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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

639 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 32

Unusual Orange Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 4

ORANGE, Friday: Well known Orange orchardist, Mr, A.L. (les) White, of Ca[?]ia Road, was the victim of an unusual accident this…

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Footballers Injured

National Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

Three footballers were injured playing in trial matches at the Bathurst Sports ground yesterday. They are Tom Weir (Waratahs) injured…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

National Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

When a motor cycle collided with Denison Bridge, on the Kelso side, about 7.30 on Saturday night, the two men on the cycle suffered severe…

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Motor Cycle Crash Youth and Girl Seriously Injured

National Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: A youth and a girl were seriously injured early this morning when the motor cycle they were riding crashed into a stationary…

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Coursing Man in Freak Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 8

An Orange greyhound trainer met with a freak accident recently when taking two of his dogs for a training walk…

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Public Meeting To Form Road Safety Council; Accident Prevention Drive

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 3

In order to fall into line with the rest of the State in an effort to prevent road accidents, the Mayor of Mudgee, Ald. R. A. Roth, has convened a public meeting for Friday, April 16, in the Town Hall to consider the formation of a local branch…

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Lad's Death Follows Hartley Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

Several seconds after a six-years-old Sydney child had asked his grandmother, "Can I run across to see the birds?" he was fatally injured when he jumped into the path of a lorry, opposite the Hartley Court House,…

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Many Minor Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

There were many minor accidents over the week-end. On Saturday morning Rodney Sutton, of Spooner-street, sustained…

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Accident Victim

Central Western Daily · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

Miss Ma[?]ry Gorham, victim of a motor-cycle accident 13 days ago, is still unconscious at the Orange Base…

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Barry Out of League Side Injured Elbow

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 16

Bede Barry, the Orange forward who was selected as a reserve for the Group 10 Rugby League team, to play Groups…

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Blind Celebrity's Escape From Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Helen Keller the blind authoress who is visiting Australia, had a narrow escape from serious injury this morning, when…

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Helen Keller in Accident

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY. Tuesday. [?] Keller, world-famous blind [?] narrowly escaped injury this morning when the…

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Anger Causes Accidents Medical View

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 15

An interesting theory on the effect upon individuals of anger and irritation, resulting in road…

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Body of Drowned Child Recovered

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday After an all night search of South Woy Woy Bay by more then 50 residents and police, the body of [?] W. Hudon, (2[?]) was…

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Mullane on Injured List

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY. Friday: A foot injury sustained at Yass carlier in the week, will keep apprentice T. Mullane out of the saddle at Canterbury…

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Orange Accident Victim Taken to Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

ORANGE, Friday: Miss Marjorie Gorhnm, of Bondi, the victim of a motor cycle accident near Orange on Easter Monday, and who was…

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25 KILLED Train Collision Near London

National Advocate · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: Twenty-five people were killed in yesterday's train collision in the north of England. A mail train ran into the Glasgow…

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Mudgee Man Victim of Fatal Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

Mr. Joseph Beckton (67), an employee of the Farmers' Co-operative Milling Company, died in the Wellington District…

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Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

Lithgow ambulance attended four minor accidents, as well as numerous sickness cases, during, the week-end. On Saturday morning Mr. D…

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Pony Killed in Collision Near Orange

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

At midnight on Sunday a motor car collided with a brown pony on the Bathurst Road, about a mile from…

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