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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

690 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 35

Louvetier Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

The English mare Louvetier slipped while pulling up after her race in the Highweight Handicap on Saturday, was so severely injured that she had to…

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A Driving Fatality

Leader · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

A shooking accident is reported from. Goolagong, whon a Stuart Town resident lost his life. It appears that James Nolan, a stranger to…

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Drowned in Bath Woman's Fate. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 1

Mrs. Florence Thomas 49, who lived in Gloucester-street, City, was found drowned in a bath at her bouse this morning by her husband. She…

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47 Killed 169 Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 21

It is officially stated that in last night's air raid 14 men, 17 women and 16 children were killed, and 93 men, 59 women, and 17 children…

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Marine Disasters. Irish Steamer Sunk. Twelve Persons Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 21

"The Times" states that the Dublin steam packet to Cork was torpedoed. The steamer was struck amidships, and sank in five…

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Mined and Sunk. Trawler and Supply Ship Forty Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 21

The United Service reports that a supply ship and a trawler were mined and sunk off Marseilles. Forty of those on board are…

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Workers' Accidents. Make Zam-Buk a Dally Need

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

Every worker needs Zam-Buk, the healer that is soothing and antiseptic. Unless a cut, bruise, or scrape is at once cleansed and smeared over with…

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Ben Bullen. Series of Accidents—Serious Illness—Industrial—Great Change in Weather

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 12

We are now having steady rain which is in some quarters being much appreciated. A night's steady rain would do a lot of good…

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Accident at Havilah

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 13

Mr. Sam Abrams, of Lue, met with an accident recently. After attending church at Havilah, he was in the act of getting into a…

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3 Killed—10 Injured. London

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

The Press Bureau has announced that three were killed and to injured in Tuesday night raid. It is feared that six other bodies were buried in…

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Accident to a Boy

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

Master John Shumack, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shumack, met with an unfortunate accident on Monday afternoon as he was coming home, accompanied by his cousin…

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Ben Bullen. an Accident and a Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

A serious accident occurred here a few days ago, when Mr. Jack Delancy, a married man with four children, sustained some severe abrasions to his legs. Mr. Dolency works on the…

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A Goolagong Fatality

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 3

As the result of being thrown from a sulky on the Goolagong-Eugowra road, near Melliday's, on Saturday evening, a man…

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Losses in Mediterranean. Over Eight Hundred Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

A Reuter measure, [?]serious losses are announced have been sustained in the [?] Mediterranean on January 23, [?]…

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Raid on Paris. 43 Killed, 207 Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

A French communique reports:—"The casualties caused by the German air raid were:—Dead, 13 (including 31 in Paris…

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Liner Lost. Result of Collision. (A.c.a. Special.) London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The liner Montreal (8644 tons) was sunk in a collision with a larger vessel, which escaped serious damage. Torpedoers were quickly on the…

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The Melbourne Storm Damage, £100,000 The Cyclone at Mackay Damage Between Two and Three Millions Closing the Session Federal Shibullding Great Payment to New Zealand Producers Mr. Abbot Resigns Sensational Motor Accident and Fatality Reinforcement Scheme Changes in the Federal Cabinet First Religions Service Anniversary SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Further particulars of the great storm in Melbourne, on Saturday afternoon (particulars of which are printed in another column), show…

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Sulky Accident

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

Mr. A.E. Lewis, manager of Cropley's, Ltd., was obliged to have an enforced holiday, to-day as a result of a sulky accident about noon…

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Coachman Drowned BRISBANE

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

John Denham, 60, a coachman, was drowned on Friday when the mail coach and three horses were swept away while crossing a flooded creek…

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Motor Car—sulky Collision

Leader · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

On Tuesday night last Mrs. [?]. [?] of Iguana Hill, was driving home from Molong in a sulky with her daughters, Misses Ethel and Florrie, when they…

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