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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

1,088 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 55

Topples 25ft. Car Crashes Through Fence Occupants Miraculous Escape Accident Near Railway Bridge

National Advocate · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

When that big powerful Hudson Super Six motor car owned by Mr. W. Winslett but driven by Mr. Fred Clifton of Bathurst, crashed through…

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Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 3

Dazzled by the headlights of an oncoming ear the driver of a 'bus travelling along the Great Western Road. Prospect, on Sunday night, momentarily lost control…

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Mount Victoria-- a Motor Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Bye, of Yantabulla, near Hungerford, while motoring west on Thursday last, met with an accident when about a mile past the local post-office…

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Motor Accident. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

John O'Malley, son of Mr. John O'Malley, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Blarney, had his skull fractured through a motor car overturning and pinning him…

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Blayney Residents in Car Accident

Leader · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

On Friday morning a Studebaker car overturned on the Newbridge-Blayney road and Mr. J. O’Malley, Mr. supple and Mr. Devlin were thrown…

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Tamworth Man’s Accident. Sydney

Leader · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 3

Herbert Adams, a well-known veterinary surgeon, while riding a motor cycle collided with a motor car on [?] Armidale Road. He sustained a…

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The Newbridge Fatality

Leader · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

At the inquest into the fatal accident to Mr. Michael Carroll, a feeble old man, who was found dead on the read last week, near Newbridge,…

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Jockey Logue Injured

Leader · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 1

Jockey Logue. the well-known west [?]n rider, who was successful at Bath[?] races, on Saturday, and had rid[?] the winners of the first two races…

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Motoring Fatality Near Cumnock. Cadiaite the Victim

Leader · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 1

A car, cont[?]ning four men. collided with the Yu[?]ndry bridge between Cumnock and Yeoval at [?] clock on Monday night, and Jack Dunleavy…

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Motor Accident at Blayney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 7

Mrs. H. Porter received news on Friday that her brother had met with a serious motor accident. She immediately motored to…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 14

Mr. J. Toohey, who was travelling by motor cycle to town from Ullmalla, on Saturday, accompanied by Mr. Walter Oakes in a…

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Windpipe Pierced Remarkable Accident at Mt. David Mr. R. Low's Narrow Escape

National Advocate · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. R. Low postmaster of Mt David, and one of the most popular and best known district residents, had a remarkable escape from death, a day…

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Bees Cause Accident. Parkes

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

While a Bumbury farmer named Kidd was on his way to Parkes with a small mob of cattle he passed a swarm of bees in flight. The insects settled on his pony's…

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Fatal Accident at Yullundry

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 8

An accident with a tragic termination occurred at Yullundry on Sunday evening last, the victim being a young man named John Patrick Dunleavy,…

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A Cobar Fatality

Leader · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

Master Fred Owen, of Cobar, as the result of Calling-off a bridge spanning a dam [?] is the Cober hospital. He felt head first into a foot of water…

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Mailey Injured. Sydney

Leader · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 3

Arthur Malley playing for Balmain against Gordon yesterday, received a [?] gash on the forehead. He attempted to play a slow ball form…

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Cars Collide Girl Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

A co[?] last night at En[?]ld between two motor ears. The Passengers were hurled to the roadway and a girl, Betty Elliott,…

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Motor Car Collisions One Killed Two Others Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

A collission between two motor cars occurred on the Liverpool road near Enfield at 7 o'clock to-night. One of the cars overturned and Betty E[?]ott…

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Drowned in Car Plunge Fall Into Flooded River. Doctor's Dive. London, January 10

The Bathurst Times · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

Two men a woman and a boy were drowned in a motor car accident at Stokesay River Bridge, Craven Arms, Shropshire…

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Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

At 1.40 p.m. on Saturday Ambulance Officer Brown received a call, to Marrangaroo. Miss Hilda Pye, a passenger from Mudgee, had been taken ill in the train, and…

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