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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

1,129 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 57

Dubbo Boxing Fatality

Leader · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

At the Inquest Into the death of Roy McNamara, who died as the result of injuries received in a boxing contest at the Dubbo Stadium on Saturday…

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Cars Collide. Three Persons Injured. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 12

Two motor cars came into collision with terrific force at Wentworthvilie last night. John Lamb and Richard Sheridan, and a…

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Back to Life an Extraordinary Case Infant That Was Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 25

Missing her twin babies, whist at work in the house, on January 17, Miss Ossie Thompson, of [?] Harbor sent her elder daughter to…

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Engine Overturns. One Killed: Three Injured Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 12

At Newcastle the driver of a steam train. Alfred McVie, 56, was killed and three women, Mrs Arthur Talbot, Mrs. W. Little, and Mrs…

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Shooting Fatality MR. R. H. Sefton Killed. Body Found Near Fence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 11

A shocking shooting fatality occurred near Grattal on Thursday last, the victim being Mr. Robert Henry Sefton. a very fine type of young man,…

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Millthorpe News. Train Accident

Leader · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 1

Miss Kathleen McCaffery. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McCaffery, of Forest Reefs, was the victim of a painful tram accident, in Sydney, on Thursday…

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Motor Accident at Never Tire

Leader · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon, the 15th, a molar accident which could have easily had more serious results, occurred St Nevertire. Mr. B. Sullivan,…

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Workman Injured at Wolaro[?]

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 2

Whilst working on the additions to the Wolarol College, on Monday morning, William Hughes, a middle-aged man, had a most fortunate escape…

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Our Busy Ambulance. Two Motor Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 2

Monday was rather a busy day for the local ambulance officers, for in addition to numerous cases of sickness, there were three accidents…

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Steamer in Storm Several Passengers Injured MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

One woman passenger died and several were thrown about and bruised last night while the steamer Nairana fought her way through the…

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Train Derailed. Six Killed, Twenty-six Injured. Capetown

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 17

At Fish Hoek, a suburb of Capetown, the railway officials are at a loss to explain the Cause of a train derailment last night, when…

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Painful Accident. Man's Chest Gashed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 26

Mr Keightly of Hargraves Road, met with a rather painful accident last week. It appears he was ringbarking when the axe slipped and…

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Motor Cycle Crash Man and Boy Injured Accident at Blayney Sports BLAYNEY

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

A man and a boy were seriously injured at the conclusion of a motor cycle race on the Blayney show ground this afternoon…

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A Mystery South African Railway Accident Capetown

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

While railway officials declare there is no apparent cause for last night's railway accident, in which five natives and one…

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Accident at Blayney Motor Sports

Leader · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

There was a serious accident at the conclusion of the motor-cycle races. Blayney, yesterday, when a man and boy both sustained fractures of the…

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Ilemagne Injured

Leader · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 4

The well-known race mare [?] owned by Mr. Phil Williams of Gemie. and trained al Bathurst by Tom Armstrong ricked her shout…

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Blayney Fatality Death of Roy Moore BLAYNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 2

Roy Moore, who was terribly injured in a motor cycle crash here yesterday died in the Blayney Hospital at 4 o'clock this morning without…

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Leg Cut Off by Tram. Accident in Elizabeth Street. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 1

While crossing Elizabeth street, [?]…

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Motor Cycle Fatality. Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 1

Allan Squilander, a young man of Riley-street, Darlinghurst, was killed when a motor cycle on which he was riding skidded and came into collision…

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