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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

1,179 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 59

7 Persons Injured Explosions Follow Fire Blaze at Chatswood Wholesale Damage Done Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

Widespread damage was done and seven persona were hurt—three seriously—when two explosions followed a fire which broke out at Chatswood…

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Grim Sea Tragedy Two Men Drowned Third Just Saved in Time Heroic Efforts at Rescue Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

When a fishing boat containing three men capsized in a heavy sea off Ocean Beach at Woy Woy this morning the occupants clung to the…

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Burraga Resident Injured Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 2

Nearing Dunkeld bridge, a few miles from Bathurst, on Monday night a motor lorry driven by J. Sharwood (21) of Burruga, skidded and capsized…

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Atswood Explosion. [?]itios of the Injured. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

[?]dltion of Fireman Sims and [?]ham, who were injured as of the explosions et Chatas[?] [?]erday, remains unchanged,…

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The Motor Cycle Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 2

Two Sydney men, Mr. Morton Rowe and Mr. F. Hurford, proved friends in need to Mr. Frank Casserley, who was injured through being thrown from a…

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A Busy Day. for Ambulance Officers. Number of Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 2

Although there are very few "slack" days for the local ambulance officers, yesterday was exceptionally busy, there being 11 calls, of which five were…

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Rat Hurst Road Accident. Motorist Fined for Negligent Driving

Leader · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 1

Beret Lawrence O Bren, aged 27 was charged at the Orange Court, on Monday, with driving a motor car in a negligent and dangerous manner on…

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Four Injured Motor-tram Collision Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

Four persons were injured in a collision between a motor car and tram at Tempe last night. The force of the impact threw all the…

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Drowning Tragedy Averted Mudgee

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 2

While playing in water at the back of their home three children got out of their depth. Lucy Robinson went to their assistance, and she was soon in…

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Denman News Boy Run Over. Fatal Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 15

A very sac accident occurred about 4 p.m. on Wednesday on the Church Hill, on the way to Baerami. Mr. Train was driving his three ton…

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Orange Jockey Injured

Leader · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 8

Bert Brown, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, of Prince Street, Orange, was seriously Injured, when his mount fell in the Pavilion Trial ,…

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Nearly a Collision. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

It transpires that a collision nearly occurred in the harbor last night between the ferry Kuriama and the steamer Merimeula. Women screamed…

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Rescued From Drowning. Father and Child in River. BRISBANE

Leader · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 10

While [?] m[?] was walking with his two children along the banks of the Brisbane River, one of the latter fall is, and take [?] [?] [?]…

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Cyclists Collide Brothers Badly Injured SYDNEY, Thursday Night

National Advocate · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

while riding a motor cycle along Parramatta-road to-night, Arthur Bowman and his brother George, 27, both of Parramatta, came into a head-on…

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A False Alarm Woman Injured by Fire Engine Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

While dashing to answer a fire call from Paling's Buildings, in George-street, city to-day, a fire engine struck an elderly woman named Mrs. Hill,…

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Famous Crime Re-told Bride Drowned on Honeymoon Husband's Ambition Leads to Scaffold Secrets of an Irish Family

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

IN few cases of murder can there be found a reason sufficient to account for it. Naturally it is impossible to discover one that justifies…

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A Peculiar Accident. Sydney, This Mornin

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

A man named Garvin, who resides at Kenipsey, had a peculiar accident last night. He was in bed asleep and threw out both arms, one of which…

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City Railway Third Fatality a Workman Killed Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 7

The railway excitations being carried out at North Sydney in connection with the electrification of the North Shore line, have already been…

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Shocking Car Fatality. Woman's Side Pierced with Shaft. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 1

Mrs. Ellen Cruise, aged 73. was killed when the shaft of a cart [?]trated the car In which she was riding to-day. The car was driven by Mrs…

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Escape of Hospital Patient. Jumps in River and is Drowned. CASINO

Leader · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 1

Reginald Sinclair, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital for a po[?]ned foot, escaped from me inst[?] He was taken back by the…

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