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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

563 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 29

Iram Smash. Collision at North Sydney Many Persons Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 22

Late on Monday afternoon a tram car from Ridge Street; crashed into a motor lorry at the corner of Berry and Miller Streets, North Sydney,…

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Slipped off Ledge. Two Fishermen Drowned. Inverell

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 22

Two men, Jack Bright (35) and Clarence Chappell (27) were on Saturday night drowned at the "Middle Fishing." the roughest…

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Injured in the Tram Smash: Mr. W. Smith, of Merriwa

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 11

Amongst those injured in the Narth Sydney tram smash on Tuesday was Mr. William Smith, of Merriwa staying with his uncle…

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Wentworth Falls Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

Mrs. O'Sullivan, aged 71, the mother of Mrs. Hyams, had the ill-luck to fall off the verandah and break her collar-bone. Medical aid was at once called…

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Lift Accident Five Men Hurt Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

Owing to a lift accident at Foley Bros'. Sussex-street, this morning, five men were injured. The lift was being operated when…

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HURLED 150 Feet Sensational Driving Accident Turnout Goes Over Mountain Side Armidale

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

A serious accident occurred yesterday between Armidale and Kempsey on that part of the road running along a shelf dug out of the…

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Drowned at Bondi. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 3

Alexander Melntosh, (19) residing at Miller's Point was drowned in the Bondi baths this morning. He was seen to dive in the water and…

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Accident to a Child

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 12

[?] swinging at the Victoria [?] Ground yesterday [?] hartcher, daughter [?] Andy Hartcher, of…

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Fatal Lift Accident. Housemaid's Terrible Experience

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 7

Mary Wakcham, housemaid, employed at the Hotel Carlton, died in Sydney Hospital on Friday afternoon after meeting with a…

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Mountain Accident Father and Daughter Injured Katoomba

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 3

Arthur Oulton, a resilient of Newtown, holidaying at Blackheath, with his two daughters, had a narrow escape from death to-day He was in…

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Ammonia Cylinder Explodes 5 Workmen Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 3

The heat in Sydney to-day caused the explosion of on ammonia cylinder at the A.U.S.N., wharf in Erskine street when five wharf laborers…

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Flooring Collapses Well-known Produce Merchant Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

The flooring of Kleinsmith's produce store in George Street Camperdown, collapsed late this afternoon, with the result that about 20 or 30…

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Strange Shooting Accident Coraki

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 1

Peter Gaudron, a dairy farmer near Coraki, was injured in a strange manner. He was milking a cow, and a loaded pea rifle wan standing near…

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Millthorpe News. ACCIDENT

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 1

Whtilst riding in the vicinity or the flour mill, on Monday afternoon, Mr, C. Needham was thrown rather heavfly from his pony. It appears the…

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Foot Cut Off Shocking Railway Accident Temora

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 4

A man named Harry McGuire met with a serious accident at Temora railway station. As the mail train was leaving, [?]he…

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FELL 50 Feet Girl Badly Injured Blackheath

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 2

A serious accident occurred here when Mr. Oulton had his right arm broken in three places and Kathl[?]en Oulton sustained a fracture of the…

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Exciting Accident

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 3

An exciting accident occured a few miles up the river from [?]owra. A party, of which Mr. Ern. Dawson and a lad named Hedley Brown were…

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Unusual Accident. Sleeper Falls Off Train. Rockhampton

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 22

A Cummings (50), passenger by the western mail, was sleeping: of the platform of the carriage when he fell off. He was discovered by…

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Motor Lorry and Sulky. Accident on Glen Alice Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 21

A serious accident was narrowly averted on the Glen Alice Road on Saturday. Mr. Service's motor lorry was returning from Bogie with the…

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Tram and Motor Four Persons Injured in Collision Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 2

Four persons were injured [?] between a tram and a motor car at Manly to-day. The tram was proceeding to Narrabeen. and: he car,…

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