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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,060 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 53

Motor Lorry Fatality. Two Mea Killed. QUIRISO[?]

Leader · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

[?] killed and another [?] when a motor lorry [?] [?] W all[?] this more [?]…

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Man Killed Two Others Injured ALBURY

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

In a collision between a motor cycle and a car near Wangaratta, Frank Baker, of Burnley, a passenger in the car was killed and two other men…

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Truck Falls Workman Badly Injured Sydney Tuesday

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

Eight men were working four feet down in a trench which had been dug for the purpose of strengthening a wall when a 15 cwt. truck fell on James…

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Park Is Unlucky for the Matthews Family Two Children Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 1

The danger of children being thrown into swimming pools resulted yesterday in Raymond Matthews, the nine-year-old member of the Matthews…

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Cycle Hits Cart Young Man Shockingly Injured Woy Woy

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Jack McClintock (24) of Woy Woy, was shockingly injured this afternoon when the motor cycle on which he was riding collided with a milk cart. A…

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2 KILLED Another Seriously Injured Lorry Capsize Near Quirindi Quirindi

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

Two men were killed and another seriously injured when a motor lorry capsized near Wallabadah this morning. Those killed were a man named…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 11

In the Kandos news on another page reference is made to an accident. Latest reports are to the effect that Tom Hodge sustained a…

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Double Banking Terrors Accident at Kandos

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

The danger of juveniles double banking on bicycles was again demonstrated yesterday when two boys, Thomas Odgers and Victor Carl, met…

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Accident to Six Nuns

Leader · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

While travelling per motor car from O[?]burn to Wombat in the Young district a party of six mu[?]g had a [?]rrow escape from se[?]ous injury on…

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Early Morning Car Accident

Leader · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

When [?] [?] that the car in which he was riding was about [?] [?]over Dur[?] Nuttal [?] be was hurled about 20 ya[?]ts away…

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Millthorpe News. Accident

Leader · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Master Eric Higgins an employee of W. H. Evans met with an accident on Monday that will cause [?] to be in b[?]tal for a month or more. He…

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Unknown Man Drowned SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 3

The body of a man was found floating in Woolloomooloo Bay to-day by Sergeant Day of the water police. It was taken to the morgue…

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Sydney Hurdle Horse Killed. Accident at Randwick. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 10

[?], which would have been one of the favorites for the A.J.C. Maiden Hurdle Race, on Saturday, was destroyed at Randwick, this morning…

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Wagga Drowning Case Wagga, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

John Smith, aged 24, is believed to have been drowned in the river yesterday. When he went for a swim he left his clothes on the bank, and as…

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Girl Drowned Boat Capsizes SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

Ann Margaret Smith, 17, of North Parramatta, was drowned in Cattal other occupants were saved. The body was recovered several hours…

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Surfer Drowned Bathing Outside Area SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

Joseph Hampstead, 40, was drowned while surfing at Barrenjoey beach yesterday. Hampstead and Christopher Wright were swimming a mile away…

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Girl Drowned Others Have Narrow Escape. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

Annie Margaret Smith (18), of North Parramatta, was drowned [?] Cattai Creek this afternoon. She an some children were sitting in a [?]…

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Lithgow Car Somersaults With Representative Cricketers But No One Seriously Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

The escape of several members of the Lithgow representative cricket team from serious injury, when their car somersaulted on the Bathurst side…

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Surf Tragedy One Man Drowned Another Has Narrow Escape Plucky Attempt at Rescue Sydney Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

Joseph Hanstead (40) of Elizabeth Street, City, was drowned today. He had been swimming with Christopher Wright, about a…

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A Mother's Joy Echo of Sydney Accident London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

Jack Sigrist, who, following an accident on board a ship on which he was employed, spent many months in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,…

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