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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

582 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 30

A Strangs Accident

Leader · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 7

A few days ago a little boy named Cyrii Gordon Smith, son of Mr. Smith, a fettler employed on the line at Loggerheads, near Dubbo, met with a…

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Boy Falls 300ft. Mountain Fatality. Katoomba

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

A fourteen-year-old boy, whose name is believed to be he Ronald Stewart Brackenby, or Bracken- bridge, tell over the Bridal Veil…

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Fell 300 Feet Fatality at Katoomba. Katoomba

National Advocate · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

A 14-year old boy, named Ronald Brackenridge, fell over the Bridal Veil Falls, at Leura, yesterday, a distance of 300 feet, and was killed…

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Recovered His Speech As Result of Gun Accident. Goulburn

The Bathurst Times · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 1

Herbert Daly, a returned soldier, of Dalgety, met with a gun accident in his lucerne paddock. He had taken out the gun to shoot quail, and…

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A Serious Accident. at Bylong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

A serious accident occurred on Mr. Daniels property at Bylong on Friday last, the victim being Mr. William Thorpe, a married…

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Boy's Terrible Death. Falls 250 Feet Over Precipice. Accident at Leura Falls. Katoomba, Saturday Night

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at L[?]ura Falls, Katoomba, at about half past one to-day. A boy, 14 years of age (a visitor) named Ronnie Brackenrig, was playing with his…

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Motor Car Collision Verdict Against M.L.A. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 2

Thomas J. Hoskins, M.L.A., was the defendant in a District Court action to-day. in which Mrs. Jessie Bellamy, of O'Connor Street, Haberfield,…

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Frame in [?]ollison Eleven Injured. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 5

a tram accident occurred at the comer of Liverpool and Elizabeth Sts. to-night. A railway tram was standing near the signal box at the comer…

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Claude Marquet Drowned. and Another, Sydney

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

During a squall on Saturday afternoon a boat capsized on Bolany Bay. It two occupants, Mr. Claude Marquet well-known cartoonist and…

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Car and Meat Cart a Heavy Collision Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 2

A motor ear collided with a stationary meat cart at Vaucluse to-day. A boy in the ear was thrown into the air. He alighted on the motor hood…

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The Coolma Sensation. Stone Throwing Continues. Intimidation of Trappers. Investigator Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 3

The mysterious stone throwing at Coolma continues unabated notwithstanding the efforts of local residents and the police to cope with…

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Shunting Accident. End Knocked out of Parcels Office

Leader · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 2

At 1.30 yesterday morning the residents in the vicinity of the Orange railway station were awakened by hearing a terrific crash, then a…

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Eight Accidents in Two Years WAGGA

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

At daylight on Wednesday morning a light engine at the central crossing Junee struck a milk cart driven by J. English completley…

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Railway Accident

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

An accident, due to the breaking of a spring on the engine, occurred on the Coolah line on Thursday morning. Driver A…

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Woman Accidently Shot. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 2

May Leenassar. 29, married woman. Having at Union Street. Pyrmont, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night suffering from the effects of a…

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Sailing Boat Fatality. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

A search was made by the police for the bodies ol Claude Marquet and Henry Palmer, who were, it is thought, drowned in Botany Bay on…

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Ireland Londonderry Riots. Police and Civilians Injured London

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

A mob yesterday attacked a Soldiers' Club and the police barracks at Londonderry. The crowd stoned and fired on the…

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Sporting Notes. Motor Cycle Club. the Main-street Fatality

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

A general meeting of the Lithgow Motor Cycle Club was held last night, when many matters were dealt with. The receipt Main-street accident, which was responsible for…

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The Goolma Sensation Stone Throwing Continues. Intimidation of Trappers. Investigator Injured

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 1

The mysterious stone throwing at Goolma continues unabated notwithstanding the efforts of local residents and the police to cope with it. And…

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Three Killed in Motor Lorry Accident. Perth

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 1

A one-ton motor lorry, carrying £9 passengers crashed into an embankment on Sunday afternoon, when returning to the City from Kalamundi…

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