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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,028 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 52

Collision

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 8

A MOTOR car driven by Mrs. Spring, Rylstone, collided with a motor cycle ridden by Mr. Reditch, of Bogle, at the intersection…

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Railwayman Injured

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

Jammed between an engine and a water column in the Bathurst railway yards about 10.30 o'clock yesterday morning Lance Davidson, 43, a fitter…

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Engineer Drowned Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

WILLIAM Greig Green (18), a member of the Second Division, Militia Englineers, was drowned in the George's River near…

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Off Road. [?] Rocks. Six [?] Injured

Leader · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

When the driver of a car in [?] people were travelling towards Bathurst on Saturday night, swerved…

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Lorry Overturns. light Horse Hen injured

Leader · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 3

About [?] men comprising the advance guard of the 6th Light Horse, left Orange yesterday morning b[?] motor lorry for the military camp a[?]…

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Bad Smash Western Troopers Injured SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

SEVEN members of the 6th Light Horse Regiment ware Injured last night when thrown from an army lorry,…

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Cyclist Injured Dished Into Fence SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

RICHARD Burrell (41), of Lagan, via Crookwell, was rilling a motor cycle and side-car, when. In endeavoring to avoid an…

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Car Capsizes Mudgee Farmer Injured Crash Near Dubbo Dubbo

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

When the car in which Mr. William Lahy (58), a Mudgee farmer, and a party of six were travelling along the Wellington Road to Dubbo today,…

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Five Injured Lithgow Residents in Car Crash on Way to Orange Dogs One Man Loses Arm Well Known Bookmaker Injured Flock of Sheep Cause Skid

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

Five of the six passengers were injured when a sedan car, the brakes having been applied to avoid a collision with a mob of…

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Serious Car Accident Lithgow Residents in Car Smash Well-known Citizen's Arm Amputated

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

Five residents of Lithgow were injured--one of them somewhat seriously--late on Saturday afternoon, when a sedan car in which they were…

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Man Crushed. Bathurst Railway Accident

Leader · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

When U Davison, of Lumber Street, Bathurst, was Caught [?] [?] a moving engine [?] water [?] of the Bathurst…

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Strange Case Identification of Dead Man Rose Bay Tram Fatality SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day into the death of Patrick Conaty (69), an old age pensioner, who fell from a tram at Ross Bay early in January,…

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Two Injured Air Liner Crashes JOHANNESBURY

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

The American Airways liner Artemis crashed when taking off at Petersbury today. Both pilots were seriously Injured, and four of the six…

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Motor Accident

Leader · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

The sixteen men involved in the Light Horse motor lorry accident at Ros[?]n. about 12 miles from Coulburn. reported [?]o Monday’s “Leader”…

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Car Capsizes Mudgee Farmer Injured Dubbo Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 9

WILLIAM Lahy (58), Mudgee district farmer, suffered injuries to the back of the neck and chest when the car in…

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Youth Killed Mother and Brother Injured Car Crash at Rockdale SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 2

A youth was killed, and his mother brother, and two others injured when one motor car crashed into the rear of another today…

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Two Accidents Warm Tar On Face

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 4

Mr. W. Chivers, of Railway Parade, was working on the Council's tar sprayer at the corner of Methven and Malvern Streets early this afternoon…

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Lorry Hits Cyclist Bathurst Man Injured

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 3

Last night, while riding a bicycle along Keppel Street, J. Shields (31) of Bathurst and on employee of the Greenlawn Dairy, collided with a…

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Struck by Falling Tree Accident Near Burraga

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 3

When the branch of a tree fell 30 feet and struck" him Patrick Hudson, aged 33, of Burraga sustained lacerations to the loft ear,…

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Peculiar Accident Sofala Footballer in Danger Sofala

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 7

Sam Harrison, one of Sofala's leading footballers met with a peculiar accident. When swimming in the Turon River he dived off a high lege…

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