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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Senator Guthrie. [?]Atally Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 2

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Collapsed in the Surf. Fatality at Manly

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 7

Mrs. Emma Gold (40), was carried out in the surf at Manly on Friday afternoon and collapsed. All attempts to resuscitate her…

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To-day's Cables. Loss of Submarine. All Hands Drowned. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 10

[?] announces the [?] the submarine [?] it appears that the [?] mmed during exercise…

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Accident

Leader · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 4

While driving to the Church of England, Guyong, on Sunday of last week, Miss Marriott and Miss G. May had the misfortune to be thrown from a…

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Gun Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 10

Whilst returning home from shooting in company with Mr. Charter, of Eurunderee, a few days ago Master Roy Muller aged about…

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Nearly a Serious Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 2

A serious smash was narrowly averted in connection with the second division of the Brisbane express, due in Sydney at 1.15 p.m. on Friday. It was being drawn by two…

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Accident

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mr. Walter Hamer, a wood machinist engaged in the artisan's branch of the Bathurst permanent way department had a…

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Truck Derailed Railway Accident Near Locksley. Passenger Train Delayed

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

" At what is known a the granite siding at Locksley, a truck, laden with clay pipes was derailed yesterday, whilst another narrowly missed the…

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Boy Accidentally Shot Tumut

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

William Smith, 16, wes accidentally shot whilst carrying a rifle in n sulky with two other boys. The bullet entered the right lung. He was conveyed…

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Treacherous Current a Nepean Fatality. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 2

A mini named James Harding, a resident of Parramatta, was bathing in the Nepean River, near Penrith to day when he became involved in the…

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Motor Cycle Fatality. Car Jumps Twenty Feet. Ijsmore

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 4

John Joseph Moss (34), jun, was riding a motor cycle accompanied by two brothers (Francis and Reg), who were in the side' car. The…

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Accident to Aeroplane Hobart

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 2

A mishap occurred to the aeroplane in which Captain Huxley fl[?]w recently from Melbourne to Tasmania. The aviator arrived in Hobart from…

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At Dubbo. Harvesting Accidents. Dubbo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 14

While working harvesters four men in this district have sustained serious injuries during the last fortnight. Mr. Fred, Robinson…

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The Shooting Accident: A Correction

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 9

It was stated in Monday's "Guardian" that Master Roy Muller, while returning from shooting with Mr. Charters, of Eurunderee,…

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Drowned in the Nepean. Penrith

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 6

William R. Hardie, a resident of Parramatta, was drowned while bathing in the Nepean River yesterday afternoon. Hardie, who is an electrician, and has left a widow…

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Train Capsizes Big Accident Narrowly Averted Workmen's Train in Trouble Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

A serious railway accident was narrowly averted on the Richmond Main line, nine miles from Maitland, to-day…

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Motor Fatality at Gilgandra

Leader · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

On Wednesday last a shocking accident occurred on the Gilgandra motor cycle track just before the first event in the motor carnival was…

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An Unfortunate Boy. Twice Injured. Temora

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

The seven-year-old son of James along[?] a wheat stack where his father was working. when one bag…

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Smash in the Welsh Hills. Twenty Persons Killed. Trains in a Head-on Collision. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 13

An express and a slow passenger tram met in a head-on collision near Abermule, in Montgomery shire. The views of the drivers were…

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Fatal Accident. Motor Cyclist Killed. Tragedy at Gilgandra Carnival Gilgandra

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 6

A motor cycle carnival was held at Gilgandra, in the presence of a large crowd that came from all parts of the west. A gloom was cast…

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