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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

402 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 21

Lithgow Accidents Steelworks Unlucky

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 2

Four men were injured in minor accidents at the Steelworks colliery during yesterday, and a fifth man was injured at the State Mine…

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Small Girl's Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 4

A small girl was struck on the forehead and knocked down by the mudguard of a milk truck when she attempted to cross Main-street in…

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Bus Crash Eight Persons Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Swerving to avoid a car on Parramatta Road at Summer Hill today a crowded double decker bus into a telegraph pole…

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Footballer Injured

National Advocate · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 2

Playing in a reserve grade match at the Sports Ground yesterday It Eagar South Bathurst Reserves [?]l heavily following a tackle Ambulance…

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Car Accidents

National Advocate · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 2

Two car accidents occurred on roads near Bathurst at the week end. Douglas Arthur Bulkeley. of Oberon. informed the police that while driving…

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Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 2

Mr. A. Malcolm, of Hay-street, Oakey Park, sustained an injury to the right foot at the Glanmire on Sunday. He was taken home by the…

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Bathurst Soldier Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. W. Brady, of 145 Durham Street, Bathurst, have received word that their son. Cpl. Harold Brady, of the AIF, met with an…

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Horse Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wed.: The racehorse Denton, was seriously injured during a boat trip from Sydney to Newcastle last night and had to be…

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Local Footballer Injured

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 2

Whilst playing at Orange in the Rugby League match at Lithgow on Sunday, Hector Cameron, of Millthorpe (playing with Orange) had…

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Shot Through Leg Pea Rifle Accident At Mandurama

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 1

Whilst out shooting on Thursday last, Colin, Carney, a well-known young Mandurama resident was accidentally shot in the…

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Fatal Accident Man Falls 200 Feet

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 20

The body of John Edward Ryan, 74, of Portland, was found at the foot of Commonwealth Portland Cement Company's…

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Sensational Car Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 1

Three men had remarkable escapes from death late this morning when an Air Force utility truck failed to negotiate a turn, somersaulted from the road and turned over three times before it eventually came to a hault at the bottom of an incline…

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Bomb Explodes Men Injured BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 1

Yesterday a small bomb was discovered on a vacant allotment at Toowoomba. After examination it was…

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Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 3

Three minor accidents occurred on Sunday in various parts of the district. Bert Simpson, aged 14 years, of…

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Lithgow Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 3

A boy named Skinner, from Spring-street, swallowed the top of a salt shaker on Monday night. He was taken to a doctor for treatment…

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Accidents in Industry Warning by Minister

National Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A warning to employers that industrial accident figures which totalled 19.809 in the last 12 months were too high was issued today…

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Apparently Drowned Woman Resuscitated

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 2

A fully clothed woman was found early this morning floating in a dam at Portland. She was brought to the bank and after resuscitative methods were successfully applied, returned to her home…

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Sequel to Accident Nominal Fine on Soldier at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 2

John Rodgers, a soldier was fined 2 with 8 costs at the Bathurst court yesterday on a charge of failing to stop at the intersecton of Peel Road…

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Man's Terrible Death Soap Vat Explosion Workmate Critically Injured

National Advocate · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday: A man was burnt alive and another critically burnt when a soap vat at Lever Bros Balmain burst into flames tonight…

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Minor Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 2

Three slight accidents occurred during the week-end--a man was injured at football, a boy scalded himself, and a girl was struck on the…

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