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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

480 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 24

Girl Injured

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

Falling from her bicycle on Saturday afternoon, Joan Pryor (16), of Russell Street, received severe lacerations and contusions to the knees and…

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Two Boys Drowned INVERELL

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

ANTHONY Harrod (10) and Ronald Cooney (9) were drowned while swimming in the Gwydir River at a place called…

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Road Accidents Carious Parallels

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 4

[?] by the Road Shir[?] council of New South Wales. WHEN the [?] road accident [?] are horrible for [?] in…

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Pumpkins Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 11

A MUDGEE vegetable grower reckons that so prolific has been the development of vegetation since the rain, his…

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Four Girls in Danger One Drowned GRAFTON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

FOUR girls were carried out by the undertow at the beach at wooil, near Grafton. Neva Robinson (9) was drowned,…

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Three Men Killed Eleven Others Injured Railway Tunnel Collapses Tragedy Near Kcrrabee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 4

AT 10.45 last night a shocking tragedy occurred In the tunnel on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway, known as No…

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Three Dead, Eleven injured When Tunnel Collapses On Sandy Hollow Line SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

When a tunnel under construction on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway collapsed last night at Kerrabee, near Denman, three men were killed…

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Rain Of Death--3,495 Killed And 7,828 Injured In Week In Raids On England LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

There was slight enemy activity over Britain during daylight to-day. This morning enemy aircraft dropped bombs in West Scotland, and…

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Seriously Injured in Cycle Crash

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 2

When a knife protruding from a port caught in the front wheel of her bicycle yesterday Jean Gebble (23) a factory employee,…

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Head-on Collision

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

TWO cars sustained considerable damage when they collided on the Coonabarabran - Mendooran Road during a heavy downpour. Mrs. W…

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Mountain Fatality S.a.f. Employee Killed As Well As Katoomba Girl Others Also Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

Another road tragedy occurred on the mountains on Saturday at midnight, near Faulconbridge, two people being killed and four injured…

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Huge December Death Roll Latest Figures Reveal Thousands More Injured in Raids on England London

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

Three thousand eight hundred persons—more men than women, but including 500 children—were killed by German air raids on Britain during the month of December…

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Freezing Plant Explodes At Hartley. Two Are Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 2

Mr. Ralph Harris, of Billesden Grange, Little Hartley sustained painful injuries to his face and eyes on Saturday, when portion of an…

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Car Is Stripped As Owner Is Admitted To Hospital After Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

While its driver was being admitted to Lithgow hospital on Saturday night suffering from injuries, an overturned car on the Lidsdale-Cullen…

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Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 5

Whilst engaged in crutching operations Mr. Les Garlick sustained a very masty injury. He was endeavouring to hold a struggling sheep, when the sharp…

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IN S.A. FLOODWATERS. Mother and Baby Caught. Six Believed Drowned. ADELAIDE

Leader · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

Mrs. Albert Miller (22), and her two-year-old baby were swept a mile and a-half by the terrific floods that have…

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Boy Drowned. Swimming for Help. When Friends Trapped. Policeman’s Brave Rescue. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 2

Ray Sutherland (9), of Homebush, was drowned yesterday, when he attempted to swim for help for his sister,…

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Busy Ambulance Accidents at Week-end

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

Lithgow ambulance dealt with, a number of accident cases during the week-end. None was serious. On Saturday, Mr. W. Matthews, of…

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Hare and Cyclist Collided. Cyclist Was Injured

Leader · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 3

Mr. [?] Par[?], manager of [?], Orange sustained severe abr[?] when he was thrown from his [?]…

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