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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

667 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 34

Diving Accident in the Fish River. Lad Seriously Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 2

A very sad accident occurred on Thursday afternoon. Bob Clarke, a lad about 16 years, was swimming in the Fish River. When diving into some six or seven feet of…

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Mr. P. McPHILLAMY INJURED

Leader · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 2

Mr. Percy McPhillamy on Friday morning, at Bathurst, fractured his left leg near the thigh. During the service at the graveside at the…

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Motor Car Overturns. Four Occupants Injured. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 10

A motor car overturned in National Park yesterday afternoon and four occupants were more or less seriously injured…

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A Peculiar Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 7

Mr. J. Lund of Mudgee, met with a most peculiar accident on Saturday. Whilst engaged in setting a rabbit trap a little stone…

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Cycling. Hus[?]us and Accidents. Brisbane

Leader · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 4

An exciting scene marked the termination of the first day's racing is the inter-State amateur cycling championship yesterday. Early in the…

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Millthorpe Accident

Leader · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 2

Whilst leading a horse on Friday afternoon Mr. Jock Rock met with a painful accident. The animal became frightened, and. swinging round,…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Tamworth

Leader · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 2

Friday morning a drover. named Fred Dowdell, of Sydney, was killed in a railway accident near Woolbrook. It appears that a stock…

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Mr. Dunn Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 13

The thousands of friends of Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A. w[?] regret to hear that whilst playing tennis he fell and dislocated his right…

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One Man Killed—another Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 3

One man was killed and another slightly injured by a heavy full of rock and earth at Balgowlah (near Manly) yesterday. They were…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 26

Whilst engaged in blacksmith's work in the country, Mr. Ken Macrae sustained an injury to an eye, caused by a piece of a boll…

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O'connell. a Driving Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 3

On Saturday at mid-day the continuous ringing of the Convent bell aroused the village from its usual peacefulness. The cemetery by some unexplained means had…

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Millthorpe Accident

Leader · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 10

Whilst playing with ether boys in the school ground on Tuesday last. [?]ton Burrell, son of Mr. D. Burrell. had the mis[?]ortune to fall, and…

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Football Accident 40 Spectators Injured London

National Advocate · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 3

The Cups tie match at Charlton was marred by a serious accident to a number of spectators. The pressure of the crowd on the fencing behind…

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Oberon Fatality. Resident Killed by Bull

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 2

Mr. John Ellis, of Springfield Farm, was killed by his own on Saturday morning. It was the custom of Mr. Ellis lately to…

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A Portland Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 3

Oswald Coombes yesterday afternoon had his hand caught in a sausage machine in Atkinson's butchery. Dr. Malcolm was sent for from Lithgow and subsequently three…

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Sensational Motor Accident

Leader · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 2

A sensational occured on the Mount [?] [?] last week. A party [?]…

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Boating Accident at Cronulla. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 2

Two [?] [?] [?] about by [?] [?] dry land [?]…

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Dog Causes Bicycle Accident

Leader · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 6

On Wednesday, while Master Miller, eon of Mr. and Mrs. G. Miller, of Prince street, was riding Lib bike down Summer street near the…

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'Plane Smash Occupants Injured Bourke

National Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 2

The big Vickers-Valian aeroplane landed here safely this morning, on its way from Melbourne to Longreach (Queensland) The Birstol…

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Motor Car Accident Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 2

Occupants or the car that was wrecked by a steam tram at Railway Parade. Kogarah at 7 p.m. last night had a remarkable escape from death…

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