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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

690 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 35

Unusual Accident

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

Mr.O. Thwaite, caretaker of the Bathurst Court House, was the victim of an unusual accident this morning, He was coming out of his office with…

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Mr. Cart Spies Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 19

Mr. Carl Spies, motor mechanic of Mudgee, when out at the copper mine at Lue, on Wednesday, had aia knee badly injured by a heavy stone…

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Accident to Mail Contractor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 30

Mr. D. Nowlamd, who recently [?] with a slight accident in Mer[?]wa, is an old mail contractor. For some 20 years he was engaged…

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Accident to a Child

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 30

Miss Thelma Hunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunt, of Merriwa, met with an accident on Saturday afternoon last. In company…

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Child Drowned

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Our Sofala correspondent wires: The 18-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Allison, of Bradshaw's Flat; near Sofala, met her death under sad…

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Melbourne Jockey Injured Melbourne Saturday

Leader · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 3

While sprinting in company will [?] on the sand track at Flemington this, morning, the two year old [?] Lomall ran off at the crossings, She…

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Sensational Accident at Cobar

Leader · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

A very serious accident and one that may have been attended with worse results than was the case, occurred at about 8 o'clock on Saturday…

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Collen Bullen. Normal After the Holidays—Colbery Stoppages—Accidents— Personal News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

Every thing is going smoothly in the village, and all things are back to normal and working full time since the christmas hoildays…

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Two Killed Engine Accident in Bathurst Loco. Yards Shocking Occurrence. Messrs. C. Bradley and W. Hoskins the Victims. Remarkable Cause of Fatality

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

A few minutes after the men had resumed, work at the loco sheds in Bathurst railway yards this afternoon a double fatality occurred…

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Railway Fatality at Bathurst

Leader · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred yesterday in the Bathurst railway yards, whereby two men, leadings fitter Charles Bradley and Walter Hopkins, an…

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Killed Instantly Two Railway Employees. Another Badly Injured. Shocking Accident at Bathurst Railway Yards

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

A shocking accident, surrounded by tragic circumstances, occurred at the Bathurst railway workshops yesterday afternoon, resulting in two men being…

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Drowned in a Water Hole. a Sofala Tragedy

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 1

The 18-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Allison, of Bradshaw's Flat, near Sofala, met her death under sad circumstances on Thursday. It appears that the child was about…

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Gas Explosion Man Seriously Injured. Buildings Burnt Out. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

John Thompson, a newsagent of Balmain, was awakened early this morning by a noise mid a knocking at the front of his shop. He went to ascertain the…

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A Ci[?]ock Accident

Leader · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 5

During the week the little son of Mr. J. Burton laud the misfortune to meet with a painful accident. The liltle follow was playing with a corn…

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Seamen's Ouarrel—two Men Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 15

During a quarrel amongst three men aboard a steamer lying at the Newcastle Harbor two men received wounds which necessitated their…

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The Railway Accident Funerals of Victims. Solemn Processions

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

The funerals of the two victims of the sad railway fatality which occurred at the eastern end of the Bathurst loco, sheds on Tuesday afternoon…

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Fashion's Mount. Serious Illness—Accident to a Child—Invalided Home—Soldiers' Illness—Outbreak of Fever—Destructive Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 12

The Burrendong punt is at present laid up for repairs, and will probably remain so for the next ten days or more…

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Kandos Hems. The Pictures—Annual Meeting Accident Fund: Weekly Contributions Reduced

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 19

The Kandos Pictures had a well attended show on Saturday, February 9, when a Triangle masterpiece by Thomas Ince, entitled…

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Night Officer Drowned

Leader · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

On Monday, the hottest day of the year, a party of Woodstock residents essayed to enjoy a cooler in a dam close to the town. Amongst the…

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Shocking Railway Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

Bathurst — A shocking accident, resulting in the instantaneous death of two well-known Bathurst railway men, and critical injuries to a third, oocurred on Tuesday afternoon in the…

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