Jockey Injured Skull Fractured by Kick BRISBANE
While exercising Simeon's Fort at Asert this morning, apprentice jockey W. Shipton was thrown heavily, and was kicked on the head by the filly…
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Accidents, 1940
724 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 37
Boy Killed Walcha Accident Coonabaraban Party In Smash WALCHA
Maxwell Hutchinson (11) of Uluambri, near Coonabarabran, was killed, and his mother, brother, and sister seriously injured when a motor truck…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Ganger Injured
While working on the railway line between Bathurst and Perthville yesterday, Ernest Kemp, a ganger, residing at 24 Piper Street, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Motorist. Danger of Collision Fires
Although there seldom follow [?] [?] there is the [?] of [?] [?] [?] ign[?]ed in the event of a had smash, thereby en[?]gering the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion in Mailbags Postal Official Injured London
Two explosions occurred In mailbags at Euston station while being loaded from a van into the Birmingham train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drowned in Dam. Tried to Free Horse. Young Man Loses Life
Attempting to free a horse which fell into a dam at "Rosedale," near Orange, yesterday, Harry Pratt, 24, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found in Dam Orange Resident Drowned Was Trying to Save Horse Body In ive Feet of Water ORANGE
Harry Pratt (24). of Orange, was drowned to-day in a dam three milles from Orange. It is believed that he was attempting to rescue a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ACCIDENT Rylstone Lad Injured
FRANK Tunnicliff who is employed by Mr. Len Price on the Glen Alice mall contract, had a lucky escape from serious injury…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowning Tragedy Funeral of Victim ORANGE
The funeral look place to-day of Mr. Harry Pratt (24), of East Orange, whose body was found in a dam yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Critically Injured Daughter of Kandos Dentist
LAUREL, aged 22 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williamson, was critically injured when he was knocked down by a car at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vicious Kangaroo Boy Seriously Injured SYDNEY
A KANGAROO at bay attacked Lawrence Myers (14) near his home at Sandy Hollow, and with teeth and claws…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Found in Dam Orange Resident Drowned Trying To Save Horse
HARRY Pratt (24), of Orange, was drowned on Tuesday in a dam three miles from Orange It is believed that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shot In The Head Rylstone Fatality Railway Fettler Found Dead Coroner Brings In Verdict Of Suicide
SAMUEL Herbert Little, a fettler employed by the Railway Department and stationed at Rylstone for the past four years, was found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car’s Mad Dash. Barrister Injured. Hid Wound with Wig
When a car out of control raced madly down Victoria Pats, on Tuesday night, left the road, cleared a 10ft…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Flames Air Liner's Forced Landing Miraculous Escape of Passengers Collision With Eagle MELBOURNE
With flames roaring from the starboard engine and some of the eleven passengers screaming with fright the Douglas airllner Bun…
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Mrs. C. Johnson, senr., fell last week while getting out of a car, fracturing several of her ribs. A grandson of the last named also fell and broke his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nasty Accident
On Monday morning, whilst engaged in unloading bales of paper at the Express Office, Ken Deane, an employee of Wright Heaton and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Injured Man Fined
At the Molong Court on Friday N.W Wonpori electrician who stoned [?] on clothes as a result of a [?] during accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven Fall Cyclists Injured SYDNEY
Several riders fell during races at the Sports Arena last night, but al escaped serious injury. Arthur Windon crashed in the first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eight Injured Two Cars Collide WOLLONGONG
Eight persons were injured when two cars collided on Prince's Highway between Bulli Pass and Helensburgh to-day. All suffered bruises and laceration. Seven were admitted to Bulli Hospital, and Mary Atkins to Coledale Hospital…
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