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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

639 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 32

Hit By Car While Lying On Road Rain Contributed to Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

Heavy, driving rain, which restricted visibility to a minimum, contributed to a serious accident on the Great…

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Orange Fatality Cut to Pieces by Express Huntley Child's Death

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

ORANGE, Monday: An 11 years old girl, Pat MacAuley, of Huntley, was cut to pieces by the Central Western Express, at 4 o'clock this afternoon…

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Canowindra Fatality Man Drowned by Flood

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 3

CANOWINDRA, Tuesday: The second fatality due to the flood rains in the Orange district occurred last night when William Cassidy, an…

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Drivers Escape in Head-on Collision Accident In Molong At Weekend

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 6

No injury was sustained by the drivers of two vehicles which collided head-on at the junction of the Wellington Road and Hill…

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Train Kills Girl Near Orange Third Fatality at Bloomfield

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 7

The third fatality occurred at Bloomfield railway siding on Monday when the Central Western Express cut to pieces 11 years…

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Orange Shunter Injured Run Over by Truck

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 1

ORANGE, Tuesday: At the Orange railway yards today, a shunter, Bert Joshua Brown, was severely injured when he was run over by a truck…

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Another Railway Accident Shunter's Leg Crushed

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 1

A second railway accident within 24 hours occurred at Orange yesterday when a railway shunter had his right leg badly crushed…

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Girl Killed by Central West Express Accident Near Orange on Monday Afternoon

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 1

Patricia MoCauley, an 11-year old schoolgirl, was cut to pieces by the Central Western Express at Blo[?]field railway siding, about…

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Search for Car Driver Involved In Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

Police are searching for the elderly driver of a dark colored sedan car which crashed into a car driven by Mr. John Mays, of Rydal,…

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Another Canowindra Drowning Child Falls in River

National Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 1

CANOWINDRA, Wednesday: The second drowning fatality within two days occurred at Canowindra today. A three years old child, Paul…

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Small Boy Drowned In River

Central Western Daily · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 1

A three-year-old boy, Paul Carroll, was drowned in the Belubula River at Canowindra yesterday morning…

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Verdict Against Taxi Driver Squel To Accident

Central Western Daily · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

A verdict of £120 was given against Keith Alfred Bevear, taxi-driver, of Blayney, in Orange District Court on Tuesday. Leslie Thomas, carrier, of…

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Man Killed in Tram Smash Woman Severely Injured

Central Western Daily · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: In a Sydney tram accident to-day a man was killed and a woman had her right foot…

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Valuable Horse Killed in Road Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

While travelling to Dubbo Show, last week, a two-ton lorry with a float and three horses overturned, and the champion Royal Show…

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Accident at G.p.o

Central Western Daily · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday: A man was killed today when dragged between a heavy conveyor belt and a roller at the…

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Huge Crane Rescues Injured Man

Central Western Daily · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 13

SYDNEY Friday: A huge mobile crane was used to hoist to safety a workman who fell down a ship’s hold at Morts…

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Crane Used to Move Injured Man

National Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An injured workman and two Central District Ambulance officers were lifted by huge mobile crane from the hold of…

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Saw Bench Accidents Two Men Hurt

Central Western Daily · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 4

Two men were injured in saw bench accidents yesterday. A young man Reginald…

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Ross Injured Early in Match

Central Western Daily · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 8

Canowindra had a comfortable 15-nil win over Orange Waratahe in a Rugby League match at Canowindra…

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Inquest Into Boy's Death in Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 2

Although his truck had inflicted fatal injuries on a six-years-old Sydney boy at Hartley on April 11, the coroner found that Frederick…

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