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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

402 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 21

Boree Shire. "Only the Horse Mattered." Resident's Story Of Collision

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 8

Mr. Ira Baleomb, of lockwood, told Boree Shire Council at its last meeting of his misfortune to collide with a horse on the…

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Freakish Plane Crash. U.S. Bomber Hits Empire State Building. 13 DEAD ; 15 INJURED

Leader · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 1

A twin-engined Mitchel bomber, lost in a blinding fog, crashed into the 1,250 feet high Empire State Building yesterday morning. It struck 91-3 feet above the street, and at…

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Painful Accident Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 1

When she fell from a balcony at King's Cross last night while attending a party, Mary Patricia Underwood, 19, of Mosman, had both…

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Mountains Rail Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 2

Considerable delay was caused to two Lithgow passenger trains on Friday night, when a carriage became uncoupled from the 6.27 Sydney to…

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Sensational Capertee Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 1

Two men narrowly escaped fatal inury in a railway goods shed at Capertee yesterday, when they were flung violently to the…

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Two Men Injured Fire in Workshop

National Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, [?] this [?] at [?] had been [?] the [?] men had…

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Sensational Experience Two Men Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 5

Two men narrowly escaped fatal injury in a railway goods shed at Capertee last week, when they were flung violently…

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Serious and Unexpected Accident Result

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 4

Friends of Mr. Edward Noon, of Oakey Park, one of Lithgow's best known residents, will regret to hear that he is very seriously ill in…

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Tram Collision Newcastle, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1945 · page 1

When two trams collided at Newcastle early to -day four people were injured. They were taken to hospital, but their conditions are not…

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Fell Through Roof Blayney Boy Injured

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 9 August 1945 · page 2

Master Bert Browning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Browning, of Blayney, met with a nasty accident on Saturday last…

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Oberon Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death OBERON

National Advocate · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 2

After an Inquest lasting from 7 pm Tuesday until 1 am today, during which six witnesses were examined, a verdict of accident death was…

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Serious Injury In Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 2

When a light motor waggon travelling from Lithgow swerved to avoid some pedestrians on the bridge over the Capertee river…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 August 1945 · page 9

Mr. Arthur Large met with a nasty accident which may mean that the index finger on the right hand may have to be removed at…

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Forgeman's Painful Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 August 1945 · page 3

Mr. F. Schofield, of New -road, who is a forge hand at the S. A. F., was involved in an unusual accident on Saturday morning. While working…

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Serious Accident Man's Leg Crushed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 August 1945 · page 5

When a light motor waggon travelling from Lithgow swerved to avoid some pedestrians on the bridge over the…

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Boys Injured

National Advocate · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 2

Master Hargans. of [?] Brilliant Street, fell on a broken bottle while celebrating on King's Parade on Wednesday. He received lacerations to…

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Struck by Lorry Aged Bathurst Woman Injured

National Advocate · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 2

Knocked down by a motor truck shortly after 6 o'clock on Wednesday night, Mrs. Mary Augusta Joyce, aged 72, of Bentinck Street, is in the…

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Car Accident

National Advocate · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 2

Master Noel Honcyman received minor injuries when a tourer car in which he was travelling, overturned near the George Street Falls crossing…

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Week End Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 August 1945 · page 2

Lithgow ambulance attended a number of minor accidents over the week end. On Friday Joy Fitzgerald, of…

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Rail Accidents Cause Hour's Delay

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 August 1945 · page 1

Rail accidents at Marrangaroo and Katoomba, which happened within ten minutes of each other this morning, caused the Central West express and the Mt. Victoria Sydney passenger to be delayed for slightly more than an hour…

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