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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

402 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 21

An Injured Ankle

National Advocate · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

Mr. Ross Smith of Queen Street Bathurst, an employee of Pool Petrol Depot, injured his ankle yesterday when he jumped off a lorry, After…

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Injured in Street Accident

National Advocate · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 2

B. James (18), of 15 Victoria St.. was injured in an accident at the corner of Keppel and William Streets at 4.5 a.[?], on Saturday. A collision…

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Marine Drowned NEWCASTLE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 8

Leonard Leoni (22), a Royal Marine, was drowned while swimming at Ham's Reach, Newcastle, yesterday…

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Jockey Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday: When Vold tell while being schooled over the hurdles at Flemington this morning Jockey Sam Carroll suffered a broken collarhone…

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Woman Injured Fell From City Building

National Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Anne Moore '25. who told the police that she was from North Queensland, was found lying en the lootpath under a…

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One Killed, 15 Injured In Sensational Lorry Smash

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

A 14-year-old girl was killed and 15 other people injured at dusk last night when a lorry, on which the brakes failed, raced down River Lett hill at 50 m.p.h., and failing to negotiate a curve, turned over three times…

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Girls Injured in Sydney Accidents

National Advocate · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday; Two young women were seriously injured in accidents in Sydney this morning. Elaine Ward (18), of Brighton-le-Sands…

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Believed Drowned SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 8

The police are dragging for the body of a man named Callister, believed to be residing at Kellet street, King's Cross…

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Nyngan Storekeeper Drowned SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 8

Francis John Duke, a storekeeper of Nyngan, while out fishing with his brother on the Hawkesbury River yesterday,…

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Disastrous Smash One Killed, 15 Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 8

A 14-year-old girl was killed and 15 other people injured at dusk on Thursday night when a lorry, on which the brakes…

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Victim of Lorry Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 2

A victim of the disastrous lorry crash at River Lett hill on Thursday evening, Betty, Harris, aged 13 years; of Forbes, was buried in…

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Cudgegong Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 3

Messrs. Ted Moore and Bill Cameron met with a serious accident last week when journeying from Sydney to Cudgegong. Both…

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Remarkable Accident Hare Through Wind Screen

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 15

Mrs. A. Thrift, of Merriwa, received painful facial injuries, caused by broken glass, when a hare leaped at the car,…

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Accident at Kandos Colliery

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 8

While working back at the above colliery about 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Tom Foran had the misfortune to have the toes of his right…

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Footballer Injured

National Advocate · Monday 7 May 1945 · page 2

Whilst playing a services team at a district camp yesterday, Clarrie Bryant, a member of Charlestons football team, sustained a broken…

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Fumigation Fatality Aged Woman's Death SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 May 1945 · page 8

Most of the victims of the cyanide gas poisoning episode at Manly have recovered, but one woman died…

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Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 May 1945 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Kirk, of Capertee, suffered mainly from shock on Friday night when the motor lorry he was driving ran into a telegraph pole at…

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Many Lithgow Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 1

Hazel McCann, of Doctor's Cap, fell on Tuesday and fractured the left forearm. She was taken by the ambulance to a doctor and later…

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Many Injured in Bus Crash Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 4

Nineteen persons were admitted to hospital to-day after a doubledecker bus had crashed into a telegraph pole at the intersection of…

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Gashed From Forehead to Back of Neck Shocking Accident To Capertree Man

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 12

Mr. W. Shipley, of Capertree met with a serious accident recently. He was out in the bush on his own and operating on a portable power driven circular saw…

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