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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

770 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 39

Man Struck by Hook Railway Station Accident

Central Western Daily · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 7

MANILLA.—Carl Pittis, goods porter at Manildra railway station, met with a serious accident over the…

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Skater Injured

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

Falling on the skating rink yesterday morning, Mr. Arthur Kerwick (22) an employee at the rink, suffered probable concussion and…

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Manildra Magazine Wheat Lorry Accident at Manildra

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 4

An accident that might easily have had disastrous consequences occurred on the Gumble road on Wednesday about 1½ miles from…

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More Tram Accidents Ten Persons Hurt

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Ten people were taken to hospital today following two accidents involving trams in Sydney…

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Two Car Accidents Momentary Doze Causes Smash

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

Dozing at the wheel of his new utility truck, a driver crashed on River Lett hill on Saturday and was later admitted to hospital with a…

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Boy Shot; Rabbiting Accident

Central Western Daily · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

A 14 - year - old boy, Kevin Astill, was shot while hunting rabbits in blackberry bushes on the…

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Boy Injured by Saw Orange Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

ORANGE, Monday: A 17 years old youth, stanley Foley of Orange, was seriously injured while today while using a circular saw at the rear of a large…

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Tugboat Sinks After Collision

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — A few minutes after being badly damaged in a collision with the 800-ton freighter Abersea, the 64-year-old tug Emu sank at Glebe Island today. The Emu was towing the…

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Boy Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

Ken Hartnett (2), son of Mr. J. Hartnett, of 141 Russell Street, suffered a lacerated wound to his nose when he fell from a bicycle yesterday…

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Fatal Car Accident Grazier Killed

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 1

YOUNG, Tuesday: A well known sportsman in the Southwest of NSW was fatally injured in a motor accident near Young today…

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Boy Drowned

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A boy was drowned in the river near Windsor this afternoon. He was Don Elliott, of Londonderry, near Windsor…

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Drowned in Reservoir Incident at Bulli

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

BULLI, Sunday: Nearly 380,000 gallons of water were pumped from the Water Board reservoir today in order to recover the naked body of…

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Freak Storms Throughout the West the West Man and Boy Killed at Parkes 15 Others Injured Theatre Wall Blown in Parkes

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

As a result of a cyclonic storm, heavy rain, hailstones and 60 miles an hour wind, which struck Parkes about 1.30 p.m. yesterday, a boy and young married man are dead. They are: Wesley Ronald…

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Serious Accidents in Sydney SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

John Watson (12) fell 40 feet through a skylight at Alexandria goodsyard and suffered a fractured skull. His condition is satisfactory…

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Tragic Death Bathurst Man Accidentally Shot Early Morning Fatality

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

Death came with tragic suddenness to Robert Powell Stirling (36) a well-known Bathurst carpenter, in the yard of his residence at 317…

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Man Injured by Falling Tree

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

Desmond Collins (23), an employee on the staff of the Railway electrical department, received severe injuries yesterday when a tree he was…

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Boy Badly Injured by Bottle

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

[?]TTHGOW, Monday: Slipping and falling on to a bottle of cordial he was carrying, an eight years indu[?]oy suffered such severe laceration to [?]…

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Collision in Howick Street

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

When a lorry and a car collided at the corner of Howick and William Streets about 5.30 p.m. yesterday damage was done to the car driven…

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Farm Hand's Painful Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

Mr. Roy Burley, employed at J. H. Cameron's "Wangilla" property, was the victim of a nasty accident recently…

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Rydal News Accident at Sports Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

The residents of Cheetham's Flat are continuing their social activities. The Christmas Tree party in the big apple shed on Mays' Estate…

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