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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

639 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 32

Woman Injured

National Advocate · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

Mrs. E. Goodlet, 33 Havannan Street, suffered lacerations to the head and a sprained right wrist, when she slipped and fell at her home on…

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Star Port Injured in Track Crash Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

Star Port, Victorian Doncaster fancy, was injured during the smash at Randwick this morning and will be unable to run at the A.J.C…

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Star Port Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: All hopes of Star Port running in the Doncaster next Saturday have been abandoned. The Victorian sprinter injured…

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Accidentally Killed by Train

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A verdict of accidental death was reported by Parramatta District Coroner Williams it the inquest at Hornsby today on…

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Freak Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 2

A freakish accident occurred in Piper-street, Bathurst, on Monday A horse-drawn ice lorry was wrecked when the horse took fright at a…

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Mineworker Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

Struck by a pick while working at the State Mine this morning, Mr. Owen MacDonald, of 46 Laidley-street, sustained lacerations to the…

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Coronial Inquiry Into Sawmills Tragedy At Dunedoo; Verdict of Accidental Death

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 9

An inquest into the cause of death of Rupert. Carl Schmidtke at the Dunedoo Sawmills on Monday, March 8. was held by the District Coroner, Mr. W. L. Brown, at the Court House, Dunedoo, on Thursday last…

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Cowra Races Flying to Cooringwang Two Jockeys Injured

National Advocate · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 4

The aged gelding Cooringwang, owned by Mr. V. Reid, of Cowra, won the Flying Handicap at the opening day's racing of the Cowra…

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One Youth Killed 200 Others Injured Record Week-end Toll in Bathurst Young Married Woman in Serious Condition

National Advocate · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1

The T.T. motor and light car races brought an unprecedented number of cars and cycles to Bathurst during the Easter week-end and the unfortunate result was that a record number of accidents (one…

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Only One Fatality Easter Road Courtesy

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Motorists in NSW over the holidays apparently heeded the police and Road Safety Council courtesy campaign…

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No Accidents in Bathurst

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

No accidents were reported in Bathurst yesterday and last night. This is most remarkable, considering that the traffic was even more dense…

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Five Road Accident Victims Admitted To Portland Hospital

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 1

Failing to make the turn oyer the Piper's Fiat, bridge on the Portland-Wallerawang road, a car driven by Mr. T. A. Appleby, of Wollongong, overturned on Monday night, all five occupants, four of whom were members of the same…

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Couple In Two Accidents

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 1

A young married couple, Mr. and .Mrs. W. J. Pritchard. of 142 Johnson Street. Annandale, were…

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Garbage truck and tram in collision SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 2

A tram was wrecked in a collision with a fully loaded garbage truck at Waverley this morning, but the driver and conductor had amazing…

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11 Accidents in One Day Bathurst's Hectic Time

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 4

No fewer than 11 accidents occurred at Bathurst on Saturday last, involving a fatality. Fourteen other people were injured…

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Oberon News Porter's Nasty Accident Oberon

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 4

Mr. John Shaw, junior porter, at Oberon Railway Station, met with a nasty accident at Oberon Railway yards, whilst unloading a…

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Dog Saves Drowning Boy

National Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: They are toasting her in severly-rationed mutton chops and she is the heroine of Parsons' Cross, Sheffield…

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Collision Tram and Truck Lucky Escapes From Death

National Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The driver's cabin and two front compartments of a "special" tram were wrecked at Waverley this morning when I…

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Stop Press Two Men Seriously Injured When Bus Skids

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

Two persons were admitted to Lithgow hospital early this afternoon when the 12.30 bus from Lithgow to Katoomba skidded off…

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Accident Victim Unconscious Since Easter

Central Western Daily · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

Miss Marjory Gorham has not recovered consciousness since she was involved in a motor–cycle [?] on the Bathurst Road on Easter Monday. Miss Gorham was pillion…

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