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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

770 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 39

Girl Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 2

Shortly after 9 a.m. yesterday two bicycles collided at the intersection of Russell and George Streets. One was ridden by Alan Niven. of 27 Alamein…

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Man Badly Injured Factory Accident SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 2

Ambulance men had to cut away an injured man's clothes today before they could free him from machinery in a Marrickville factory…

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Car and Lorry in Collision at Kandos

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 8

A hire car driven by Andy Phelan suffered extensive damage in a collision with the local sanitary waggon at the junction of Angus…

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Four Injured in Bus Crash Maitland, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

A bus conductor and three miners were slightly injured when a double decker bus, taking 30 miners to work, ran off the road and…

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Accident Near O'connell

National Advocate · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 2

Following a collision between a horse and cart and a motor truck 12 miles out on the O'Connell Road, shortly after 8 o'clock last night, the…

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Freak Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 2

VIENNA, Friday: Vibration from the [?] of a plane flying low over the Austrian Alps near Zugspitze au[?]ed on avalanche which buried 13…

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Small Girl Injured

National Advocate · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 2

A two-year-old girl. Lynnette Bennett daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bennett of Wattle Flat suffered probable condition at her…

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Four Killed Car Fatality at Warnambool

National Advocate · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 1

MELBOUNE, Saturday: Four men were killed and two injured, while returning from warrnambool races tonight, when a car collided with a…

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Boy Injured by Detonator Explosion

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 2

Eleven-year-old Kevin Rolfe, of Bathurst-road, Mount Victoria, was admitted to hospital in a serious condition after a detonator which…

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Motor Cycle Again Girl Killed—Man Injured

National Advocate · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Sunday: Annie Scott (22), was fatally injured, and David Garrard, of Mt. Kemeira, received head and leg injuries, when a…

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Road Accidents Two Deaths Yesterday

National Advocate · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Two deaths in road accidents in NSW occurred today. A man was killed near Newcastle…

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Boxer and Wife Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG, Monday Smith African heavyweight boxing champion Johnny Ralph and his bride, were seriously injured in a car accident…

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Boxer in Car Accident

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 8

JOHANNESBURG, Monday— South African heavyweight boxing champion Johnny Ralph and his bride were…

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Man's Painful Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 1

President of Cumnock branch of the Returned Servicemen's League (Mr. K. Barrett) was the victim of a most unusual and…

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Car Faults Cause Of Accidents

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Faulty brakes, defective steering and other mechanical faults were responsible for 766…

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Mine Accident Victim Fell Into Path Of Fall

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

News of the tragic passing of Mr. Alvin McCarthy, aged 28 years, who met a violent death in a mine accident yesterday morning, has…

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Girl Hurt in Accident

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 5

A three-year-old girl was knocked down by a motor cycle in Summer Street on Tuesday afternoon and…

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Lithgowites Injured

National Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Three residents of Lithgow were injured early yesterday morning when a car in which they were travelling to Lithgow, ran off the road near…

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King's Physician Injured in Road Accident London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

The King's physician, Sir Maurice Cassidy, and Lady Cassidy have been admitted to Berkshire Hospital with serious head injuries received…

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Pmg Men Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

KATOOMBA, Friday: When a PMG motor lorry got out of control and overturned on the Great Western Highday near Wentworth Falls this…

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