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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,028 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 52

Motor Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 12

Mr. Charles Townsend, who was in the motor accident near Goulburn is, we are pleased to say, doing well. Unfortunately, many of the other lads…

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Man Missing Probable Drowning Fatality SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 1

STANLEY Leader, a well-known resident of the Kurrajong Soldiers' Sattlement, has been reported as…

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2 Injured Crash at W.A. Motordrome Perth

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 2

Four cars piled up in a crash at Perth Motordrome last night. Two cars touched when negoitating a turn and two others bashed into them…

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Lorry Overturns Sofala Residents in Crash Accident Near Cudgegong

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 2

When a lorry he was driving to Mudgee from Sofala this afternoon, skidded in the loose gravel and overturned near Cudgegong, Linsley…

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Fatal Blowout Accident Near Tamworth TAMWORTH

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 7

A CAR overturned on the Gunnedah road near Bective, and Edward Hilton was so severely injured that he died…

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Curious Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 8

SAM Harrison, one of Sofola's leading footballers met with a very peculiar accident on Monday evening of lost week, while…

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Accident to Mine Deputy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 8

A VERY painful accident happened to Mr J. Fraser, mine deputy at the Kandos Cement Coy's mine in Kandos on Tuesday. Mr Fraser…

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Husband Killed Wife Critically Injured Geelong Car Crash Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

Henry Pye was killed and his wife Alice Pye, critically injured in a collision between two cars 12 Miles from Geelong last night…

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A Boy Drowned Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 2

The body of George Edwards (11), at Yarra Bay, who disappeared last night when he went to pick blackberries, was found to-day in a creek…

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Aged Woman Drowned Floodwaters Invade Camp Brisbane

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 2

Mary Murphy (60), a pensioner, was drowned in floodwaters near Rooney's Mill, Townsville, early this morning, near her camp on the bank…

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'Plane Crash N.Z. Airman Injured Wellington (N.z.), Wed

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 3

When a 'plane crashed to-day Squadron Leader McGregor was seriously injured. The machine was badly damaged…

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Strange Accident Petrol Explosion on River Grafton

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 2

While a number of men were being at Broadwater, on the C[?] River to-day a tin containing be[?] was knocked over and burst in…

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Motor Accidents Cause in the Country (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 15

SIR.—what do the published figures of motor fatalities and accidents for January teach us? Or, to be more exact, what should they…

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Crashed in Street 'Plane at Toowoomba Two Seriously Injured BRISBANE

National Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 2

Crashing into a Tooxoomba street to-day a Queensland Aero Club D.H. Moth burst into flames, and the two occupants, pilot and passenger were…

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Two Killed Three Seriously Injured Car Crass at French's Forest Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

Two were killed and three seriously injured when a car failed to negotiate a bend in the road and, with terrific force, crashed into a tree in…

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One Killed Two Injured Fatal Lightning Flash Remarkable Escape of Relief Workers Newcastle

National Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 2

Jack Hogan. a relief worker, was killed when struck by a flash of lightning to-day during a terrific storm at Bar Beach, and two others, John…

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Driving Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 15

Mrs. George Chown had a nasty accident when the vehicle she was driving capsized, pinning her underneath. She is now confined to her bed with a…

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Bridegroom Injured Just Before Wedding Hour SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 1

FOUR members of a wedding party were seriously injured when a car in which they were travelling collided with a…

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Midnight Skid Five Persons Injured Pedestrians Scattered by Crash Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 2

Five persons were injured, one seriously, when a car skidded on the wet rodaway in Park Road, Kogarah, about, midnight last night, collided…

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Terrible Car Smash Two Miles From Mudgee Car Somersaults One Killed — Two Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 4

WHEN a motor car struck the railing of a bridge on the Mndgee - Gulgong road and somersaulted yesterday…

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