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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

1,088 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 55

Only One Fatality New Year's Day in Sydney Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

Although /thousands of people patronised the various holiday resorts and sports gatherings to-day, there were remarkably few accidents…

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Motor Fatality. on Glen Alice Road. Man's Neck Broken. Kandos

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

A shocking motor accident occurred today, on the Gien Alice road. It appears that a party were motoring to the Glen Alice races, and when about 15 miles from…

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Lorry Overturns End of Picnic Party Nine Persons Injured. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

A picnic party, bound for Manly, met with a serious accident this morning at North Sydney. The motor lorry, on which they were riding, got…

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Motor Car Overturns. Another Black Heath Accident. Blackheath

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

While motoring from Katoomba, en route to the Caves yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Norman, of Bellevue Hill, who was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Cross, met with a…

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Holiday Accidents. Sensational Incident at North Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

A motor lorry carrying twenty picnickers to Narrabeen bounded out of control in Eaton-street, North Sydney. At a sharp bend at the foot of the street the lorry…

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Local Accidents. Another Series

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

On Monday Jack Rome, a fitter's laborer employed at the Railway loco sheds, was struck on the head by a falling bar, a nasty cat being inflicted. After first aid had been…

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Sutcliffe Injured Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

Sutcliffe the English batsman is the first player to suffer an injury in the present test He has torn the fibres of his right elbow rather severely. Dr…

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Head-on Collision. Wentworth Falls

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon, on Wentworth Hill, about 1 12 miles east of the town, a violent, head-on collision occurred between two cars. One ear, owned and driven by…

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Two Drowned Heavy Storm at Orange Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

A terrific storm, passed over Orange yesterday. Two unknown men were drowned in White's paddock, but the bodies have not yet…

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Schoolboy’s Death. How John A[?]berson was Drowned

Leader · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

The manner in which John Edward Charles Auberson lost his life, while bathing la a dam. In Barrett’s paddock on Tuesday morning last, was…

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Vicious Bull Man Badly Injured Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

A man named Oliver, was trying to turn a bull out of a paddock yesterday whon the animal attacked him, breaking two of his ri[?]…

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Motor Car Fatality Rylstone Grazier Killed. Three Admitted to Hospital

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. J. F. Willis, a well-known grazier, in the Rylstone district was killed instantaneously as the result of a motor car accident on…

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Car Over Bank Two Killed Several Injured Wellington, (N.z.,)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

A motor car ran over a bank at Redwood Pass, near Blenheim. Two passengers Mrs. Mawson (41) and Arthur Dixon (9) were killed, and…

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2 Drowned Town Under Water Damage Estimated at Hundreds of Pounds From 4 TO 6 Inches in 1½ Hours Orange

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

Two men were drowned, a third narrowly escaped, while several people were knocked over by lightning flashes to-day, during…

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Ambulance Men's Task. Accident in Gully. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

The way of some ambulance men was rough yesterday when they had to climb down 80 feet into a gully and bring up an unconscious patient on…

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Lithgow Mishaps. Peculiar Accident at Brewery

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

Several more accidents are reported. The most serious was to a lad named John Matthews whilst employed at the Zigzag brewery. The lad was painting the inside of a…

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Monkscliffe Hall. (Copyright.) Chapter I. the Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

A motor car was racing down the half-mile that lay between the brow of the hill and the level, lurching and twisting as it encountered obstacles, and with his hands…

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Week-end Accidents. Clergyman Killed Near Wyong

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

A fatal collision between a motor car and a train occurred at a level crossing at Tuggerah (near Wyong) shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. W. Hurford, a…

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Orange Deluge Details of Drowning Fatalit[?] Orange

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

Hemmed in between an o[?]-running wall of water on one side, and the insurmountable bank of Brandy Creek on the other, two men were caught…

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Mr. De Garis Is He Drowned? Victorian Sensation Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 3

A sensation was caused to-day when it was known that an abandoned motor car in which was round clothing believed to belong to Mr. C. J. De…

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