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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

402 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 21

Car Accident

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 2

While Mr. and Mrs. Prosser and two small children accompanied by Mrs. Prosser's brother Ron Menzies and Pte Joseph Prosser were…

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Lithgow Victim of Car Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 3

Victim of the motor accident in Megalong Valley on Sunday, which was caused by a spider, Mrs. Caroline Bourke, who was killed instantly, was…

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Gemalla Man's Death Drowned During Attack of Giddiness

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

OBERON. Tuesday: At an inquest today on Eric [?]rge Potter (35) of Gemalla, whose body was found in the Fish River on December 27. medical…

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Small Boy Fatally Stabbed Tragic Accident At Narrandera

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 3

A tragic accident occured at Narandera between 8 and 8.15 p.m. on Thursday, when a small boy was fatally stabbed. Three boys, Ronald…

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Sudden Death Hiking Fatality SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 1

On Saturday last Harold Spiers (17), son of Mr. W. J. Spiers, jeweller, of Temora, died suddenly on the bank of a creek…

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Serious Accident Fall From Tree

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 11

Drought conditions were indirectly responsible for a serious accident which befell Mr. J. Hardy, of Airly, via…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 10

Mrs. A. Rivas suffered painful injuries on Thursday, December 28 last. While standing in the doorway of her home a whirlwind caused…

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Unkovitch Injured

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: While riding work at Mentone today. T. [?]kovitch, the well known fightweight jockey broke his left leg below the…

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Strange Shooting Pilot Officer Injured

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: A charge of shooting pilot Officer Kelvin Harvey Smith with intent to murder was preferred against Mervyn Fletcher…

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Small Boy Fatally Stabbed Tragic Accident At Narrandera

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

A tragic accident occured at Narandera between 8 and 8.15 p.m. on Thursday, when, a small boy was fatally stabbed. Three boys, Ronald…

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Railway Accidents Several Fatal Incidents

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: During the past 12 months 190 persons were injured, several fatally while travelling on the railways and through causes beyond…

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Accidental Fall Breaks Shop Showcase

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

Tripping on a mat as he entered the George Street store of Mr. Con Kentos, yesterday afternoon, a. soldier fell heavily against an island window show…

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Shooting Fatality Evan Matthews Killed Sad End to Party

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 16

A party of local lads, comprising Jack, Costa and Con Prineas. Ian Joyce and Evan Paul Matthews, left town on Saturday afternoon on a…

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New Disease Fatality 50 Per Cent

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 12

A new and mysterious disease has made its appearance in the post-war world. It is a virus disease with a death rate of 50…

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Coroner Outspoken at Cowra Inquiry Fatal Accident To Member Of Forces

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 4

Giving his finding at the coronial inquiry into the death of a soldier, following a military truck crash on the Young road, near…

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Three Injured in Peel-road Accident Narrowly Escape Death

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

Three people were injured and narrowly escaped death late on Tuesday night when a sulky and military truck collided…

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Gulgong Locals Motor Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 16

A motor lorry driven by Mr. Wal Evans was travelling north on Ulan road over the level crossing on Friday evening last, when it…

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Boy Drowned in Waterhole

Leader · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Whilst padding in a dam on the muskarts of Orange, at Brown’s dairy, on Wednesday, a six year old boy [?] [?] difficulties and was drowned. He…

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Young Lithgow Soldier Drowned

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Pte. Stanley Latham, a former Lithgow "boy," who lost his life on service in New Guinea, was drowned, it has now been revealed,…

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[?]Oroner Outspoken at Cowra Inquiry fatal Accident To Member Of Forces

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 9

Giving his finding at the corol[?]ial inquiry into the death of a sol[?]or following a military truck l[?]rash on the Young road, near…

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