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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

639 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 32

Accident Victim Unconscious for 84 Hours

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 8

Up till a late hour last night, Miss Marjorie Gorham, injured in an accident near Orange at Easter, had been unconscious for 84…

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Geenfell and Forbes Accidents

National Advocate · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 1

GRENFELL, Thursday: In the Grenfell district, George Holland had four fingers of one hand so badly lacaterated in a chaff cutter that…

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Accident Victim [?]conscious for [?]Hours

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 1

[?]jory Gorham, injur[?] [?] accident on Easter [?] was still uncons[?] [?] Hospital at 10…

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Three Injured When Car Overturns Near Bathurst

National Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 1

Three Victorians were injured when a small motor car overturned on the Blayney Road, eight miles from Bathurst Yesterday…

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Still Unconscious Orange Accident Victim

National Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 2

ORANGE, Friday: Miss maar[?] Gorham, of Bondi was injured [?] motor cycle accident [?] Easter Monday is still unconscious, [?]…

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Girl Unconscious for 108 HOURS Miss Marjory Gorham, victim of a motor cycle accident on Easter Monday morning, is still unconscious In the Base Hospital At 10 o’clock inst night Miss

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 1

At 10 o’clock last night Miss Gorham had been unconscious for 108 hours, and there has been little change in her…

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Car Crash Two Girls Injured

National Advocate · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Sunday: Two girls were injured when a car in which they [?]ere passengers skidded on the Wes[?]rn Highway, near Katoomba, today…

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Explosion on Launch Man and Woman Injured

National Advocate · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday: A man and woman wera burned in an explosion on board a 30ft cruiser launch near Toronto public wharf today…

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Six Minor Accident Cases at Week-end

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 2

Lithgow ambulance attended six accident cases during the week-end -- all of a minor nature. On Saturday Colin Dowd, of…

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Woman Is Still Unconscious Easter Monday Accident

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1

Still unconscious seven days after being injured in a motor cycle accident near Orange, Miss Marjory Gorham, of Bondi., is being sustained with fluid nourishment at the Orange Base Hospital…

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Two Players Injured

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 8

Two Spring Hill players were injured in a Rugby League match played at Spring Hill on…

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Employee's Courage in Removing Gelignite Prevents Serious Accident in Big Orange Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 1

ORANGE, Monday: The courage of a young radio technician for his part in the removal of several hundredweights of gelignite from a blazing storeroom at the rear of the Western Stores, Orange, yesterday…

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Accident Near Blayney Three Victorians Injured

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 1

Three Victorians were injured when a small motor car overturned about twelve miles from Blayney on Friday afternoon…

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Man on Criminal Charge Girl Badly Injured

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday : A man who is alleged to have inflicted appalling injuries on a girl before committing rape at…

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Morphia Use in Accidents

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Majority of Metropolitan ambulance superintendents do not favor amending the law to enable ambulance men to use…

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Collision in Piper Street

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 2

About 5.30 last night, a panel van driven by Sydney Hughes, of Russell Street, and a motor lorry, driven by J. Feebrey, of Piper Street, collided…

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Seaman Injured in Brawl

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Following a brawl on the 10,000 tons Dutch ship SS Ingleton at No. 4 Circular Quay tonight, one seaman was charged…

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Truck Burned and Man Badly Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

A man named Patrick James Ryan, was badly burned near Trangjie last week when petrol fumes became ignited and…

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Another Semi-trailer Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 5

Crashing into the back of a stationary semi-trailer last night on the Mt. Victoria Pass, a utility truck driven by Steve Yovan, of…

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Tyre Band Bursts Orchardist’s Face Injured

Central Western Daily · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 5

Mr. Les White, orchardist, of Cadia Road, suffered severe cuts to his face when a steel tyre band broke while he was…

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