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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Accident Results In Fine

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 5

A collision in Summer Street on December 13, which resulted in a motor cyclist being taken to…

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Fewer London Accidents “No Parking” Plan

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 3

Road accidents in London have decreased by more than 22 per cent since restrictions [?]re placed on vehicles…

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Police Seek Cyclist Man Injured

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 2

An elderly man who was knocked down by a motor cyclist in Summer street on Tuesday night suffered…

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Head-on Tram Collision SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 2

Eleven people were severely injured this morning when two trams collided head-on while crossing points at a cross road in Forest Lodge…

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Rylstone And Kandos News Fatal Accident to Rylstone Resident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 10

A tragic accident occurred in Rylstone on Saturday last, when Herbert Cunningham age 53 years was fatally injured. It appears that Mr…

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Accident to Railway Worker

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 2

Jock Hay (50), railway worker, o. 161 Peel St., Bathurst, was slightly injured yesterday morning when steel bar fell on his foot. He was…

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Lorries in Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

Boxes comprising the load of a lorry involved in a collision at Dunn's Corner late yesterday afternoon were scattered across…

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General News Minor Accident at High School

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

While participating in physical training at Bathurst High School yesterday morning. George Kemp (13), son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D…

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Airliner's 400 m.p.h. "By Accident"

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Britain's biggest jet airliner, the Tudor Eight has been flown—by accident—at a speed exceeding 400 mph…

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London Reduces Road Accidents London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

Road accidents in London have decreased by more than 22 per cent. since restrictions were placed on vehicles standing in the busiest…

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Sisters Drowned Tragedy Near Yass

National Advocate · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 3

YASS, Sunday: The body of a 10-year-old girl was recovered today from the Murrumbidgee River about 12 miles from Yass…

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General News Bathurstian Injured

National Advocate · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

Bruce Veness. of 368 Stewart St., was conveyed to the Bathurst District Hospital last night by the Bathurst District Ambulance, suffering from a…

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Seriously Injured Following Altercation

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

Involved in an altercation in a Main-street hotel on Saturday afternoon, a well-known resident, Mr. Tom Downey, of…

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Bathurst Motor Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

The well-known Bathurst motor ycclist. Max Conroy, of Bentinck St., Bathurst, sustained serious injuries while returning from Orange to…

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Lithgow Ambulance Attends 15 Accidents Over Week-End

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

Experiencing one of their busiest periods for several months, Lithgow ambulance officers were called to a total of 15 accidents, in addition to attending to an unusually large number of sickness and various other…

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Unconscious For 24 Hours After Accident

Central Western Daily · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

Maxwell Conroy, 19, of Bathurst, was seriously injured when a motor cycle he was riding crashed into a post on the Mitchell Highway on Saturday afternoon…

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Accident at Public School

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

John Matthews (8) was struck by a cricket ball during the lunch recess at the Public School yesterday. He was conveyed to his parent's home at…

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Accident Victims Condition

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

The condition of Maxwell Conroy (l9), a Bathurst motor cyclist who was injured in an accident on Saturday, was reported late last night to…

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Well Known School Boy Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon on his way home from school 17 year old Brian Johnson (the well known High School cricketer, became involved in an…

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Soldier Drowned Troopship Tragedy

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The name of the soldier who was swept overboard from a troopship and drowned last night has now been released by the…

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