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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

949 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 48

Poison Fatality Beer-Drinker's Mistake MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

Reginald Richardson (28) an engineer, died at Long Gully lake on Saturday night after drinking beer from a small glass jar. It is believed…

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Car's Capsize Couple Gravely Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

When a babe car overturned at Carlingford to-day, Mrs. Florence Squarneas (49) and her husband were seriously injured. It is believed that…

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Lightning Fatality Drills Hole in Man's Head Rescuers' Courage BRISBANE

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

While taking shelter from a violent storm Frank Briteen (22). who had been fishing on a beach some miles from Babinda, was killed by…

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Car Accident Tyre Blows Out and Woman Is Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

When the tyre of a car, which was travelling down a steep hill on the Great Western; Road near Meadow Flat, blew out yesterday afternoon,…

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Four Burned Shocking Car Fatality Spectators Helpless AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 1

Three men and a woman met a terrible death at Takapuna, near Auckland last night after their car ran off the road, turned upside down, and…

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Hynes Injured Car Hits Telegraph Post SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 3

Lincoln (Bcb) Hanes (26), fast left hand bowler of the N.S.W. Sheffield shiels team was injured when his car crashed into a telegraph pole…

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Four Injured At Medlow Bath Lithgow Party's Mishap

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

Four Lithgow men had a narrow escape from serious injury, when the car in which they were travelling skidded and overturned on the Main…

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Car Crashed Into Pole. Noted Cricketer Injured. SYDNEY. Tue[?]

Leader · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

[?] [?] the N.S.W. [?] [?] Shield [?] injured [?] [?]…

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Car Overturns Woman Severely Injured Bathurst Man's Bad Fortune

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 1

The wife of a Sydney publican was extensively injured and her husband and her husband and a Bathurst business man received miner injuries when a type of a…

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Orange Aelial Disaster Evidence at Inquest Accidental Death Verdict Fund for Wife Opened Orange

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 5

The coroner to-day found that Pilot Ernest Josepr Buck, 34. Chief instructor of the Newcastle Acon Club, had been killed in an air Pageant at…

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Pilot's Death Was Accidental Inquiry in Orange. Airmen's Evidence. Bomb Prematurely Exploded

Leader · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

Ernest Joseph Buck, 34, chief flying instructor of the Newcastle Aero Club, who was fatally injured at the Orange…

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For the Motorist. Traffic Lights Minimise Accidents

Leader · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 3

The value of traffic lights in reducing city accidents was demonstrated in New York recently. ln [?] to [?] accidents…

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Septuagenarian Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 15

Mr. G. T. Watts, of Belinda Vale, who is 73 years of age, had occasion to handle a scoop on his property on Wednesday of last…

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Well Worker Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 8

When he was winding the windlass which controls the grab guide cable, on Tuesday. Albert Freeman, a well worker, was struck on the…

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Three Injured Sulky and Motor Cycle Wrecked at Kelso Early Morning Crash

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 2

A man and two youths were extensively injured and a sulky and motorcycle and side car almost wrecked early yesterday morning in a collision…

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Two Sisters Drowned Tragedy at Echuca MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

Two young children Edith Betson (10) and her sister, Deama, were drowned at Tombarry weir near Echuca yesterday. Their bodies were…

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Sea Tragedy Fishermen Drowned Another Rescued After 24 Hours SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

Trapped under a 250 feet cliff and swept by the seas for more than 24 hours, a naked man, believed to be Robert Nashford, 45,…

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Wallerawang 'Bus Accident Steering Wheel Breaks

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

When the steering wheel of a 'bus, which was travelling down a steep hill on the Mudgee-road, Lidsdale, broke yesterday morning passengers…

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