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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

895 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 45

Lithgow Residents In Sensational Car Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

Three Lithgow residents have arrived home after being slightly injured in a sensational motor car accident near Tamworth shortly after Christmas. Accompanied by their son, Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Roley…

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Pianist Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 2

ST. PETERSBURG. Flo., Friday: Australian pianist, Vida Barnden, of Adelaide, suffered an electric shock yesterday when she picked up a…

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Fitter Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 2

A railway fitter, R. Lloyd (24), of Perthville, suffered an injury to the left shoulder while working in the railway yards at Perthville yesterday…

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Youth Drowned Blayney Tragedy

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

BLAYNE, Sunday: A 20 years old grazier, James Samuel Fenton, of Hobby's Yards, near Blayney, was drowned in a dam on a grazing…

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Many Accidents At Week-End-New Australians Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

Two men were injured, one seriously, in traffic accidents in Lithgow late on Saturday night and early on Sunday morning. They were Ludirick Wyspolski, a gardener at Marrangaroo…

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Young Man Drowned In Dam

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

James Samuel Fenton, 22, of Hobby’s Yards, 15 miles from Blayney, was drowned in a dam near his…

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Motor Cycle Again Woman Killed — Man Injured

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A young woman was killed and a man seriously injured in a motor cycle accident near Coff's Harbor this afternoon…

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Roundabout Accidents Made Civilisation

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

Mention the word "accident" and most of us think in terms of screaming brakes, personal injury or material damage. The scope of its…

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Week End Accident

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

A man was injured on Saturday when the bicycle he was riding collided with a car at the intersection of Stewart and Piper Streets. The…

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Young Man Drowned in Bathurst District

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

While his young brother ran half a mile tor help, a 20-year-old man drowned in a dam at Hobby's Yards, 29 miles from…

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Woman's Death After Surfing Injured by "Dumper"

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: A woman who died at her home yesterday had complained earlier that she had been dumped by a wave while surfing at…

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Railwayman Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2

A Bathurst railwayman, Mr. Alan Ross, of William Street, sustained a laceration over his left eye at the workshops yesterday morning. He was…

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Bob Hope Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2

HOLLYWOOD, Tuesday Comedian Bob Hope was admitted to hospital yesterday with a dislocated shoulder, sustained when his car skidded on a…

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Inquiry Into Drowning

Central Western Daily · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 5

An inquiry into the death of James Samuel Fenton (20), who was drowned at Hobby’s Yards on Sunday, will he held at…

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Dubbo Accidents

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 7

DUBBO, Wednesday [?] men were seriously injured in separate accidents today. A bread carter, Elton D. Lynch of…

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Stewart Street Accidents

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 2

Recent accidents at Stewart Street intersections were again mentioned at last night's meeting of Bathurst Council Ald. Henderson moved that…

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Unusual Drowning Tragedy At Rocky Waterhole

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

Unable to swim, a boy was drowned in Rocky Waterhole, eight miles from Lithgow, this morning when a rope swing broke and he plunged into about 20 feet of water and was not located on the bottom until half an…

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Saw Brother Drowned Blayney Tragedy

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 6

BLAYNEY, Thursday.—The Blayney Coroner, Mr. T. A. Black, today found that James Samuel Fenton, 22, was accidentally drowned in a dam at Hobby’s Yards Last Sunday…

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Finger Injured (From cur Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 6

MANILDRA—Mr. 0. S. Boardman, of the IXL Butchery, suffered a badly cut finger in an accident recently…

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Actor Killed 3 Others Injured

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

ROME, Thursday.—Mallan actor, Domenico Orami was Killed and three others were injured on location at Frascati when a…

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