road gave way. The car fell 120 feet into the river…

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Motor Falls 20 Feet. Road Crumbles Above River. an Occupant Injured. Auckland

Leader · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 3

A motor car, containing six porsons, was pasing along the Buller Gorge, when the edge of a road gave way. The car fell 120 feet into the river…

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Collision at Sydney Heads. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 6

Early this morning a collision occurred at Sydney Heads, when the pilot steamer Captain Cook rammed the Erringhi, a coastal steamer,…

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Accident to Mr. G. Gavin

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

Mr. G Gavin, of Orange, the father of the Cadalites of that name, and Cr. Gavin, is nursing an injured knee. He was stepping out of a motor car…

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Shop Accident

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

The glass of one of the large lights in the drapery department of Messrs. L. Edgley and Co. fell last night, striking one of the female employees on…

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Accidents. Thrown From a Horse

Leader · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 6

A lad named Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, of McLachlan street, East Orange, was thrown violently from a horse in Byng-street, at the tea…

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Accident to Mr. J. M. Oliver

Leader · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 6

Shortly after 10 o'clock last evening while Alderman J. Oliver was standing in Summer street, near the fountain, he was run over by a bus, driven…

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