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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Chapter of Accidents

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 7

Three cases of serious accidents were admitted into hospital during the past week, all of them as unusual as serious…

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Manildra Magazine Mill Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 14

A carpenter named John Clarice, of Kogarah, employed on the new mill building, was the victim of an accident last week whilst at work which might…

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Train Smash Accident at Canterbury Thousands Late for Work Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 1

Thousands of people were late for work to-day as the result of n remark able train smash at Canterbury during the peak traffic hour…

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Mascot 'Drome Government Control Proposal Following Fatal Collision Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

Mr. C. Smyth, a manager at the Mascot aerodrome for Airlines of Australia, said that yesterday's tragic accident, when three women were…

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Women Killed. Plane Crash. Vict[?]s Incinerated. Ma[?]cot Collision, SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

Over a th[?]and horrified and helpless people watched while three wo[?] were b[?]ed to death when an…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

MR. Tom Fitzimmons, a well-known district man, had the misfortune to slip on a flight of stairs in Mudgee last week and the…

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Mr. L. C. Nicholls Tragic Death Former Lithgowite in Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

Leslie Claude Nicholls, 42, an instructor in engineering at Collingwood Technical College, Melbourne, and formerly of Lithgow, who was…

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Four Killed Two Hundred Injured Hail and Rain Deluge in Metropolitan Area Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

FOUR LIVES were lost, over 200 people were injured, and properly damage at present impossible to asses, was caused by one of the most terrific thunderstorms in the history of the State, which swept the metropolitan area shortly before four o'clock this afternoon…

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Fatality at Lake Terrigal Baby Girl Drowned Gosford

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 5

When a two year old girl, Joyce Bower, was missed from her home at Lake Terrigal this afternoon, a search revealed that she had been…

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Two Maoris Drowned Auckland

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 4

Two Maoris, Nehua Toki. 59, and Mrs. Tutu Nehua 56. members of a party of Maori gold prospectors in the remote north of the island, were…

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Baby Drowned PARKES. This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

Harold Sweeney, 12 months of age, strayed from his home on the Peak Hill-road yesterday, and his body was later found in a dam…

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17 DROWNED. Bus Falls into Canal. Negro Hero. MIAMI [?]

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 5

Trapped when a wheel collapsed and caused in express motor but to overturn and fall into a canal, 17 people. Including two…

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Mine Explosion. 16 Killed, 201 Injured. CHUAUIACT (Ch[?]

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 5

A premature explosion of 1500 tons of dynamite in the largest copper mine in the world killed 16 and injured…

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Turf Tattle Young Crusader's Good Form Brazilian Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 3

Randwick highlights this morning Peter Pan's half brother, Brazilian, narrowly escaped serious injury when he figured in a collision…

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16 KILLED. 15 Missing—201 Injured Copper Mine Disaster CHUKUICAMATA (Chile), Mon

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

A Premature explosion of 1,500 toils of dynamite in the largest copper mines mines in the world killed 16 and injured 301, with 15 missing…

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Bus Crash Woman Killed Six Others Injured Fatality At Burwood SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 2

A young woman was killed and six others were injured when a bus got cut of control at Burwood and crashed into a gate…

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Car Overturns Warren Resident Injured Accident Near Mungeribar Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 5

When a car overturned, following the blowing out of a rear tyre, on the main Western Road, near Mungeribar this morning three men had a narrow…

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Fell From Lorry Kelso Man Killed Fatality Near Caloola

National Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

A tragedy occurred at Trunkey Creek yesterday morning when a lorry belonging to Mr. Reginald Nancarrow, bee fanner, of Kelso,…

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Under Difficulties Injured Man's Long Travail GOSFORD, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 2

While cutting down a tree in a gorge at Lower Mangrove to-day David Andrews was Struck by the branches as the tree fell…

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Accidents

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 12

The past week has witnessed a series of accidents in and around the district, all having been brought to the C.W.A. hospital for…

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