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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

480 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 24

Accidentally Shot Dead Young Bathurst Married Woman a Distracted Husband Brilliant Street Fatality

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 2

A young Bathurst woman, Mrs. Lorna May Cole (27), of 223 Brilliant Street, was killed instantly early last night when a bullet passed through her body while she was preparing the evening meal…

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Collision on Bicycles; Admission to Hospital

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 8

GEORGE Lett, a postal employee, and Allan Sweeny, a railway employee, came into collision on bicycles last week,…

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Bathurst Tragedy Coroner Finds Death Accidental

National Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 1

Without calling on the husband, Percival Cole. to give evidence, the Bathurst District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Bromhead) yesterday found…

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Sad Mountain Tragedy. Lithgow Woman Killed And Six Others Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 2

A woman was killed and six persons injured when a car in which they were travelling overturned in a dense fog on the Great Western Highway about a mile on the western side of Blackheath, on Saturday afternoon…

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Coroner Finds Death Accidental

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 1

WITHOUT calling on the husband, Percival Cole, to give evidence, the Bathurst District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Bromhead) found that Lorna…

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Busy Ambulance--Including Seven Accident Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 2

Lithgow ambulance officers at the week-end attended to seven accident cases, among others. Four of the victims were admitted to hospital…

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Cricket. Crawford: Chief Rail Wrecker. Had “Accident.” No Chance From Banks. Sunbuds: Very Withered

Leader · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 4

After bunting a boiler tube in last Saturday’s play with Banks, Railway fell foul of a spike (Crawford type) in the…

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Killed Near Cudal. Mudgee Man. Another Almost Scalped. Series of Orange Accidents

Leader · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

His head dreadfully battered when the tourer he was driving overturned near Cudal, on Monday, James C…

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An Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

An accident occurred at the weekend to two of the local lads, Dudley Collins and Record Bennett The truck in which they…

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Cricketer Injured Seven Stitches in Face

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 8

While taking part in the Diggers' cricket match, played at the "Ree." on Suday between Molong and Orange Returned Soldiers, Mr. George Cassell was…

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Fatal Car Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 5

To the long list of car accidents was added another unit on Monday morning, when a car driven by Mr. Corliss, aged 22, accompanied by Mr. Malone,…

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Horses Panic, Fatally Injured Soldier

National Advocate · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 1

Trouper Francis Leslie James (22), who was found with a fractured skull after 300 horses had stampeded at Walgrove camp…

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Capertee Accident Victim Late Mr. J. C. Corlis

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. James Charles Corlis, who was killed in a car accident near Cudal, took place at Capertee cemetery after a service in…

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No Accidents and Only Few Arrests

Leader · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 2

There were no serious [?] in Orange during the Easter holidays, recording to the Orange Ambulance officer, and the Orange police…

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Farm Tragedy Woman Found Drowned in Dam

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 9

THE body, fully clothed, of Rachel Eliza Yeo, 53, single, was discovered late on Good Friday morning in 15 feet of water in…

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Two Men Drowned in the Nepean River SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 7

THE bodies of George Whiteley (19) and Bernard Freewall (25) were recovered from the Nap[?]an River this morning. They were…

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Workman Injured at Bathurst Munitions Factory

National Advocate · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

Jack Roberts (30), of Darham-street, received lacerations to the forehead and the back of the head yesterday when a heavy wooden beam…

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Negligent Driving Conviction After Bathurst Accident

National Advocate · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 6

Eric William Burge, farmer, of Cow Flat, was convicted on two of three traffic charges at Bathurst police court yesterday…

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