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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

625 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 32

Soldiers Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 3

Three servicemen were injured one of them seriously, at liverpool tonight. In a collision between two army trucks on the Hume Highway…

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Plane Crashes Into Sea Lyndhurst Man Believed Drowned

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: A Moth Minor plane crashed into the sea near Bondi, Sydney, this afternoon. The only occupant is believed to be a young man…

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Airman Drowned at Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

DUBBO. Wednesday: Believed to have been seized with cramp. LAC John McKinnon. 27 RAAF. of Campsie. was drowned in the Macquarie…

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Man Drowned at Harbord

National Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: A 39 year old man. William O'Cannon of Pyrmont was drowned at Harbord late today. He got into difficulties and was swept out…

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Car Smash Four People Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 17

Three women and a baby were injured in a car smash one mile on the Wattle Flat side of Sofala on Friday night. Those injured were:…

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R.A.A.F. Man Drowned at Dubbo Dubbo

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

Believed to have been seized with cramp, L.A.C. John BENSON McKinnon, 27 (R.A.A.F.), of Campsie, was drowsed in the…

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Horse Breaker Injured at Woodstock Tipped Out Of S[?]

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 4

Mr. Arthur McFawn, [?] Wyangala Read, Woodstock several ribs and sustained mild [?] cussion when he was thrown from…

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Several Lithgow Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

Mr. G. Collingwood, of Hassan's Walls-road, an S.A.F. employee, was last night conveyed by Lithgow ambulance to Sydney Hospital for…

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Victorian Jockey Injured

National Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Thursday Jockey E. Henry was injured in a fall at Flem[?]ton today. He was [?] to hospital [?] observation and for [?]…

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Youth Drowned

National Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Manly ambulance had to gave special treatment to two apparently drowned people this afternoon. The first was a six-year-old…

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Airman Drowned Dubbo Fatality

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 7

Believed to have been seized with cramp, L.A.C. John McKinnon (27), R.A.A.F., of Campsie, was drowned in the Macquarie at Dubbo last…

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Women Injured

National Advocate · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Mrs. Rose Andrew, 71, was severely injured and her daughter Mrs. Thelma Bragg, 40, of Waverley, was hurt when two cars…

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Linburn Tragedy Young Man Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 1

William McCabe (19) was drowned in a dam at "Barham," Linburn, yesterday. The police were informed that he…

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Watchman Injured SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 1

Harold Bussell (GS), nightwatchman at the General Post Office, was badly knocked about by two naval men…

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Unusual Fatality Flying Tyre Causes Death

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 6

Admitted to Lithgow Hospital last week, suffering from severe head injuries, sustained in an unusual manner at Commonwealth…

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Man Injured Run Over by Own Car

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 3

Mr. Percy Gagler was the victim of an unusual accident at Denman. He was cranking his car when it moved, knocked him down…

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Mother and Daughter Injured Car Crash Near George's Plains

National Advocate · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 2

A woman and her daughter were injured in a car accident near George's Plains last night. They were Mrs. E. W. R. Gates,…

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Aged Man Injured by Train Onlooker's Brave Rescue Attempt

National Advocate · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A man risked his life late last night by reaping into the path of an approaching electric train to save the life of a man who was a…

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14 Injured in Tram Smash Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 1

Fourteen people were injured in a tram smash in Allison Road. Kensington, this afternoon. Four ambulances took the injured…

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Forbes Youth Drowned in Lachlan River

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 1

An 18-year-old youth, John Haynes, farm laborer, was drowned at Forbes in the Lachlan River yesterday, but the cause of the fatality is a mystery. Haynes was crossing the river at a wide part when he got late…

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