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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

549 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 28

Fatal Riding Accident. Lewis Ponds Resident the Victim

Leader · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 5

Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, while Mr. Arthur Singleton, of Lower Lewis Ponds, was riding along Summer street, his horse…

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Accident at Cullen Bullen. Portland

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 4

A young man named Thomas McKinnon was admitted to the hospital from Cullen Bullen late this afternoon, suffering from a fracture of the left ankle. He was employed at one…

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Two Horses Drowned. Lismore

National Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 2

Two horses attached to a baker's waggonette were drowned in the flood waters of what is known as Lynch's Crooning. The driver Jumped clear…

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Two Horses Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 4

Two horses attached to a baker's cart owned by Mr. J. F. Hos[?] of Casino, were crowned in the flood water sat what is known as…

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Accident to Mr. G. Boyd

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 7

Mr. G. Boyd, the maintenance man on the staff of the Gulgong Municipal Council, met with a rather painful accident while cycling on the…

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Orangeite Fatally Injured at Young. Bicycle and Sulky Collide. YOUNG

Leader · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

The death took place in the local hospital to-night of Mr. William Silk, a carpenter, about 55 years of age, who came here [?] Tuesday last to take…

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Shunting Accident at Parkes

Leader · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

Whilst engaged in shunting operations at the Parkes railway goods yards last week, Mr. Albert Schnabel met with a painful accident, which…

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Football Accident

Leader · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon, while playing football for the School of Arts, Reg. Winnacott received a severe kick on the head. He was…

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An Injured Foot

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 13

Mr. J. A. Do[?]aldson, of Mudgee. employed by Mr. W. A. Flack, of Burrundulla. met with an accident last week. He was drawing…

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Accident at Cullen Bullen

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 13

Thom[?] M'Kinnon, a married man, was admitted to the Portland Hospital suffering from severe inju[?] to the left ankle, caused by…

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Accident at Cullenbone

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 13

Mr. H. Harding. of Kaludabah, was will his wife and young son, driving to a dance at Cullenbone on Saturday evening when his sulky…

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Little Boy Drowned

Leader · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 8

An unhappy accident, resulting in the death by drowning of the five-year old son of Mr and Mrs Alan Stewart, of Albury Road, Wagga, occurred on…

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Capertee. Serious Burning Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 3

Little Iris Robertson, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. Chas. Robertson, railway ganger, was the victim of a very serious burning accident on Friday. About 3 p.m. the…

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Accident, Not Murder. Bush Mystery Solved

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 7

The mystery regarding the death of Mrs. Caroline Egan, which occurred near Wudin, 200 miles east of the Kalgoorlie railway, has been…

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Accident at Green Hills

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 5

Ken Ashton, a young man, met with a painful accident at the Green Hilts Repatriation sports yesterday. It appears that immediately after…

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Train Topples Serious Railway Accident. Ten Persons Injured. a Melbourne Sensation. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 2

While the 6.45 express was travelling from Bendigo to Melbourne this morning, a smash occurred at Barker's Creek, about a mile and a half…

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Kandos. Fatal Accident at the Works

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 3

On Saturday at 7 p.m. a serious accident, which resulted in the death of Mr. Edward (Tod.) Burke (late of Sunny Corner and Portland), occurred at the cement works. The…

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Double Fatality. Brothers Killed at Clyde

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 29

A double fatality occurred at Clyde. Alfred Walker, aged 8, and John Walker, aged 13, who resided with their widowed mother at…

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Double Fatality. Two Fatal Shots. Woman and a Soldier. Leichhardt Sensation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 29

A fatal shooting affray took place at Leichhardt on Saturday night. Robert Jacobs, aged 28, a returned soldier, shot Elizabeth. May Rees,…

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Accident at Kant[?]

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 18

Mr. C[?] captain of the Kandos Football Club, hurt his knee cap while working a drilling machine at the Kandos cement…

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