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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

582 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 30

Shooting Accident. Boy Loses Left Hand Casino

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

Leslie Raynor, 13, left his home with a shot gun, in search of game. The gun became fast in a hollow stump, and exploded while the lad…

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Lord Londsdale Injured London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

Lord Loudsdare's horse fell in a hunting field and the rider was thrown heavily. He sustained several broken ribs…

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Five Passengers Drowned a Disastrous Storm. London

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

A great storm left an extraordinary trail of wreckage over the country. Roofs of houses were blown off, mine fields flooded, and giant trees…

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Curious Accident. Aeroplane Blocks Train. London

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

A curious accident is reported from Petersborough. A Hanedley-Page passenger machine was forced to descend at Warrington. The machine…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

Mrs. Harriet Lockett (60), in attempting to alight from a moving train at St. Mary's, fell between the carriage and the platform,…

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Killed by a Silk. Fatality at Newcastle Boy Swims to Shore and Dies Newcastle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 1

Two boys, co[?], were swimming in a branch of the Newcastle harbor yesterday, when one. Herbert David Miller, aged 121, was…

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Horses Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 19

During one of the recent freshes in the Munmurra River one of the police horses and several of the Dalkeith, horses got into the stream and…

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A Lad Drowned. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 1

The undertow in the surf at Coogee yesterday afternoon when on 11 year old lad, named Allen Sydney Thompson, was drowned, is said to be the…

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Nearly Drowned. Adjutant Baskin's Little Son

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 24

The ten-year-old son of Adjutant Baskin, until recently, in charge of the Salvation Army at Mudgee, and just recently arrived at Forbes, can…

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At Kandos. Waggonette Overturned. Mrs. L. Currie Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 15

About 1.30 p.m. on Monday last Mrs. L. Currie, who resides on the Rylstone-Ilford main road, Kandos, met with a nasty accident which…

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Fatal Motor Smash. Early Morning Episode. One Killed, Three Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 25

About 3.30 a.m. on Friday a fatal motor car accident happened in Anzac Parade, about 200 yards from Flinders-street, Darlinghurst…

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Double Drowning Fatality Girl and Soldier Drowned Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

While surfing at Palm Beach yesterday afternoon Johanna May Rogers (32) resideing at Catherine Street Leichardt, was carried out by an…

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Double Tragedy Man and Woman Drowned Officer Sacrifices His Life. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

Johanna Mary Rogers ,(32), a single woman, lately residing at Leichhardt, was drowned in the surf it Palm Beach, near Barrenjoey, and…

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Remarkable Accident. Sydney

Leader · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

A driver employed by Swelling and Co. had a narrow escapeo from death yesterday. He was driving a waggon, which hit a stone, and he was thrown…

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Holiday Fatalities Two Persons Drowned. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Two bathing fatalities occurred to-day. While Miss Helen Gilchrist (26), a resident of Macquarie-street…

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Unknown Motor Accident Victim. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 1

Roy Barridge Brown, 2S, a taxi-driver, was charged before Mr. Fitz harding at the Central Police Court with feloniously slaying a man whose…

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Tragedy at Palm Beach. Two Persons Drowned. Gallant Officer's Life Lost

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 12

Johanna Mary Rogers (32), single, was drowned in the surt at Palm Beach, near Barrenjoey, on Sunday, and Lieutenant-Colonel…

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Father and Daughter Hurt Mysterious Driving Accident Young

The Bathurst Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

"Whilst Messrs. Gco. Cousins, W. H. Simpson. and S. A. Goodsell were re-[?]urning to Grenfell along the Young road, about six miles out, they came…

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Portland. Two Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

A social in aid of the Convent School building fund was held in the Convent School Hall on Monday night, and was a great success. The room was crowded, and all…

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Jockey Injured Horse's Leg Broken. Formes

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 2

The day's horse [?]acing at Pinnacle [?] accident…

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