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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

768 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 39

Woman Drowned After Escape From Fire Body Under Boat

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 1

DUNGOG FridaY: Police found the body of an elderly woman bencat[?] a capsized rowing boat on the with [?] river. The body was identified as that…

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Street Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 2

Two people were injured but not seriously when a motor lorry and car were involved in a collusion in Seymour street, near Tattersalls Hotel…

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Orange Motorist Critically Injured

National Advocate · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

ORANGE. Sunday A man was admitted to Orange Base Hospital in a critical condition last night, when the car in which he was travelling…

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Former Lithgow Man Kilted In Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

Returning to his home in Coogee after visiting his parents in Lithgow on Friday afternoon, Mr. Joffre Madden, aged 38 years, was killed when his Holden car, left the road, and crashed into a tree two…

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Minor Road Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

Nobody was injured in two minor acidents which occurred in the Lithgow district during the weekend period, damage…

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Badly hurt in accident

Central Western Daily · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

A man admitted to Orange Base Hospital in a critical condition on Saturday night when the car he was travelling in overturned on the Bathurst Road at about 9.30 p.m. The man, Roy Rodwell,…

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Child Drowned

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

COWRA, Monday: A two years old girl, Geraldine James of Cowra was drowned near Cowra yesterday. She wandered away from her…

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Many Die in Accidents

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: [?] flood and railway disasters claimed 52 lives and injured 37 others in [?] parts of the world yesterday…

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Butcher Killed in Smash . Car Accident Near Tamworth

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Tuesday: A 22 years old butcher was killed today when the car he was driving struck a tree on the New England highway 22 miles…

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Truck Driver Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

The driver of a truck which crashed through a fence and plunged 15 feet into a creek early last night, received severe lacerations to a lip, and Injuries…

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Man Dies After Smash Orange Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY. Wednesday: A man died in Orange Hospital last night from Injuries he received in a car accident on Saturday night…

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Youth's Death After Accident Fall from Tractor

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday: A youth, who fell from a tractor at Welligton six weeks ago, died in an ambulance on the way from Gosford to Sydney…

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Mother and Daughter Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 2

A mother and her three year old daughter were injured yesterday afternoon when the car in which they were travelling collided with a bus…

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Man Injured by Monkey Lithgow incident

National Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 2

LITHGOW. Friday: A monkey today sivaged a sideshow man so severely that he is now in hospital. The man, J. Aanderson, of Victoria,…

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Taxi Damaged in Collision

National Advocate · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 2

The bodywork of a taxi driven by Raymond Joseph Glazebrook of 307 Stewart Street was badly damaged when it collided with another vehicle…

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Hill End Accident

National Advocate · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 2

Francis Neuman Jones, of 1 Grafton St. Grenfell, and Charles Drakeford Hill End, collided near Hilt End, yesterday morning. The vehicles…

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Accident Delays Hearing Of Neighbors' Quarrel

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

A cross summons for assault involving next door neighbors could not be proceeded with in today's court as the counsel…

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Children in Minor Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

Three children were among six minor accident victims transported by the Lithgow ambulance service yesterday…

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None Injured in Collision

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

While travelling from Perthvilie to Bathurst on Monday morning, a car driven by Francis H. Cunningham: of Brilliant street, Bathurst, was…

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Man Injured In Accident

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

A 23-years-old migrant Nicholas Kvaternuka, of Carney’s Lane. was injured when the motor cycle…

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