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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

1,088 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 55

Big Storm at Bathurst. Cathedral Flooded-- Man Injured. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

A heavy storm passed over Bathurst on Wednesday afternoon. In less than mi hour 154 points were registered. The storm waters flooded the streets to a depth of…

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The Week’s Motor Accidents

Leader · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The past few days have seen several motor car accidents, with damage to the vehicles, and narrow escapes of the occupants. Two cars…

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The Driver’s Death. How Accident Occurred. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The driver of the Oremor[?] Thomas Furrall, which want over the embankment, died this afternoon without regaining [?]…

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Motors Collide Western Residents Injured Wellington

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 2

A collision occurred yesterday evening at Maryvale a few miles out of town between two motor cars, driven by Mr. Baird and Constable Fuller…

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Douglas Injured in Motor Accident Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 3

Mr. Douglas, vice-captain of the English cricket team, narrowly escaped serious injury in a fatal motor accident in New-street, Garden Vale,…

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Latest Telegrams. Luck for Douglas Lightly Injured in Car Collision. But Friend Is Killed Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 6

While Ebenczer Baker, a partner in the Melbourne sports depot with H. T. Douglas a niotnber of the English cricket team and Dr…

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Surf Tragedy Nurse and Fireman Drowned

The Bathurst Times · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

John Wills (45), a Burwood fireman, and Alice Doyle (20), a nurse at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, were drowned in sight of hundreds of…

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Double Drowning Tragedy at Wyong Man and Woman Victims Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

A double drowning fatality occurred at Tuggerah beach near Wyong this morning. John Wells the officer in charge of…

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Frightful Injuries Accident to Black Boys

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 19

At the Fairfield Station, 40 miles from Duaringa two little black boys, Archie Hill, aged 2½ and George Hill, aged 7, found a…

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Week-end Accidents. and Many Tragedies

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

The surf claimed two more victims on Sunday, when Mr. John William Wills, fire-station officer, Burwood (for some time in charge at Katoomba) and Miss Doyle…

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Child Drowned Middle Harbor Fatality. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

On January 26 last, Alick Heaydon (aged three years) was drowned in Middle Harbor, as the result of a Collision between a rowing boat and…

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Motor Death Roll Man Killed. Collision with Wagon. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Yet another tragedy was added to the long list of can accidents when a car driven by Frank O'Grady, of the Coogee Bay Hotel, collided with…

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Oberon. a Couple of Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 3

Mr. J. E. Bailey sustained 'severe injuries off Sunday through being kicked by a horse. Master Ernie Cunynghame, only son of…

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Britain’s Huge War Pension Accident. London

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

The Home of Commons [?] to-day, when it was shown [?] Britain’s [?] for war pensions since [?] amounted to the…

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Motor Accident

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

Sydney Hughes of [?] met with a nasty accident on Monday. He was riding a motor cycle, when It [?] and threw him heavily to the…

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Tram Derailed Collision in Pitt Street. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

A tram was derailed in Pitt street, near Martin Place this afternoon, when it crashed into a dirt laden lorry. The presence of mind of…

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Some Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

Thomas Fraser Keen, of Lidsdal'e, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday suffering from a badly crushed foot, which was trodden on by a horse…

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Painful Chaffcutting Accident

Leader · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

A deep [?] wound, from cheek bone to cheek bone, and the [?] of the nose completely several that is the nature of the injury sustained…

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Kicked on Bead Lagoon Resident Seriously Injured

National Advocate · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. Alfred Turnbull, a woll Known resident of The Lagoon was admitted to Strathmore Private Hospital on Saturday night with a fractured skull…

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Out Greatest Batmen Dismissed Cheaply Fractured Skull Lagoon Resident Injured Kicked by the Horse. the Lagoon

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

"While attempting to drive away Borne horses from his yard here on Saturday night, Mr. Albert Turnbull, a well-known local farmer,…

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