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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

821 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 42

Cement "Salvaged" From Accident Site

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

Working as soon as it was light enough to see, pilferers carried away the whole of a lorry load of cement after the lorry had overturned on Suicide Bend, River Lett Hill, early on Tuesday morning…

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Portland Residents in Lithgow Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 6

A car owned by John Moore, of Portland, and driven by Colin Francis Morrison, of Lime-street, Portland, was involved in an accident in…

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2 Cars, Lorry in Collision

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

Two cars and a lorry were volved [?]a collision on the corner of Woodward Road and March Street at 6.15 p.m…

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Accident Victim Still “Serious.”

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

There has been no change in the condition of Mr. Francis Henry Selmes, who was badly injured in a horse and cart…

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Cars in Collision

National Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 2

A minor collision occurred in Bathurst yesterday when a car driven by Mr. Jack Horseley, of Bent St., and a vehicle driven by Mr. Lawler, of…

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Child's Death Accidental Kelso Fatality Truck Brake was Inefficient

National Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday at an inquest at Bathurst on Coral Collison, (3), who was killed when she was run over by…

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Car, Taxi in Collision

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

Two care collided in the main Mental Hospital gateway on Saturday morning, but both drivers escape injury…

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Motor cyclist hurt in collision

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 3

A motor cyclist suffered a probable fractured arm in a collision with a utility truck on the corner of Summer Street and Lord’s Place at 7.50 p.m. on Saturday. He is Thomas Charles Ernest Norris. of Ryiston Street,…

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Two Seriously Injured in Falls From Buildings

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Two men were critically injured when they fell from buildings in different parts of Sydney to-day…

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Two Die in Smash Accident Near Wellington WELLINGTON

National Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

A second youth has died following, a car accident near Wellington yesterday. He was Geoffrey Thompson of…

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Heavy List of Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

Lithgow ambulance officers experienced a busy week-end period when numerous accident and routine calls were answered…

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Girl Cyclist Injured in Road Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

Thrown to the roadway following a collision between her bicycle, and a car in Main-street yesterday afternoon, a 16-year-old girl…

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Nine Minor Accident Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

Lithgow Ambulance officers experienced a busy day yesterday when they were called to attend the victims of seven minor…

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Cycle & Car in Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 4

Returning to the post office early yesterday afternoon, a postman was slightly injured when the bicycle he was riding…

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Driver Failed to Stop After Collision

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

A driver of a car failed to stop after his vehicle collided with a parked car in Summer Street at 7.10 p.m., last night…

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Mother Killed Girl Injured in Train Jump

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--A four-year-old girl told hospital authorities at Yuma, Arizona, that her mother forced her to jump from a speeding…

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Jockey's Death Orange Race Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

Jockey M. Schmicrer died in the Base Hospital at Orange last night from the effects of injuries received in a fall from his mount at Orange…

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Three Hurt in Cycle Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

Three of six accident victims treated yesterday by Lithgow Ambulance officers were cyclists…

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Victim Of Horse Accident Dies

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

Mr. Francis Henry Selmes, who was seriously injured in a horse and cart accident in Summer Street on…

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£11,000 to Injured Man

National Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, (N.Z.), Wednesday: Largest claim ever made in New Zealand under employer liability concluded in Hamilton when a Supreme…

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