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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

768 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 39

Three Minor Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 5

Two Steelworks employees were injured in minor, accidents at the colliery yesterday afternoon…

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Coroner Says Man’s Death Form Car Crash Was Accidental Driver faints in court

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

Orange Deputy-Coroner, Mr. R. C. Sheridan, yesterday found that Albert Oswald Petrie, invalid pensioner of Molong, died from injuries accidentally received when a taxi in which he was a…

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Footballer Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

Frank Prosser, (19) a butcher of 90 Rankin Street, sustained a probable fractured right wrist while training for football on Tuesday night. He was…

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Pensioner Died of Injuries Accidentally Received Verdict by Orange Coroner

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

A finding that a Molong invalid pensioner Albert Oswald Petrie, had died of injuries accidentally received when a tax in which he was travelling overturned, was returned…

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Public Informed on Army Fatality

National Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister fur the Army (Mr. Francis) announced today that the public would become fully aware of the…

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Kelso Straight Tragedy Young Kelso Residents' Deaths "Accidental" Finding by Coroner

National Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

The story of how three young people had been swept from the side of a vehicle—two of them to their deaths—was told at Bathurst Coroner's Court yesterday…

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None Injured in Collision

National Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Matto Accetta, of "Blackdown" Kelso was driving his car along the Bridle Track, near Eglinton, on Friday when it collided with another…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

An unusual accident occurred about 4 p.m. yesterday at the overhead bridge. in Rocket St. William Burke, of 82 Durham St., was riding his…

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Amazing Escapes In Head-On Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Police were amazed that the occupants of two vehicles which collided head on at the Mudgee turnoff from the Wallerawang road on Saturday morning escaped fatal injury…

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Boys Injured When Double-banking on Horse

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Two boys were injured on Saturday afternoon when they fell from a horse on which they were double-banking…

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Three Die In Road Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon,-- Two women and a baby were killed in separate car accidents on N.S.W. country roads…

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Accident Rate for Trams Low

Central Western Daily · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Accident figures for Australia last year showed that only one Australian was killed in an…

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Court Sequel to Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

Leslie E. Perrin, of Orange Street, Condobolin, was fined £5 with 12-court costs in Bathurst Court yesterday for falling to give way to a…

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Minew0rkers in Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

Two State Mine employees were injured in minor accidents yesterday afternoon. When his hand was jammed…

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Boy Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

A [?] year old boy, said to have been involved in an accident with a car while cycling in Bathurst yesterday, was taken to Bathurst…

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Driver Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 2

Roy Ryun (23)of "Brefent" Perthville, was admitted to [?] District Hospital yesterday afternoon, after his car ran off the Lagoon Road and…

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Minor Damage in Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 4

Police have received a report by letter of a collision which occurred on the Great Western Highway near the Lithgow Golf…

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Injured by Coconut

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 1

PORT MORESBY, Frid. A planter is in hospital at Port Moresby after he was struck by a 4lb…

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"Animals Injured on Impassable Stock Routes"—fsa President

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 12

A request that attention be paid to two stock routes in East Molong was made by Molong branch of the…

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Youngster's Accident

National Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 2

Six-year-old Paul Croucher, son Mr. and Mrs. Ron Croucher, of Brilliant Street, on Wednesday dis[?]cated his elbow when playing…

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