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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

690 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 35

The Balcony Fatality

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

At the Corner's me [?] the Mudgee Court House [?] M. J. McMahon P.M. [?] death of Mr. Samuel Browse…

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Motor Overturns Three Men Injured. Sensational Accident. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

A motor driver, while endeavoring to avoid a collision with a tram at the corner of Ocean and Queen streets, Woollahra, last night, met with a…

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Explosion at Manly. Two Men Badly Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

As a result of an explosion at Long Reef, near Manly on Saturday night Geo. Gibson and Richard Flew were seriously injured…

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A Motor Accident

Leader · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 1

Whilst motoring from Blayney to Carcoar on Thursday morning, a Ford car driven by Mrs. Woolnough, wile of Dr. Woolnough; of Blayney, met…

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Local and General. Lorry Accident

Leader · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 1

A man named C[?]aries Art[?]ur Beck, met with a ratner serious accident on Thursday, on teh Com[?]bella road, near Montellores. He is in the employ [?]…

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Sensational Accident. Sydney

Leader · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

A motor driver, while endeavouring to avoid collision with a tram at Wollahra last night, met with a sensational accidnet. The occupants of…

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Serious Riding Accident Miss Baxter Thrown. Condition Critical

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

[?] on horse chack [?] with some friends [?] at Messrs [?] Ltd was thrown…

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Tarana Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

Eric Richards, the 12-year-old a very nasty accident on Friday. He was attempting to catch a pony when he was kicked on the…

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Collision With Landslide Three Killed. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

The express from St. Pancras collided with a landslide 15 miles from Carlisle yesterday. Two carriages were smashed. Three people were…

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Fatality in Sydney. Essington Resident the Victim

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

An old and respected resident of the O'Connell district, Mr. Charles R. Cash, met with a fatal accident whilst working on a collier, loading coal into a transport at…

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Serious Accident at Mudgee

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

While out riding on Sunday afternoon Miss Baxter, head milliner at Messrs Jas. Loneragan's Ltd. Commercial Warehouse, met with an…

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Tarana Accident

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

Eric Richards, the 12 year old son of Mr. C. E. Richards, Tarana, met with a very nasty accident on Friday. He was attempting to catch a pony when…

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Driving Accident Sulky Passes Over a Child. Oberon

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

A driving accident occurred here yesterday afternoon. Miss Gibbons, who was nursing a child of Mrs. J. Donnelly's, was driving a horse and…

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Oberon Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

A rather serious accident happened in the Main-street at lunch time to-day. It appears that a horse driven by Mrs. J. Donley and Miss Gibbons became restless, owing to the…

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A Quarryman's Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

A quarryman named John Williams, better known as "Snowy," had a narrow escape from serious injury while engaged barring down at No. 3 quarry here this (Monday)…

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Fractured Skull Fatal Collision. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

Frank Phillip Buchilly, of 39 Gaston-street, Woollahra, whose skull was fractured in a collision between a bicycle and a motor car in…

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Young Man Drowned. in Attempted Rescue

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 15

A young man, Jack Dall, was drowned in the flood waters, near to Yeanpen, while attempting to rescue an old woman whose house was…

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Five Persons Drowned. Including Two Children

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 15

One woman, two children and two men haye already been reported as drowned…

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Clerk seriously Injured. at Dubbo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 14

Mr. K. Rodick, stores clerk at the Dubbo-Werris Creek railway construction office, was mounting a pony when the saddle slipped…

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Seriously Injured at Newcastle. Mr. Walter Quealy. Formerly of Mudgee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 21

Mr. Walter Quealy, aged 28, brother of Mr. Edward Quealy, of the Mudgee Guardian," and for some months, and until recently…

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