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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

821 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 42

Fisherman Drowned

National Advocate · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 8

GRAFTON, Thursday: A professional fisherman was drowned and another man had a narrow escape in the surf at Nambucca Heads today…

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Police Fear Woman Drowned

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Police suspect that a woman, whose neatly folded clothes were found at Marouora Beach last night may have…

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Student Drowned During "Rag" Adelaide

National Advocate · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 3

A medical student drowned in a "ducking rag" last night is reported to have said, "I can't swim. If I don't come up I suppose someone…

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Yeoval Voice Youth Fined £5 on Negligent Driving Charge. Sequel To Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 9

Walter Jack Martin, milk vendor of Orange, was fined £5 with 10/- costs and £2 with 10/- costs at Molong…

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Drove Negligently Unusual Accident at Bathurst

National Advocate · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 5

Pleading guilty to a charge of negligent driving, Richard Coote, of Sydney, was fined £3, with costs 10/-, by Mr. Dasr, S.M., at Bathurst Court…

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Negligent Driving Charge Sequel To Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 5

Commenting that the utmost care must be taken by drivers on the road, Mr. A. E. Stonham, S.M., fined Stanley Bourke, of Valc-road,…

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Two Bicycle Accidents

Central Western Daily · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

Mr. Tom Martin, of Dalton Street, Orange East, is in the Base Hospital with probable fractured ribs, and injury to…

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Injured by Fall

National Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 2

A Bathurst resident, Mr. C. Rourke of Bentinck Street, sustained lacerations and contusions when he fell on the corner of Keppel and Stewart…

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Tram Conductor Killed Fatality at Paddington

National Advocate · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: A tram conductor was killed in Oxford Street, Paddington, late this afternoon when he was run over by a tram…

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Gulgong Native Killed In Motor Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

Mr. L. G. J. Bayllss, aged 18 years, was killed last Friday night week, when a motor lorry he was driving…

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Minor Accident Cases Prevalent At Week-end

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

A man who was found lying alongside the Great Western Highway early on Friday night was later admitted to hospital…

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Two Accidents; No Injuries

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

No person was injured in two minor accidents in Orange on Saturday. In one a car veered across the road and struck a telephone…

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Driving Charge Follows Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 5

Lithgow police have charged a local man with driving under the influence of liquor following a collision between his car and a…

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Bus and Car Collide Bathurst Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 2

A school bus carrying 40 pupils en route for the Bathurst High School, and a car collided at the intersection of Stewart and Howick Streets at 8.20…

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Condition Of Accident Victim Still Serious

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 6

The condition of an elderly Portland resident who was knocked from his bicycle early on Friday morning last in…

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Woman Injured When Struck By Car

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

A Molong woman suffered an injured arm when she was struck by a car in Summer Street early last night. She was Mrs. Frank Lyons, of “Yarrawonga,” Molong…

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Fatal Accident at West Cowra Result of Coronial Inquiry

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Cowra Coroner, Mr. F. Arnold, who conducted the inquest on Monday of last week, into the death of Mrs. Ethel May…

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Injured Riders Satisfactory

National Advocate · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 1

The three riders injured in falls during the meeting were all reported to be in a satisfactory condition last night…

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Eleven Injured In Road Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 2

Eight men and three girls were injured in motor accidents in and around Lithgow during the Easter week-end, according to reports received at the police station…

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Spectator Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 2

When the X.K. 120 Jaguar driven by George Patterson in the first race at Mt. Panorama mounted the bank at the top or the "esses" a spectator…

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