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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

691 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 35

Accident to Miss S. Wright

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 23

Miss Susie Wright, a daughter of Mr. T. A. Wright, met with a painful accident on her, father's farm last week. While mounting a…

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Shunting Accident Crushed Between Buffer and Air-pipe

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 2

During shunting operations at the Bathurst railway yards shortly before 8.30 this morning Francis Long (26), a shunter, was the victim of a…

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Drowning Fatality Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest West, and their two children a girl of 8 and a boy of 5 were fishing from a boat at the mouth of Tullabudgera Creek,…

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Shunter Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 2

Mr. Francis Long, an assistant shunter, who has bron in the employ of the Railway Deportment at Bathurst for a couple of years met with an…

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Fall From Tram Woman Seriously Injured Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 2

Amelia Kelly, 54, while attempting to alight from a tram in Oxford-street to-day, fell. The wheels passed over her legs, crushing them…

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"Slippery Dip" Splinter. Boy Seriously Injured. Armidale, March 16

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 9

Whilst descending a 30ft, high "slippery dip" at the hospital carnival to-day, a boy named Ernest Howard was impaled on a board…

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[?]Ting Accident at Bathurst

Leader · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 1

[?]g sh[?]ting operations at the [?]t railway yards, shortly be[?] on Friday morning, Francis 26) was the victim of a serious…

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Nasty Bike Accident

Leader · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 1

Mastor Kenneth Betts, the popular son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Betts, of Coombing Park, Catcoar, and formerly of [?]yng street, Orange, met with…

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Accident

Leader · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 4

Master Jack Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs, H. Davis had the m[?]tune to break one of his legs while starting for a high jump the Guyong…

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Newnes. a Coach Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 2

The deplorable state of the roads from Wallerawang to Nawnes is responsible for another accident. On Saturday the coach and four horses, driven by Mr. George Case…

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Coroner's Inquiry Russell-street Fatality Death From Natural Causes

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 1

A Coronial inquiry into the death of Robert Mitchell (which took place in sudden circumstances in Russell-street near George-street on Monday…

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Accident to a Boy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 9

On Sunday afternoon a son ot Mrs W. Mitchell's, of Gladstone-street, Mudgee, was riding a young horse. Hr returned home exhausted, but…

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Collision in the Straits

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 4

A Gibraltar message states that during the manoeuvring iii the Straits, a vessel collided with submarine 542, which lost all hands…

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Injured by Detonator Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 2

Francis Yeatman, 6, was playing with two other children in Beath's [?], Kahibah. They were using a [?] for a toy when it exploded…

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Pea Rifle Accident Young

The Bathurst Times · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 2

The members of a picnic party who went to the Gap about 13 miles from town, climbed to the top of the mountain and were sitting there when a…

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Cut in Two Railway Fatality at Orange Supposed to Be a Retired Squatter Orange, Wednesday Night

National Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 2

A shocking railway fatality occurred here at about 10.30 to-night when an aged man, whose name is believed to be Hockey was run over by a goods…

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Fatal Gun Accident. GUNDAGAI, March 27

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 2

A fatal gun accident occurred on the Murrumbrdgee River, near the town, on Sunday afternoon. Two young men, Stanley and Murdock,…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Mr. A. J. Hockey the Victim

Leader · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

A shocking fatality occurred at the local railway station on Wednesday night, at about 10.30. when a [?] known and popular resldent of l…

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Mr Dooley Injured. Broken Bone in Ankle

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 4

The Premier met with a painful accident yesterday which will prevent his attendance at the Treasury for some two or three weeks at least. Mr. Dooley is a regular…

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Mr. Dooley an Injured Ankle to Lay Up for a Month Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. Dooley, met with an accident at Bronte this morning, fracturing a bone in his ankle. It is Mr. Dooley's custom to go to the…

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