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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

394 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 20

Another Crossing Smash. Woman Killed Six Injured. Woman Killed Six Injured. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

When a train embed into a motor lorry at a level crossing at Richmond at 6.30 last night, a woman was killed and six…

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Woman Killed, Six Injured Another Crossing Tragedy Train Smashes Lorry at Richmond

National Advocate · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: When a train crashed into a motor lorry at a level clossing at Richmond at 6.30 last night a woman was killed and six other…

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Armful of Girl Curious Accident SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

While Charles Pritchard (67), of Chatswood, was watching dogging machines in operation at an amusement park a girl…

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Double Drowning at Wellington Small Girls the Victims

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Monday: Two little little wire drowned in the Macquarie River while at a picnic yesterday at Apsley, seven miles from Wellington…

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Decrease in Road Accidents

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: There were 6789 road accidents is N.S.W., causing the death of [?] persons and injuries to 4591 others last year the…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Leader · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2

Misfortune overtook Mr. Tom Frost during the week-end, and [?] now finds himself in the Base Hospital in a rather serious condition. He was out…

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U.S. Soldier Injured

National Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Sgt. Terman Roddock (25), an American soldier, fell asleep Inst night on the parapet of the Rod Cross Club, and rolling…

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Double Drowning Shocking Picnic Tragedy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 7

Two small girls, aged five and eight years respectively were drowned in the Macquarie River near Wellington on Sunday week…

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Saved From Drowning Woman's Escape Near Bondi

National Advocate · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. Lifesavers rescued Mrs. Matilda Cambridge (35), of North Bondi, at 8.35 last night after she had struggled in the sea for more…

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Pea Rifle Accident Serious Consequences Misfortune overtook Mr. Tom Frost, of Orange, recently

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 7

He was out shooting with a friend, and whilst getting through a fence the rifle accidentally exploded. The bullet entered his…

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Accidents to Pedestrians

National Advocate · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

That 43.4 per cent, of the total deaths in road accidents in New South Wales last year were of pedestrians again demonstrating the need…

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Crossing Accident Averted Railway to Investigate Report

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Railway authorities are investigating reports that a clowded bus was nearly run down by a goods train at Hawkesbury River…

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Motor Fatality Mr. P. Woods Killed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 12

Mr. Percy Woods, a member of an old Mudgee family, was killed in a motor collision in Sydney late on Monday afternoon. Deceased, who…

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Rylstone Man Injured SYDNEY, Wednesday: Pte. M. S.

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

King, Inf., Ryistone, is reported wounded in action in today's casualty list…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 15

What may have been a serious accident befel Mrs. W. Richardson last week, when she fell down the steps from the woolshed. As it was,…

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Road Accidents Substantial Reduction

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 18

During 1943 there were 6780 road accidents in New South Wales and these caused the death of 383 persons and…

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Injured While Repairing Truck

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

While effecting repairs to his truck yesterday, Mr. Alan Stewart, of 152 Durham Street, suffered a fractured rib and injuries to the chest. The…

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Bad Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 5

Mr. Stan Hyde, a well-known local man, was seriously injured at Cudgegong a few days ago. He was attempting to remove a seed…

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Soldier Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

Pte. Robert Newton, a despatch rider, suffered a fracture of the upper portion of the right leg yesterday when he was thrown from a motor…

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Motorist, Pedestrian, and Two Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 3

Because some doubt existed in his mind as to whether the defendant bad been driving dangerously, Mr. H. A. Thornton, P.M., at the Lithgow…

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