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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

895 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 45

Bank Manager Seriously Injured In Attempted Bank Robbery At Ultimo

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--A bank manager was shot in the chest and seriously wounded and another man was shot in the arm by two bandits who held up the Ultimo branch of the Commonwealth Bank to-day…

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Youth Drowned

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday At Toongabb[?] near Parramateta A[?] Robert Braciley (17) of Ba[?] street, Toongabbie, was drowned today when he…

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Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 2

When he applied the front brake of his bicycle yesterday, H. Funnel (18), of 249 Stewart Street, was thrown heavily to the roadway…

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Bike Rider Hurt in Collision

Central Western Daily · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 14

Well-known Orange cyclist, Sid Crooks, received cuts and lacerations to his right arm yesterday…

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Boy Drowned Near Lithgow Waterhold Tragldy

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

LITHGOW, Friday: A [?]3 years old boy was drowned today when rope swing over waterhole near Lighgow: snapped and fell into 20ft…

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Crossing Smash Three Badly Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE. Friday: Near Brisbane late this afternoon a railway engine collided with a car at a level crossing on the road between Ro[?] and…

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Cricketer Injured

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

Mr. A. Barton of Cow Flat, sprained one of his fingers on Saturday when he was catching a cricket ball. He was treated by the Bathurst…

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Heroic Rescue Rockley Boy Saved From Drowning

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

AN EIGHT-years-old boy was saved from drowning in the Weir at Rockley on Saturday afternoon by a 15-years-old youth. The boy…

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Wife Injured Seeking Help for Husband

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A woman who was hurrying to get help after her husband had been hurt in a week end accident near Taree on the North…

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Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

Light, misty rain in Lithgow, yesterday afternoon was the cause of an accident in which a cyclist was slightly injured…

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Bowler Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

Jack Pratt had an artery in his threat severed and 13 others were showered and 13 other were showered with splintered glass in a motor accident near B[?]ayney on…

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Injured Rider Improves

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Condition of ap­prentice jockey S. Taylor, injured when Count Bourbon, fell at Randwick on Saturday, was reported to have…

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This Morning's Four Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

An employee of Tyldesley mine sustained a probable fractured forearm this morning when he slipped from a gantry at the mine…

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Man Struck By Stone In Extraordinary Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

Hurled 400 yards by the force of an explosion during blasting operations on the new section of road, a large piece of granite yesterday morning struck a man standing on the verandah of his home at Hartley…

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Minor Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

A timber-cutter, Mr. Bruce Vought, of Tweed-road, was treated at a doctor's surgery, the hospital and then returned home by ambulance…

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Young Swimmer Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 3

GILGANDRA, Wednesday: Six-years-old Donald Martin, of Gilgandra, suffered severe head injuries when he fell 10ft. from a diving…

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Girl Injured By Car

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In Sutherland tonight a car struck 20-years-old Jean Crosby, of Sutherland. The girl was thrown more than 40ft. along…

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Two Injured in Road Crash

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 3

PEAK HILL, Wednesday: Two men were injured on the Peak Hill road, 17 miles from Dubbo when a truck and semi-trailer overturned. The…

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Nine Injured Bus and Car Collide

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A double decker bus and a car were involved in a serious accident on a sharp bend on Barrenjoey Road between Avalon…

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Wife of M.H.R. in Road Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 20

Mrs. W. C. Wentworth. sister-in-law of Mr. G. N. Wentworth, of "Kanoona," Leadville, and wife of the newly elected M.H.R. for…

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