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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,060 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 53

Fall Over Cliff Boy Badly Injured SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

While looking over the edge of a cliff at Dee Why to-day. Sydney Thomas Hopkins (16) of Herbert Street, Mortdale who was spending a holiday at…

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Iron Weight Falls Motor Driver Injured SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

The driver of a motor lorry was injured, but not seriously, and a few motor cars damaged when the iron balance weight suspended from the…

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Police Attack Miners Marching Men Charged with Batons Allegations of Brutality Against Police Over 50 Injured Ugly Situation in the North

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

Acting under instructions from Mr. Chaffey, Chief Secretary, the police made several baton charges on the northern coalfields to-day particularly at Cessnock, Kearsley, and Kurri. In each case the police wielded their batons with such effect that something like 50…

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Fatality at Narromine

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 10

Known at “The Midnight Horror," the goods train from Nover[?]re to [?] was responsible for the death of Guard Victor Alan Jones, of [?]…

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Unknown Man Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

The unidentified man who was found in Erskine Street, City, on Tuesday with a fractured skull is still in an unconscious condition at Sydney…

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Apprentice Jockey Injured SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

Becoming frightened Poldara bolted while evercising on the cinders track at Kensington this morning and her rider, W. Williamson, an apprentice jockey,…

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Car Crashes Three Boys Injured. SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

Three boys were seriously injured when a motor car crashed into a tram at Petersham late last night. The tram was also…

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Pony Jockey Injured. Poldar[?] Turns Someresult. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 10

W. Williamson, an A.R.C. appren[?]ce. was badly injured when Polda[?] in the rails and turned a someresult it Kensington, this morning…

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Car on the Right Is Always Right Police Court Sequel to Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

A collision between two motor cars at the intersection of Cook and Mort streets on November 23 was responsible for the…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

Cecil Newell, aged 31, who bad been working at an Orange hotel, was found dead on the railway line near the Batha[?]l saleyards on Friday…

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Double Drowning Case. Morpeth

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

[?] mining in the [?]er River [?]n hour this afternoon, Miss [?] Ryan, 25 was [?]een to be [?] in her companion,…

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Driver Drowned Speed Boat Capsizes SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

When the speed boat Sea Horse capsized in the Ciarence river last night, Spencer Keogh, the owner and driver, was drowned. The body has…

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Simple Accident Boy Badly Cut Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

Roy Bidcock (25), of Newtown, sustained severe cuts to the back and legs in a simple manner to-day while walk along Edgeware Road, Newtown…

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Remarkable Sequence of Accidents and Week-end Happenings in the Lithgow District

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

The week-end saw a remarkable chapter of events in the Lithgow district. One man died suddenly at Lithgow, a woman was treated for taking poison at Wiillerawang, a jockey was seriously injured at…

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Painful Accident

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

On Wednesday [?]l, t Mr, Harry Hancock of King’s P[?]ns was co[?] adjusting to working het[?] of a stripper to the crop, the horses…

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Seriously Injured Accident at Tobacco Factory Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

Robert Knight (30), of Surry Hills, was seriously injured when a steel girder fell on him at Wills tobacco factory at Riley Street, this…

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Sweethearts Die The Morpeth Drowning West Maitland, Mon

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

In the Morpeth drowning fatality on Saturday Richard Watson (21), and Alice Ryan (26) the victims, could not swim but were wading about in water…

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Fatally Injured Well-known Italian Aviator Rome Sunday

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

Warrant-Officer Dal Molin, who came second in the Schneider Cup race in September last, was fatally Injured when a plane which he was testing…

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Hit a Horse Youth and Girl Injured SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

In an unconscious stale Thomas Kessop (18) of Miller Street, Chats-wood, and Minnie Fogarty (18), of Northbridge, were found lying on Lane…

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Thrown From Horse Young Girl Killed Youth Killed in Motor Accident Armidale

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

Phoebe Godfrey (16) was fatally injured when thrown from a horse in Main Street, Armidale. She had mounted a spirited young horse but…

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