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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

950 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 48

Mother Killed Son Seriously Injured Motor Fatality Near Dunkeld

National Advocate · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

WHEN a sedan car overturned at a sharp corner on the Orange-rd near Dunkeld yesterday afternoon, EDITH ANNIE LAYCOCK (66), a…

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Triple Drowning. Coroner’s Inquiry. A Story of Heroism

Leader · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 1

The Nar[?] S [?] an [?] [?] of the triple [?] wh[?] in the [?]…

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Unfair Attack Injured Cricketer Barracked Adelaide

National Advocate · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

The unusual spectacle of a spectator barracking an injured player as he left the field occurred at Adelaide Oval to-day…

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Coroner's Inquest Death of George Giles "Accidental Death"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 4

An inquiry into tha circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. George Giles was held at the Mudgee Court House on…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 7

On Saturday, January 23. Ma[?]ter Cecil McDonald met with a nasty accident. He had the misfortune to full off a load of wood,…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 7

A painful accident befell Mr. R. Gallon. He was jacking a car when the jack slipped and caught the second finger of the left hand…

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Motor Accident. Mrs. Laycock Killed

Leader · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

As a [?] ovf [?] car [?] on the [?] of the [?] Road, near the [?]…

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Heavy Hail Jagged Ice Abound Wimbledon Girl Seriously Injured Tomato and Corn Chops Damaged

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 2

What is said to be the heaviest hailstorm in living memory was experienced in the Wimbledon and Fitzgerald's Valley districts…

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Ex-bathurst Lad Fatally Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

While spending a holiday with relatives at Nashua, Richmond River, Reginald, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Marshall of Port…

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Taxi-cab Fatality. Manly Boy Hied. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

Chasing a canary which had Just escaped from a cage at Manly to-day, Robert Savage, 14, dan[?]ed in front a taxi-cab, and was knocked down…

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Umpire Injured Incident in Sheffield Shield Match Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

When Jack Ryder, the Victorian captain was batting in the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland to-day, he hit a ball hard to square leg,…

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Felled by Cricket Ball. Umpire Orr’s Accident. BRISBANE

Leader · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

Umpire Orr. officiating at the Shaffield Shield match between Victoria and Queensland to-day. was struck on the face by a ball which the Victorian…

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Nearly an Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 6

On Saturday an K[?] car, driven by Mr. T. Williams, had a narrow escape from serious accident. Mr. Williams was turning a corner at…

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Cassilis Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 8

Mr Thos Rives met with an accident, being pitched out of his [?]ulky, with the result that his arm was badly fractured…

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Policeman Injured

National Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

On the way to O'Connell yesterday two policemen met with a mishap, the motor cycle outfit in which they were travelling overturning. Constable…

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Girl Drowned Coroner's Inquest Verdict of Accidental Death

National Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

"I find that Olga Joan Whiteford was accidentally drowned while bathing in a hole near the Macquarie River at Bathurst," said the Coroner (Mr…

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Triple Drowning. Father, Son and Another. PERTH

Leader · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

When Allen Elliott, 12, got into difficulties while bathing is a dam at Shackleton, L. G. Draggett Jumped into the water to his ald, and…

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Kiama Car Fatality Coroner's Recommendation SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

In making his decision at the inquest into the death of Miss Helen Faswick, who was fatally injured when involved in a motor accident on the King's…

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2 Drowned Car Drives Into Sea Catastrophe at Mordialloc MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

GETTING out of control as it neared the water's edge, a motor car, containing two adult persons, swerved and dived oil a pier into 20…

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Rail Derailment Near'wang Guard Injured--cattle Killed Track Badly Damaged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

When four trucks and two bogey oil tanks attached to a goods train travelling between Lithgow and Wallorawang…

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