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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

394 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 20

Six Injured Mishap to Flying Boat

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When a Quantas Empire Airways [?]ing boat en route from Brisbane to Sydney flew into a bad air pocket south from Newcastle…

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Child's Death in Hospital Pneumonia Followed Accidental Poisoning

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

Graham Wilds, 17 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leshe Wilds, of Burraga, died in Bathurst District Hospital yesterday. The child had been…

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Children Drowned Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

Olive Isabella Bohun (7) and her sister Constance (6) were drowned in a disused colliery near Albury war memorial while at play…

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Waterfront Brawls Several Men Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: As a result of a brawl on the Carrington waterfront yesterday afternoon seven Chinese seamen, members of the crew…

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Swimming Fatality It Could Happen Here Be Careful, Children!

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 14

While swimming in the public baths at Balmain on Saturday afternoon a nineyear-old boy collided head-on with another…

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Road Accident Inquest

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 6

At Portland Court House yesterday, the District Coroner, Mr. R. Y. Frew, conducted an enquiry into the death of Mervyn Patrick Cu[?]en, 19…

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Sisters Drowned Fatality at Albury

National Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

ALBURY, Thursday: Two sisters, Olive Isabelle Bohun (7), and Constance (6), were drowned at a disused colliery at Albury War Memorial…

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Horseman Injured

National Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. H. Jacques, of 152 Peel Street, received abrasions to face and bruises on the neck yesterday when a horse he was riding in Piper Street…

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Horse Injured on Track

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday: While working on the tan track at Randwick this morning. the two years old colt. Prisham took fright and crashed into a…

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Death Follows Mine Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 6

At Portland Court House yesterday Mr. R. Y. Frew, District Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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Five Injured in Taxi Smash

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday: Four Allied seamen and the driver, Norman R. Parke, (22).of king's Cross, were injured today when a taxi crashed into…

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Sporting. Turf. Tahmoor Injured. Sydney

Leader · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

Taking [?] at Randwick this morning [?] crashed into a [?] has been [?]…

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Level Crossing Horror Killed—5 Seriously Injured Train and Bus Crash at Hawkesbury Two Nun Amongst Vicims Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

Fifteen persons, including several children and two Nuns were killed and five seriously injured when the kempsey mail train crastied into a bus at ta level crossing at the Hawkesbury River tjis morning…

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Injured by Car Orange Lad's Condition Critical

National Advocate · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Noel Griffith [?] Molong [?] while [?]sssing the road at Bexley last night, and was…

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Orange Boy Injured. Knocked Down by Car. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

Noel Griffiths, 13, of Melong [?] Orange, was [?] down by a car when [?] the road at [?] last night. He was admitted to [?]…

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Trailing Cable Victorian Beach Accident Plane Pilot Charged

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The circumstances in which a man lost a leg and a girl lost both feet when they weer struck by a cable trailing from…

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Beach Accident Pilot Acquitted

National Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Flight Sergent Lindsay White, in a statement in his defence at court martial today said that, apart from feeling a…

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Two Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Catching his hand between the rollers at the Hermitage Colliery this morning,' Mr. Noble Torrence, a miner sustained crushed fingers. The…

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Local and General News Frank Fitzgerald Drowned

Leader · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

Mr and Mrs Frank Fitzgerald of [?] Road yesterday [?] of the death of their [?] Frank Fitzgerald [?]…

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