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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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New Australian Still Seriously 111 After Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 2

Hospital doctors still do not know the extent of injuries sustained by a New Australian earlier this week in a head-on crash between his truck and a goods train one mile outside Clandulla, the…

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Lithgow Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 4

A four-year-old boy fell from the side of a blitz wagternoon and gashed his left legternoon and gashed his leg…

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Aged Woman in Accident

Central Western Daily · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 2

BATHURST, Thursday— Doctors at Bathurst District Hospital tonight were hopeful of saving the life of Mrs. Gertrude…

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General News Accident Victim Improves

National Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 2

The condition of Mrs. Gertrude Alice Wyatt. of 61 George Street, victim of the William Street accident on Thursday afternoon, was last night…

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Man Killed In Unusual Accident

Central Western Daily · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 1

BLAYNEY, Friday.—A man was skilled instantly today when a plane which was spraying potato crops…

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Truck Overturned; Brothers Injured

Central Western Daily · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 1

Two brothers were injured when their utility truck skidded and overturned on Forbes Road, near Borenore, early on Saturday morning…

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Apparently Drowned New Method to be Adopted

National Advocate · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY Sunday: The surf Life Saving Association of Australia has decided to make a change in the method used to reviving an…

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Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

Another case of dog-bite was given attention by ambulance officers during the week-end when the officers…

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Road Accidents Were Minor at Week-end

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

Two motor cyclists narrowly avoided a serious accident late on Saturday when their machines skidded in pools of oil on the Great Western Highway…

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Unusual Mining Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

Odendaalsrus, Orange Free State, Monday.--At least 20 people were feared killed lust night when a huge piece of…

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Car Crushes Boy Mania Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: A car struck a [?]ine year old boy. Jam[?]ed [?] against a stationary utility then collided with another car at Manly,…

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Mineworkers In Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 2

Of six accident cases attended by the Lithgow Ambulance yesterday, four concerned mineworkers…

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Migrant Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 2

When a steel railing fell on his foot at the Bathurst Loco workshops at about 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Migrant rail worker, Svetozar Zivkovic…

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Car And Taxi In Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 6

Only slight damage resulted when two vehicles were involved in a collision on the Great Western Highway on…

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Detour Of Highway At Carcoar Only Solution to Accidents

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 1

Mr. J. E. Montgomery, Divisional Engineer, in a letter to last week's meeting of Lyndhurst Shire Council, said that the Department of Main Roads is at present giving consideration to the…

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'Plane Accident Investigated

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 1

Mr. Adsett, Chief Operations Officer of the Department of Civil Aviation, visited Blayney on Monday to…

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Three Minor Accident Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 2

A fall at school yesterday resulted in a fractured arm for eight-year-old James Luchetti, of Macauley-street…

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Struck by Stone; Children Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At Canterbury. Sydney, this afternoon, two small children who were travelling in an electric train were injured when…

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Council Seeks Limit to Accident Claims

National Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 3

GRENFELL, Wednesday: The Municipal Council at Grenfell intends to ask the Local Government to urge the NSW Government to…

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Man Injured By Panel Van

Central Western Daily · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

A man was seriously injured when struck by a panel van on Bathurst Road at about 7.30 p.m…

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