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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

821 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 42

Girls Injured in Stair Crash Rome

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 1

About 300 screaming girl typists were burled in rubble at Rome yesterday when a marble staircase collapsed under their weight…

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Accident Victims Condition

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

The condition of Keith Martin of Bathurst, who was injured in a car accident on the Blayney road, last Friday was last night reported to be…

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Face Trodden On By Horse Serious Accident at Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

A man was seriously injured at the Steelworks Colliery yesterday when he was knocked down by a pit-horse and his face…

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Miner Injured by Horse Lithgow Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 1

LITHGOW, Wednesday: A miner, Jack Walsh, of Lithgow, was seriously injured in the steel Works colliery today when a frightened horse…

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Coolah District Residents have Miraculous Escape from Death in Road Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 19

Mr. and Mrs. A. ("Kel") Rohr had a miraculous escape from death when the blitz motor truck in which the were travelling crashed through…

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Condition of Accident Victim

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 2

The condition of Keith Martin, one of the victims of a car accident on the Blayney Road on Friday, continues to improve. It is understood…

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Child Injured

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

Falling and striking his head on a step yesterday afternoon, Patrick Rush (6), son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Rush of 1 Coral Way, suffered a deep…

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3 Sheep Killed in Collision with Car

Central Western Daily · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

Three steep wert Killed and several injured when they were run down by a motor car on the Forbes Road yesterday…

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Record Number Killed in 1950 Road Accidents

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

1950, with a record number killed on the roads, was a tragic year, not only in New South Wales, but in practically every other country…

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Errol Flynn Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 6

HOLLYWOOD, Friday: A back injury, suffered by Errol Flynn in a fall at Nice, France, in October, is more serious that at first believed. Flynn…

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Three Men Drowned Three Others Missing Collier Disaster

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Early today the collier Kiama foundered on a reef out of Toowon Bay, near Tuggerah, and disappeared The…

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Another Blayney Road Crash Three Men Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 2

For the second Friday night in succession three men were injured following a car smash near Blayney. Last Friday night three Bathurst men…

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Condition of Accident Victim

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

The condition of Keith Martin, of Bathurst, who was injured when a car overturned on the Blayney Road on Friday, January 12, continues to…

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Low Week-end Accident Rate

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

Ambulance officers were called to attend an appreciably low number of minor accidents over the weekend period…

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Rabbit Causes Accident Motor Cyclists Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

WECT WYALONG, Monday: Two motor cyclists who struck a rabbit on a country road near here were admitted to the West Wyalong…

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Trains Collide Near Perth 16 Persons-Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

PERTH, Monday: A head on collision between a stationary passenger train and a goods train occurred near Perth this morning…

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Accident Victim to Leave Hospital

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

The condition of Ke[?] Maria of [?] street, who was injured in a car crash [?] Dead recently, [?] improve, and he…

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Minor Accident Cases Yesterday

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Lithgow ambulance officers were called to five minor accident cases late yesterday afternoon…

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Accident Victim Not Improving

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

The victim of an accident on Friday night has been unconscious in Blayney hospital for more than three days…

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Injured Back

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

Mr. Jim Cunyngham of Kelso, was admitted to the Bathurst District Hospital yesterday after he had injured his back while lifting bee boxes at…

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