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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

549 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 28

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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To-Day's Cables. LONDON, Sunday. the Bavarian Massacre; President Shot Dead. Two Ministers Injured. General Strike and Anarchy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

A Mumch (Bavaria) correspondent states that Herr Usner (President of the Bavarian Republic) was going to the Dict when he was…

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Scaremonger's Glee Will It Be Turned to Wailing? William-street Quarantine Lifted. How Bathurst Was Injured Scare Story and Its Results

National Advocate · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

The quarantine embargo on the premises of Mr. M. Nablo, of William-street, was lifted at 7 o'clock on Saturday night. The incident ended in…

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Shooting Accident at Shaw

Leader · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

Fatal results have ensued in the accidental shooting occurred at Shaw on January 25. It appears that Joseph Charles Blyton, a lad of 19 years,…

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Accident

Leader · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon Mr. James Rose met with a veny nasty accident while returning from his mail run to Byng. It appears that the back-band…

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At Orange. Shunting Accident. Train Crashes Into Dead End

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 1

A shunting accident occurred in the Orange railway yards, when a passenger carriage containing four second and three first-class…

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A Painful Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

James, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Sawyers, of Spring that, Mudgee, met with a rather nasty accident yesterday. He…

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Riding Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

Henry Cottie a lad employed at the Mudgee Freezing Works was riding a young horse at West End. near the woolpack Hotel when the…

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Injured by a Truck

Leader · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 1

Last week a young man, who is on the staff of the Murrumburrah mill, met with a serious accident. About 6 a.m. Mr. Leslie Moore (a returned…

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Accident

Leader · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

A serious accident occurred at the freezing works on Monday, which nearly had fatal results. It appears that Mr. William Thomas was…

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Fatality at Parkes. Fall of Seventy Feet

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 15

Charles Bouffler, who was employed on the wheat silos at the Parkes railway station, fell about 70 feet from the top of the silo…

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Coach in the Flood. Passengers' Anxious Time. Two Horses Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 17

Terrific rains, occurred on Tuesday at Nowra, and 740 points were recorded. A sensational accident…

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Motor Smash Mayor's Daughter Injured. Motor Cyclist in Hospital

National Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

A motor smash occurred at the cross roads, Kelso, shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, with the result that Miss Verona Webb,…

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Boy Electrocuted. Lightning Breaks Live Wire. Would-be Rescuers Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 15

Through coining into contact with a broken electric light wire, at Redfern, on Tuesday night, Alfred Baker (12), sustained an…

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General Wires. Motor Accident at Bathurst

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 13

As the result of a collision between a motor car and a motor cycle near Kelso Miss Webb, daughter of the Mayor of Bathurst (and niece of…

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Shooting Accident at Shaw

Molong Argus · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

Fatal results have ensued in the accidental shooting affir whcih occurred at Shaw on January 25th. It appears that Joseph Charles Bly[?]on a lad of 19,…

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A Bathurst Tragedy. Young Girl Accidentally Shot

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

A sad tragedy occurred about 9 o'clock last night, at the residence of Mr. T. W. Willman, William- street, Bathurst, when Fanny Elizabeth Howard, 14 years of age, daughter…

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The Shooting Fatality Inquet To-day

National Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 4

Owing to the absence of the Coroner, Mr. C. Jennings, from Bathurst yesterday, the inquest in connection with the tragic death of Fanny…

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Tram and Mouring Coach. Persons Injured in Collision

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 1

At Hyde Parke Adelaide last week an electric tram crashed into a mourning coach which was returning from a funeral. The coach…

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Two Lives Lost. Country Drowning Accidents

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 1

[?] Buchanan a farm is [?] recently from Scotland was [?] in the river heat Woolonga when he was carried away by the…

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