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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

549 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 28

Fatal Mudgee Accident. Motor Car Overturns. Mudgee

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Cecil John Jackson (30), a married man with two children, and general manager of Marks, and Co.'s grocery and produce departments, was killed instantaneously last night…

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Wednesday's Motor Fatality. Mr. Jackson's Funeral

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. Cecil John Jackson, the victim of the sensational motor car fatality on the Mudgee Gulgong Road on Wednesday night, was…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

Whist Mr. Harry Smith the attending to a bottle of stout at the Mudgee Brewery yesterday, the top flew of the bottle and struck him on…

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Drowned in the Darling

Leader · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 5

On Saturday, 18th. instant (says Brewarrina "Argus"), it was reported to the police that a swag had been [?]ound on the river bank opposite the…

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The Leader and Stock and Station News. Monday, January 27, 1019. Local and General. Accident at Carcoar

Leader · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 2

Lyndon Bell, nine year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Bell, of Rocky Bridge, met with a nasty accident on Thursday evening. Whilst gathering…

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Accident to Fireman

Leader · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. Albert Cook, who was fireman on a stock train from Condobolin on Tuesday, met with a serious accident at Coobang Junction. He was leaning…

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Accident at Teundle

Leader · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 1

While driving a cart loaded with half a ton of hay, Alex Shaw, a carter in the employ of L. Bloomfield and Co., fell to the ground, caused through…

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Motoring Fatality

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

Mr C. J. Jackson , an employee of Messrs T. H. Marks and Co, Mudgee, was killed as the result of a motor accident [?]nar Cul[?]bone on Wednesday…

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Motor Cyclist Killed a Race Day Fatality

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 3

As a party of motorists were returning from the Bathurst Races to Orange on Saturday night last they collided with a motor cyclist,…

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Lucknow Road Fatality. the Inquiry Opened

Leader · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

The Coroner, Mr. Helm, P.M., opened an inquiry at the local Court House on Monday morning, touching the death of Thomas Henry Pascoe, who…

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The Cullenbone Motor Fatality the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 16

The District Coroner, Mr. Hugh Malone, P.M., this morning held an enquiry, at Mudgee at the Court House, into the cause of the death…

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Orange Motor Fatality Evidence at Inquest. Orange

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. Holm, P.M., opened an inquiry at the local Court House touching the death of Thomas Henry Pascoe, who was killed on the…

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Another Kandos Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 21

A lad named Alfred Field, aged about 9 years, had a ride from the township over to the Cement "Works last Friday afternoon in Mr. John…

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Accident to Mr. John Brown

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 21

On Monday, January 20, Mr. John Brown, slaughterman for Messrs. Smith and Winchester, butchers of Kandos, accidently cut…

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A Shocking Fatality

Leader · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 8

One of the most shocking fatalities which has been known for some time in the Dubbo district, and by which a fine, promising lad lost his life,…

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Motor Fatality. the Inquest Opened

Molong Argus · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 7

On Monday morning the Coroner (Mr Helm) opened on inquiry into the death of Thomas Henry P[?]cee. Mr W. R. Campbell represented the wife…

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Blast Furnace Fatality. Inquest Further Adjourned

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

The inquest concerning the death of Foreman. Cox, who was killed at the blast furnaces a couple of months ago, was opened at the courthouse yesterday, and further adjourned…

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Accident

Leader · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

On Tuesday afternoon last Mr. Ray Bowd met with a very nasty accident. It appears that he was driving along the Orange road, near the local Post…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Gallant Attempts at Rescue. by William Bray and Bertram Budd

Leader · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

The Lachlan River claimed another victim on Wednesday afternoon, when a man named Thomas Jones lost his life. From the evidence given at…

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Lucknow Road Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

Leader · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of Henry Thomas Pascoe, 34, of Lucknow, who was killed in a motor collision on Saturday night…

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