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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

895 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 45

Street Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

At approximately 10.40 p.m. yesterday a collision occurred between a bicycle and a car in George Street. Master Bruce Rawson Howard (14)…

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Footballer Injured

National Advocate · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

Whilst playing for Oberon Blues, in a match against Bathurst Railway at Oberon yesterday, Max Carpenter, an ex-Railway player, suffered…

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Injured Boy Found on Road: No Clue to Accident Picked Up Near Home

Central Western Daily · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

An eleven-years-old boy, Robert Woolf, was found yesterday in a semi-conscious condition on the…

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Two Killed Pilot Seriously Injured 'Plane Crashes Into Home

National Advocate · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

LAE (New Guinea), Sunday: Two occupants of a house were killed and the pilot of a plane seriously injured When a plane crashed at Lac…

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Many Weekend Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

Lithgow ambulance was again called to victims of seven minor accidents during the weekend, two on Friday one on Saturday…

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Truck Driver Injured Accident Near Young

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

YOUNG, Monday A truck driver, John Athol Knight (30) of Cowra, is in Young District Hospital for x-ray following a motor accident on the…

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Police Injured Bulli Crash

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

BULLI, Monday: [?] policemen were seriously injured in a motor ae[?] on Bulli Pas tonight while on their way to investigate on earlier…

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Boy Injured in Fall From Bike

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

Orange police are stratified that Robert W[?] was not the victim of a hit-run motorist, but was injured when his foot became caught in the front wheel of his bicycle. Woolf, an 11-year-old school…

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Carrier Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

Mr. Horace Feebrey, a carrier, of 05 Piper St., suffered severe lacerations to the right shin yesterday, when he slipped while delivering goods to…

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Cycle and Car in Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

Knocked, from his bicycle in a collision with A car at the intersection of Main-street and Hassan's Walls-road this morning, an elderly man,…

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Sabotage Probe Into Canadian Air Fatality

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

OTTOWA, Wednesday.--At the request of the United States, the Royal Canadian Air Force has begun an investigation into the crash…

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Accident Victim Dies Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

One of the two men injured in a mail car crash near Macksville yesterday, died today in hospital. He was a mail car passenger,…

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Street Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

Shortly after five o'clock yesterday afternoon a collision occurred in George St., between a panel van owned and driven by Mr. L. G…

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Trainer and Wife Injured Car Crash After Races

National Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 4

ORANGE. Wednesday: The condition of Mr. and Mrs. Groruo Langham, of Orange, who wore injured in a motor accident last night when…

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Oberon News Street Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 6

OBERON. Wednesday: Whilst Mr. E. Webb (Tarana was turning in the Main Street of Obron on Tuesday afternoon, he collided with the Oberon…

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Govt. Officer Killed Wagga Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 4

WAGGA. Wednesday: The Wagga District Agronomist (Mr. Sid Rudkin) who was killed yesterday when his car fell off of lifting jack and…

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Four Orange People Hurt in Accident

Central Western Daily · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

Four Orange people were injured late on Tuesday night when a utility truck collided with a car on the Mitchell Highway, 12 miles from Molong. They were:…

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Boy Injured by Bull

National Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday: A pedigreen bull charged and injured an eight year old boy at the Sydney Showground today…

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Motor Cycle in Collision at Intersection

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

A Queensland motor-cyclist had a remarkable escape from serious injury this afternoon when his machine crashed into…

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Motor Accident Near Molong

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

Four Orange people were injured on Tuesday night when a utility truck collided with a car on the Mitchell Highway, 11 miles…

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