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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

825 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 42

Car Accident at Goanna Hill

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 1

Two Orange people were seriously injured when a car overturned at Goanna Hill about seven miles from…

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Motor Cycle Accident

National Advocate · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 2

A motor cyclist, was injured and his wife suffered [?]ok and [?]ions when their cycle crashed into a tree on [?]unt Panorama circuit late on…

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Factory Woker Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 2

Mr. Lzac Herschel, 22 Lambert St. a bootmaker employed at California Productions suffered lacerations to the head when he overbalanced and…

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Minor Collision

National Advocate · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 2

Two cars were involved in a minor collision in Russell Street near the intersection of William Street at about 11 a.m. yesterday. A car, being driven…

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Collision on Highway

National Advocate · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 2

Skidding on a bend on the Great Western Highway near Bathurst, at about 3.30 yesterday afternoon, a car driven by Mr. G. Musumeci, of…

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Three Drowned Husband, Wife and Son

National Advocate · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: In a drowning tragedy in northern Victoria during the weekend, a man his wife and their eight-year-old son lost their…

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SEMI - Trailer Crashes One Killed —— Another Injured

National Advocate · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: One man was killed and another injured when a semi-trailer crashed on Prince's Highway, south of Sydney, early today…

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Woman's Legs Fractured In Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 1

A 67-year-old woman was admitted to hospital after a car, which her husband was driving, crashed into a tree on Tunnel Hill on Sunday afternoon. She is Mrs. Charlotte Baker…

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Unusual Air Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 5

CLEVELAND, Tuesday.--A Capitol Airline DC4, carrying 23 persons, suddenly plunged, 2,200 feet in a nose-dive…

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Many Accidents Over Holiday Period

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 3

A Lithgow woman was badly bitten on the nose by a dog on Saturday evening and had to be taken to hospital by ambulance. She was Miss Isley, of Saywell-street, who…

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Pta Passengers Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 2

CLEVELAND, Tuesday: A capital airline DC-4 carrying 23 persons suddenly plunged 2,200 feet in a nose dive yesterday and injured five…

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Yesterday's Accident Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 2

A rail bar struck a shiftman at the Invincible Colliery yesterday morning and injured his back and one of his hands…

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Car Overturns 10 Times; Five Injured

Central Western Daily · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A family of five, including three children, were injured when a car plunged down a hill near…

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Accidents in Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 2

Lithgow Ambulance officers Attended the victims of several minor accidents yesterday. David Dacosta, of Vale-road,…

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Orange Man Drowned

Central Western Daily · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 1

Harry O’Shea, 47, of 53 Kite Street, Orange, was drowned in the Bogan River near Nyngan on Thursday…

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General News Accident on Pass

National Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 2

Mr. Jack Gapsansi, of 67 Durham Street, reported to Bathurst Police yesterday that he had been involved in a slight collision while driving his…

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Minor Accidents At Week-end

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 1

Although several minor accident victims were given attention by ambulance officers during the week-end,…

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30 Injured in Riots Mobs Object to High Prices

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 2

RIO DE JANIERO, Tuesday: Thirty persons were injured in rioting over high prices yesterday in Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais State…

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£100 for "Seeing" Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.-- A Londoner was awarded £100 damages in court yesterday for the mental shock he suffered…

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Young Man in Motor Cycle Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 4

A young man was injured in a motor cycle accident on the Gulgong road early on…

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