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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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At Orange. Fall From a Sulky. Man Seriously Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 20

Mr. Harry Taylor, a well-known farmer and grazier of Shadforth, near Orange, was, with his wife, driving towards their home in a…

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Extraordinary Bush Tragedy. Man Accidentally Shoots Himself

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 21

Alexander Bolton, a young Englishman, employed on a station in the Cue district of West Australia, has been found shot dead, in…

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Fatal Accident at Kandos. Man Gets Electric Shock. and Falls Twenty Feet. Death Instantaneous

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 25

A sad accident occurred at the Kandos Commit Works about 11.15 on Tuesday morning, when a married man, named Clement Abbott,…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 9

While several boys were shooting with pearifles in the bush at Mungindi, Orry Cashman (12) was accidentally shot by another. The…

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The Wade Park Accident

Leader · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 8

Miss Kenny, who it will be remembered, met with an accident during the Home to Orange Week, at Wade Park, through which she sustained a…

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A Gilgandra Fatality

Leader · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 6

On Tuesday afternoon Mr. John Cook, a, man of 64 years of age, residing at Breelong, in the Gilgandra district, was engaged in watering…

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The Kandos Fatality. Funeral of the Late Henry Clement Abbott

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 1

The victim of the and Kandos accident which occurred at the Cement Works on Tuesday morning last was buried on Wednesday…

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Revolver Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

Charles Fraser, 12 years of age, son of Mr. G. C. Fraser, of Sunny Corner, was admitted to the Lithgow hospital last night with a revolver bullet in his left foot. Dr. Hutley…

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Fatal Accident at Kandos Man Gets Electric Shock and Falls Twenty Feet. Death Instantaneous

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

A sad accident occurred at the Kandos Cement Works about 11.15 on Tuesday morning when a married named Clement Abbott, employed…

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Wellington Drowing Fatality

Leader · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

On Sunday morning the Wellington Coroner (Mr. A. C. Lee) was apprised of the sad drowning of a youth named Leslie Ernest Luke, eldest son of…

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The Bathurst Road Fatality

Leader · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

There is a movement on foot for assisting Mrs. Pascoe, as well as her children, who were bereaved by the recent fatality on Bathurst road, and…

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Young Man Drowned WELLINGTON

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 1

A sad drowning fatality occurred at the Macquarie River yesterday morning, whereby a young man named Leslie Luke, only son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Railway Accident. Woman Found on Line

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

A middle aged woman, Annie Hobson, was found by a fettler on the railway line at the back of Kelly's Commercial Hotel early on Tuesday morning in a semi-conscious…

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Lift Accident. Boy Seriously Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 18

The lad, Robert Albin (15), who was severely injured in a lift accident at Somerset House, City, is still alive, but his condition is…

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Child Drowned in a Bath

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 9

Dorothy Hanney (1 year and 10 months), youngest child of Mr. W. A. Hanney, assistant at the Wagga Primary School, was accidentally…

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At Wellington. Drowned in Macquarie

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 9

Leslie Ernest Luker (17) was drowned in the Macquarie River near the new bridge on Sunday. A man named M'Gahey jumped…

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Railway Shunting Accident

Leader · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

Still another accident at die ill-fated buffer stop at the Summer street railway crossing, which makes one more to add to the long list of…

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Fatal Accident to Forbes Farmer

Leader · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

A sad fatal accident happened on Monday afternoon, on the Bogan road, by which Mr. John Richard Riches, of Mickey's Plains, met his death. Mr…

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Shunting Accident. Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

A shunting accident occurred in the local railway yards yesterday morning, when a passenger carriago containing four second and throe first class compartments, was rushed…

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Scaremongers' Glee William-street Incident. Business Place Quarantined. Wildy Exaggerated Reports. How Bathurst Is Being Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 2

Yesterday the business place of Mr. M. Nable, of William-street, was quarantined at the instigation of Dr. H. Busby, Government Medical…

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