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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

394 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 20

HIGH R.A.F. Award for Sydney Flier Carried [?] Though Seriously Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: An Australian air gunner from Sydney [?] with [?] awarded…

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Former Carcoar Resident Injured in Sydney

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 2

Mr. Vincent Barrett, one-time resident of Carcoar, now living at Stanmore (Sydney), recently met with a very painfull accident…

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Condition of Accident Victims

National Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

The condition of Rita Larkin (5), and Helen O'Sullivan (3), who received injuries when hit by a car near St. Philomena's school on Monday, was…

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Dramatic Story of Road Accident by Eye-witness

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

When the door of the car in which she was travelling suddenly came unlatched along the Great Western road last night, Miss Alma Waddop…

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False Rumor About Plane Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE Friday Both the Civil Aviation Department and Australian National Airways today described as "grossly inacurate" a report…

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Mudgee Railwayman Badly Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

A railway employee had his left foot severed when a loaded truck crashed into a stationary goods truck at Mudgee loco, depot yesterday…

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Shocking Railway Accident Man's Foot Severed Caught Under Trucks

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred in the Mudgee railway yards at about 5.15 on Saturday afternoon last, when Mr. Ernest…

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Captain Williams Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The Director of the Commonwealth Salvage Board, Captain, J. P. williams, who is an expert on sea recovery work has…

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Bathurst Ex-warder Seriously Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 2

A well known Bathurstian was struck by a car shortly after four o'clock yesterday afternoon at the corner of Stewart and…

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Barry Resident Suffers Unusual Accident

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

Mr. Lionel Kable, a resident of Barry, recently met with al very painful accident, while engaged in cranking a car. He received a severe blow…

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Accident Victim's Condition

National Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

It was reported at the District Hospital last night that there was no improvement in the condition of Mr. Jack Foss, who was seriously injured…

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Accidental Death Verdict in Exploding Kettle Case

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

A verdict that death was due to illness, which was the effects of scalds accidentally received when the spout of a whistling kettle exploded,…

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Mr. "Dick" Northey Injured in Bathurst Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

Mr. Richard Northey (80), of 29 Bent-street, Lithgow, sustained slight abrasions to the hand, bruises to a shoulder and shock when he was…

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Big City Fire Man Killed, Others Injured

National Advocate · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A fire which gutted a large part of a chemical factory at Rosebery early today causing damage estimated…

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C.c.c. Worker Injured in Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

After he had been knocked off a lorry, on which he was riding, by the load slipping as the vehicle pulled up an incline Mr. Wallace Sullivan…

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Burned to Death Shocking Portland Fatality

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 7

A sad burning tragedy occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Dowler, of Portland, last week, when their eldest child, Heather…

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Painful Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 7

Mrs. A. Ross is an inmate of the Daphne Bowman Hospital, having met with a painful accident. It appears that, as Mrs. Ross was…

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Accident at Intersection Inquest Into Bathurst Man's Death

National Advocate · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 1

At an inquest held here on Saturday on John Vaughan Foss (41), a former gaol warder, of Bathurst, the District Coroner. Mr. Meagher…

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Unusual Railway Tunnel Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

An accident regarded as unique by local railway officials, took place in the Carcoar tunnel yesterday when hree men were scalded by steam…

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Freak Storm in City Flood Waters Do Woman Injured when House Collapses

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A two-storied house collapsed in[?]ring a woman who was walking along the footpath in East Sydney, and shops at Rose…

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