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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Unusual And Serious Accident To Well-known Resident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

Mr. George Coates, proprietor of the Main-street West sawmills, sustained a serious facial injury while operating a planing machine at his…

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Six Injured in Motor Crash on Molong Road Orange, Tuesday.—Six people

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

were injured, including a woman and four children, when a motor cycle hit a water hole and capsized about…

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Toll of the Road Small Slips-Serious Accidents A Warning To Motorists

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention to stop…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

A nasty accident happened to Joe Goodman at the Kandos [?]tarry on Monday last. A loco pole fell, hitting Joe on the forehead. He is…

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Serious Accident Father, Mother and Four Children

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 12

A serious accident befell Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Warner and family on Sunday. The party were travelling along the Molong road by motor cycle, attached…

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Johannesburg Riots Many Injured CAPETOWN

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 1

SERIOUS riots took place in Johannesburg during the week-end. The disturbances wire not quelled until noon…

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One Injured When Car and Utility Collide

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

A Small Arms Factory worker sustained fractured ribs and lacerations to the head in a collision between two vehicles on the Great…

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Boy Found Drowned. Had Been Missing for Day. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 4

After an all-night search by relatives and police for Maxwell Harris (8), of Va[?]close who had been missing since 4.30 p.m. on…

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Two Men Injured in Dubbo Car Collision Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 5

When two cars collided at the intersection of Myall and Bourke streets, North Dubbo, at six o'clock is morning, two of the occupants…

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In Stretcher. Injured Workman. Lowered to Ambulance

Leader · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

Keith Martin, of Orange, was lowered 30 feet to an ambulance waggon after he had sustained severe injuries…

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Brakes Fail Three Are Injured in Mt. Victoria Pass Smash

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 2

When the brakes on their car failed on Mt. Victoria Pass at 2 p.m. yesterday, and the vehicle crashed down a bank, three…

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Wheat Stack Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 7

Mr. Ray Rindfleish, who has been working on the wheat stacks at Spring Hill, suffered in a nasty accident when a heavy bag of wheat…

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Fruit Lorry Wrecked. Driver Injured. Crashed into Mob of Sheep

Leader · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 1

A man was injured, his companion escaped, their truck was wrecked, and 26 sheep were killed and…

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Two Drowned

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday.—Charles Anedrson Hart (50) a whadf laborer. of Birchgrove was drowned in Balmain baths this afternoon. William…

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Injured Motorist Robbed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 1

WHILE a motorist was being admitted to Lithgow Hospital suffering from injuries, his overturned car on the Lidsdale-Cullan Bullen…

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Young Lad Drowned in Merriwa River

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

PROFOUND sympathy is expressed throughout the district with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Pitman in the loss of their son. Albert Arthur,…

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Lottery Prize-winner. Fatally Injured by Car. Ran to Save Twins. WELLINGTON

Leader · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

Gordon Ronald Wells, 32, of Fairy Meadow, died in the District Hospital yesterday from injuries received when he…

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Two Killed in Road Accidents Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

Steve White, a militia trance of Walgrove camp, and Mary Enright, a young woman residing at Penrith, were killed to-day in…

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Dubbo Accidents

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 5

DUBBO, Sunday When she fell in the [?] of her house at 32 Railway Street. North Dubbo, Mrs. Ruth [?] sustained a…

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