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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

949 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 48

Noted Radio Announcer Injured. Car in River Plunge One Man Drowned. Many Hart in Road Smashes. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

Eric Welch, radio announcer, escaped at 3 a.m. yesterday, when a car, in which were also two members of the office…

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Cycling Crashes Three Riders Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 1

Striving desperately to guin control of his bicycle when the back tyre punctured during a motor-paced match race at the Sports Arena last…

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Wrestling Atkins Injured by Kopac Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 4

Injured when held in a figure-four scissors. Fred Atkins was forced to submit to Joe Kopack in the third round of their match at Leichhardt…

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Oberon News Second Burning Accident Oberon

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 6

While engaged spraying blackberries at shooters Hill on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Tom Hollis, an employee of the Oberon Shire Council suffered…

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Accidental Death

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 4

AT the inquiry into the death of Thomas William Whitfield. whose body was found in a quarry at Portland, the coroner returned…

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Railway Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 4

JAMES Wilson, driver of the Mudgee-Baradine passenger train, was caught between a carriage and the engine tender when the train…

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Girl Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 2

Rene Pearce aged 6 of the Orange Road suffered severe lacerations to the scalp in an accident near the Bathurst cemetery yesterday. She…

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Two Trams Collide. Several Injured Passengers Flung into Heaps. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 5

Two crowded trams collided in Parramatta Road, Camperdown, to-day and 40 people were injured. The…

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40 Injured Trams Collide at Camperdown Panic Stricken Passengers Good Work by Ambulance Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 2

Two crowded trams collided in Parr matta-road. Camperdown to-day, and 40 people were inured. The front of one tram and the rear of…

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House Destroyed Injured by Timber Fire at Dubbo Woman's Narrow Escape DUBBO, Tuesday. Dubbo Man in Hospital Duubo

National Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 5

Mrs. J. Godwin, wife of Mr. John Godwin, of the Burroway Road, had a narrow escape from being burned to death last night when an old Struck on the head and body by a plank while working at Marcus Clark's rebuilding operations this morning. Mr. D. W. Peters, of Jubilee Street,…

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Accidents

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 6

Shirley Kerney, aged 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kerney, Jaques Street, had the misfortune, on Saturday, to fall while playing…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 11

When travelling to Mendooran from Binnaway, a car driven by Mr. L. Taylor skidded in the loose gravel at the approach to the…

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Strange Fatality Struck by Engine at Bathurst Station Cowra Youths Death Evidence at Inquest

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 3

The Bathurst Coroner (Mr. W. S. Bromhead. S.M.). yesterday conducted an inquiry into the death of Kenneth James Leslie, a 15 year old…

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One Killed Another Injured Queensland Railway Disaster Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 1

When three trucks were involved in a collision near Stanhorpe early to-day, one man was killed and another seriously injured. The first lorry…

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Painful Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 14

Mrs. Richard Gersbach, senr., of "The Downs," Meranburn, was the victim of a painful accident, when she slipped on a mat whilst entering her…

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Dubbo Accidents DUBBO

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 5

Ian Gordon Bruce, 14, of Wongarbon, suffered cuts and abrasions to the leg to-day when the horse which he was riding fell on him He was…

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Skid Into Pole Prospect Fatality Cyclist Killed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 1

A youth of 19 was killed outright and his companion, aged 22, was seriously injured, when a motor cycle skidded and crashed into a telegraph…

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Death Rides Highway. on Holiday Week-end. Young Motor Cyclist Killed. Several Others Injured. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 2

Skidding on his machine at a curve on the Western Road, Prospect, yesterday, a young motor cyclist was killed and…

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'Plane's Nose Dive Accident at Orange Orange

National Advocate · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 1

Extremely bad weather condition caused the postponement of the Orange Aero Club pageant today and one plane from Broken Hill was…

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Latest Local News Severe Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 4

MR C. Chidgey, a railway bridge laborer, residing at Binnaway, was the victim of a rather serious accident last week, his right leg…

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