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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

967 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 49

Air Gun Accident

Leader · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Margaret, the six—year—old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Lae, of Canow[?]dia was struck in the right eye by a [?] fired from an air gun whi[?]…

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Brothers Drowned Fatality Near Griffith GRIFFITH

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

Robert Henry Rowley and David Alexander Rowley (8) were drowned in the irrigation canal near Griffith, last right. The children fell into…

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Sydney Fatality

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 14

The news of the tragic death of Mrs. Eethel Seymour, as the result of a tram accident, in Oxford-street, Sydney, was received here with general…

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Spring Cart Capsize Woman Badly Injured Smash on Blayney Road

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

Pinned beneath the light spring cart in which she had been travelling when it overturned and crashed into a culvert on the…

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Painful Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 9

While working on a "header" last week Mr. Theo. Foley, of Avondale, had the misfortune to have his hand badly lacerated, through being caught…

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Accidental Death Lambert Stret Fatalities Coroner's Verdict and Commit Who Removed the "Struts"? Lengthy Evidence and Cross-examination

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

After an all-day sitting at which an extraordinary volume of evidence was tendered and matters were thoroughly probed in the investigation…

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Lithgow Tragedies Hanging and Drowning

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 7

THE bodies of a man who had been hanged and one who had been drowned were found in Lithgow on Friday…

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Youth Drowned in the Snowy River Cooma

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Owen Henry Forster, (16), laborer son of William Arthur Foster a laborer on Boloco Station near Dalgety was accidentally drowned in the…

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Fell From Window Woman Injured SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

MRS Elizabeth Beaman (47) fell from a window at a hospital at Redfern to-day and was picked up in a serious…

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Local and General News Man Injured in FalL

Leader · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Through falling some seven or eight feet J. Mathews , of Lucknow , injured the muscles of the back on Friday morning , He was conveyed to the…

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Accident Victim Discharged

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Following an X—Ray examination of her injuries on Saturday morning, Mrs. E. Sweeney, who sustained injuries to the spine when pinned…

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Narrow Escapes Coonabarabran Car Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

NARROW escapes from serious injury were experienced recently by the licensee of the Imperial Hotel,…

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Drowning Fatality Inquest To-day Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

The inquiry into the drowning of Albert A. Beveridge will be held to-morrow (Monday) if Mr. C. Pickup, P.M., is able to conduct it…

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Racehouse Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

Thrown out of training and placed among luscious herbage in a district paddock for a "let up", the well known galloper, Trecona, nee a fair…

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Boy Badly Injured

Leader · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

James [?], aged 11 years, [?] [?] Road, was yesterday afternoon conveyed in the Orange [?] balance from his home in the [?]…

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Senator Digger Dunn Saved Boys From Drowning Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

Two young children, grandsons of Mr. Charles Emmerson, a well known padodck bookmaker, were raved from drowning in Elkington…

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Left Nervy and Sleepless Result of a Motor Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

"Eight years ago I was involved in a motor accident which, left me in a low depressed condition" states Miss. C. S. R. of Harrfield N.S.W. "I…

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Tragic Accident Old Man Fatally Injured Car Overturns on Cassilis Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

A MOTOR car trip from Scone to Mudgee on Monday resulted in tragedy for the Shearwin family, Arthur Victor…

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Boy Fatally Injured Melbourne, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

Jockey G. Oliver was fatally injured at Flemington racecourse to-day, when riding the two-year-old Bustard in company with Makonnen,…

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O'reilly Injured Nasty Cut On Finger SYDNEY Wed

National Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

While using a lawn mower at his home at Hurstville this morning, W. J. O'Reilly, the Australian Test cricketer and world famous spin…

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