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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

740 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 37

Motor Cyclist in Collision

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

Mr. J. Wlodaroczyk sustained a badly splintered right thigh bone when he collided with a car recently…

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Holiday Accident Free New Year Quietest Ever

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 2

Bathurst was accident free over the New Year holiday. Police yesterday said that the New Year's Eve celebrations were the quietest on record…

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Prevent Children's Holiday Accidents

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 6

Health authorities are seriously concerned at the high rate of fatal accidents among children during the current school holidays. Many of…

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Few Traffic Accidents Over Holidays

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

An accident-free New Year’s Eve has given Orange one of the best holiday traffic records for several years. During the Christmas…

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Another Drowning Fatality Man's Collapse on Launch

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A man who had a seizure while standing on the cabin of a launch fell into Cooks River at Mascot today and was…

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Child Fatally Gassed Freak Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: A baby's of shaking her cot led to her death, the coroner was told at a Haminersmith, London, Inquest yesterday…

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Infant Drowned Fatality at Parkes

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

PARKES, Sunday: Another case of d[?]owning—the eighth in NSW since Friday, was reported today at Parkes. A 10 months old baby girl, Shirley…

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Eighty Drowned In Philippines

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

MANILA, Monday (A.A.P.- Reuters).--More than 80 people perished when a small motor boat, carrying 170 people, sank…

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Almost Drowned Scout's Narrow Escape

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: At Narrabeen Beach. Sydney, this afternoon, a scout attending the Jamboree was carried unconscious from the surf after he…

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Injured When Car Overturns

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 3

When a car overturned and skidded 20 feet on its bonnet on the Great Western Highway near the Little Hartley Court…

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The Kangaroos Crocker Replaces Injured Collinson

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

PARIS, Sunday: Kangaroo lock forward Arthur Cllinson pulled a muscle in his left leg during training yesterday for the match against…

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Many Minor Accidents At Week-End

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

A young girl sustained ex-extensive injuries in a fall from a bicycle on Saturday afternoon…

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Minor Collision

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

A minor traffic collision occurred in Lambert Street at 10.45 yesterday morning. A vehicle being driven in a southerly direction by Ian B. Love,…

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Bathurst Man Injured Palmer's Oakey Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 2

An ambulance officer, a stretcher and first aid equipment were carried three and a half miles over rough country and up a mountain…

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Father and Son Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 2

A father and son were treated at the Bathurst Ambulance Station for minor injuries within is hours of each other. The father was treated for…

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Injured Woman Believed Stabbed with Steel Skewer

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 2

BRISBANE, This Afternoon.--A woman who suffered a number of deep wounds to-day is believed to have been…

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Two Men Drowned

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Near Brisbane today, two men were dro[?] when a fishing dinghy overturned still water. A third member of…

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Injured Man In Brawl

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

An injured man rushed from Grenfell to Orange Base Hospital yesterday had been involved in a brawl, according to inquiries made by police. The man was James…

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Accident Victims

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 9

It was not advisably to move accident victims until the extent of their injuries was known, Supt. A…

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Collision Between Motor Car and Bullock

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

A motor car collided with a bullock and a cow at the Erimbie Bridge, on the Mitchell Highway, about four…

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