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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,028 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 52

Two Injured. Car and Cycle Collide. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 3

Following a collision at the corner of [?]uy Road and Buckland Street. Alexandria, last night, between a [?] cycle ridden by Arthur…

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Speedway Thrills Rider Badly Injured Wilkinson in Form Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 3

There was another bad crash at the Speedway Royal last night as a result of which Dick Sulway was taken to hospital. S. Perkins, in trying…

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Leapt From Car to Recover Hat. Two Men Injured. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 2

Leaping from a car in Missenden Road, Camperdown, yesterday, to recover his hat, Arthur John Farrelly (27). of Old Good…

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One Killed Injured Crash Near Bankstown SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

[?] of Botany, was killed, and five other persons were slightly hurt to-day, following a collision between a motor car and a…

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Young Marked Women Killed Two Others Injured Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

Mrs. Grade Knowles (19). of Thorpdale, was killed, and two others injured to-day, when a heavy petrol lorry and a horse drawn waggonette…

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Tarana Motor Car Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 5

Three local residents were injured in a car accident on Sunday night, when a car driven by Mr. Bede Wilds, porter at Tarana, crashed into…

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Weir Tragedy Child Drowned Holiday's Sad Ending

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 7

FEW tragedies in Mudgee's history have caused as much sorrow as that which occurred at the swimming pool at the…

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Fell From Train Young Man Injured SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 1

A YOUNG man, believed to be William William Evans, fell from a moving train near Stanmore last night and sustained severe injuries…

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FELL 70 Feet Youth Badly Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

When earth gave way at the brink of a cliff above the Fitzroy Falls to-day, Geoffrey Curthoys (17), of Mosman, fell 70 feet, and was seriously…

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Nasty Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 9

MASTER Alec. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alec. Brown, of Pinnacle Swamp, met with a very painful accident during the week. The…

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Attacked by Thief Woman Badly Injured Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

A vicious thief attacked Mrs. Christina Suffill (41), a widow at her home at Coburg early this morning. The man used a heavy screw…

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Serious Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 12

While cleaning down a spider web one day last week, Mr. Mat. Bell, manager of the Union Bank, had the misfortune to sustain a nasty fall, his leg…

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Child Drowned Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 1

WHILE bathing at Collnslie yesterday, Doreen Ellen O'Connor (7) was drowned. Her brother Vincent O'Connor, is in a…

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Two Killed. Two Others Injured. Tragic Motor Accident. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 2

Two men were killed and two others Injured last night when sedan motor car skidded and trashed Into a telegraph post in Church…

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Who Is Liable? Accidents on Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 6

A PERSON who trips over a bump in the road or breaks a spring in a rut is firmly convinced that the council should pay for the…

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Car Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

SLIGHT cuts to the nose and one hand were received by Mr George Richard Irving, of Ilford, when his car collided with a tree…

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Four Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 1

A number of patients who had received minor injuries were treated by the Lithgow ambulance yesterday and to-day…

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Dubbo Accidents Little Girl's Plight DUBBO

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

Playing on the railway line at Troy, Mona Jones (5), had her small finger of the left hand out off as a result of being crushed at the points…

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Brisbane Tragedy Two Killed and Many Injured in Lorry and Cycle Collision Brisbane, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

Two relief workers--Richard Mann and another man whose name is believed to be Wolfmann--were killed and 18 injured, three seriously, when…

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Fatally Injured. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 2

A falling brick lately injured a Work[?] at the [?] Hank building, now under cqn[?]ucton in Martin Place to-day. The brick loll eight…

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