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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,263 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 64

Speed Limit Little Effect on Safety New Types of Accident SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

According to figures released to-day, the number of vehicular accidents last month was practically the same as in January last year in spite…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 6

Whilst engaged in pulling down a tree on Friday morning, Mr. Bill Currey, of Rylstone, who is employed at the Standard C[?]sent works…

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Fatal Accident Knocked Down By Horse

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 12

MR William Murphy (56), of Tyldesley, was admitted to Portland hospital on Friday afternoon suffering with fractured left…

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Serious Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 6

A very serious accident occurred to a man named William Curry who was engaged extracting stumps from some ground adjacent to the…

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Peculiar Accident Two Boys Shot

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

AT Lithgow when of pea rifle with which they were playing was accidentally discharged the bullet passed through a finger of Frank…

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Novel Pastime Villagers Watch Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 7

Villagers' at Sutton Scotney, England have a novel way of passing the time. They sit on the wall of tho Michelever, railway bridge, one of…

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Trawler to Blame Collision with Liner SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 5

The Commonwealth Board of Marine Inquiry to-day found that the trawler. Duraweem was responsible for the collision between the trawler and…

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Suicide Corner Fatal Car Crash One Killed—Four Injured A Midnight Fatality SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 1

In a midnight smash at notorious "Suicide Corner." on the Hume Highway six miles from Liverpool a man was killed and four passengers were…

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Bondi Drowning Tribute to Unknown Boy SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 1

Tributes to efficiency of Lifesaver William Stuart and Constable Watson were paid by the City Coroner. Mr. Oram to-day at the conclusion of the…

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Toll of Tornado 50 Killed—100 Injured SHREVEPORT Louislana Fri

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 1

Fifty are feared to have been killed and 100 Injured in the nearby town of Rodessa, which was virtually demolished by a thornado Heavy rain…

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Young Boy's Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 6

Ray Neville, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Neville, of Manildra, was the victim of a serious accident on Saturday afternoon last. He was…

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21 DROWNED Auckland Flood AUCKLAND

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 1

IT has been finally estimated that 21 persons lost their lives when the public works camp was overwhelmed by…

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Cycle Crash Ambulance Volunteers Injured

National Advocate · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 1

Two young men out of the half dozen volunteers of the Bathurst District Ambulance for once saw the inside of the ambulance in the role of…

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Big Fire Firemen Injured MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 1

TWO firemen were splashed with boiling tar and burned while fighting a fire which caused damage estimated at…

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Two Girls Drowned a Yarra Tragedy MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 1

Swimming only 100 yards from a crowd of bathers, two little girls were drowned in the Yarra, near Abbotsford, late to-day…

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Car Overturns. Elderly Han injured. Bathurst Road Smash

Leader · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

An elderly man was injured when a sedan car driven from Bathurst towards Orange on Saturday night overturned…

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Car Overturns Crash Near Orange Bathurstians Injured Narrow Escapes of Five Others

National Advocate · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 1

When a car, driven by Mr. A. Ewers, and owned by Mrs. J. McSorley, of Bathurst, and containing a number of well known Bathurst sports,…

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Dubbo Accidents Fractured Leg DUBBO

National Advocate · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 3

Falling from a swing, Alice Morton. 7, of 83 Bourke Street, suffered a fractured right leg. After being treated by the District Ambulance…

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Workers Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

Victim of an unusual and extremely painful accident yesterday. V. Magnussen aged 56 of Napoleon Reefs was attended to by the Bathurst…

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Dubbo Accidents Fractured Leg DUBBO

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 5

Falling from a swing. Alice Morton 7 of 83 Bourke Street suffered a fractured right leg. After being treated by the District Ambulance…

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