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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

1,129 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 57

20 DEAD Collision in English Channel. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 3

Passengers bound for Australia on board R.M.S. Moldava had a thrilling first night at sea. While passing the Dungeness headland, Kent…

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Car Capsizes Bathurst Party's Peril Three Persons Injured Three Others Have Narrow Escapes

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

When his motor car overturned on the orange Road near Victoria yesterday afternoon, Mr. C. J. Barnard, a well-known official of…

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Motor Turns Over, Accident as Bathurst Road

Leader · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

[?] about 2 o’clock yesterday after [?] the Orange Ambulance was [?] to a [?] is [?] Bathurst Road where a car…

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Channel Collision Sole Survivor's Story LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

Giovanni Pavon, 28, tin engineer of the Alcantara the sole survivor we found standing at the quayside of Southampton, gazing at the batter…

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Cars in Collison Two Persons Injured GOULBOURN

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

Norah Ray (27) of Goulburn, and Jack Flinders of Sydney, were seriously injured when a motor car in which they were travelling…

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Hand in Rollers a Girl Injured SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 3

While working on a pres[?]ing macrine at David Jones's factory, Surry Hills to-day, Thelma Sullivan (19) a presser of Burry Hills, had her…

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Sailing Home Injured MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 5

The withdrawal of Sailing Home from the Newmarket Handicap was the result of an injury sustained while galloping at Epsom to-day…

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Brothers Drowned Gallant Attempts at Rescue Broken Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

Robert Byrne (21) and Waller Thomas (17). his adopted brother, were drowned in a brick kiln dam at 7.30 last night…

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The Channel Sinking. No Effort to Save Drowning. Russians Castigated. LONDON, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 1

Giving evidence at the inquest into the loss of the Italian steamer, Aleantara, which was rammed and sunk in the English Channel, Capt. Friedman,…

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Collapse of Cinema Theatre. Many Killed and Injured. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

A Rio Janerio message states that a motion picture theatre, at [?] collapsed during a performance on Sunday. There were many…

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Accident

Leader · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 1

Ella C[?]e, about 9 years of age, who resides with her [?] , Mrs. W. Honey, senr., fell off a horse yesterday. The little one had to be…

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Fatal Collision Ex-Bathurst Girl Killed Sensational Smash on Yass Road

National Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 3

Miss Vera Wray (25), a well known Goulburn girl, and an exBathurst girl, died in the Goulburn District Hospital from terrible…

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Motor Car Accidents

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 9

Mr Mick Cunningham had his Dodge car badly damaged as the result of the car getting out of control on a steep grade at Spring…

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Motor Accident Lorry Hits Stump

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 7

While Mr. and Mrs. S. Davis were motoring home from Neilrex railway siding they had the misfortune to meet with a motor accident…

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Forces Shooting Fatality

Leader · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 8

Forbes hat been very much in the. limelight of late with regard to violent deaths, the latest of Stab occurred! this week, when a boy named James…

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Drowned in the Darling Wentworth

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 3

Daniel Ford (42) a motor car agent was drowned in the Darling River when his car ran back in going up a steep bank…

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Accident to Ambulance Officer. Forearm Broken

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 4

Mr E. Burt, one of the permanent officers at the Lithgow ambulance station, was the victim of a painful accident yesterday afternoon, as a result of…

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Workman Injured SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 6

When a set of 'sheer legs', which had been erected in loose sand at St. Peter's collapsed to-day Richard Rowe (52) a laborer, of Paddington was…

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