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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

768 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 39

Injured by Detonator

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--An 11-year-old boy lost three fingers last night when a detonator with which he was…

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Collision leads to court case

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 2

A collision in Edward Street on October 4 last year, led to the appearance in Orange Court yesterday of a Sydney man. The man is Harry…

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Man Injured by Tiger

National Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

ORANGE, Wednesday: At the railway yards today, a man named E. Wright, of Pelsley Street, had one of his hands slightly injured…

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Bicycle Rider Injured in Collision with Child

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

Thrown heavily to the roadway when his bicycle came into collision with an eight-year-old boy late on Friday afternoon, Mr. Steve Nightingale, of 18 Bent-street, was admitted to the…

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Injured in Accident

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

The condition of Mrs. A. H. Young, who was injured in a car accident at Gloucester recently, has improved considerably. Her husband, who is license…

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Unusual Accident

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Eric Nixon-Smith, popular sales manager of Radio 2BS, suffered facial injuries, necessitating sttiches and the extraction of…

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Drowned After Fall From Ship

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- A Scottish second engineer was drowned when he fell overboard from a freighter in…

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TURF Mt. Denby Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Mon.—New Zealand Sydney Cup entry Mr. Denby has been injured while galloping and will not contest the East events…

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Two Locos in Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 6

A collision between two engines in the lower Lithgow marshalling yards on Tuesday morning, together with an…

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£10,500 for Widow Accident Sequel

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 3

DUBBO, Tuesday: A Supreme Court jury at Dubbo as awarded £10,500 to a woman and her three children for the loss of her husband…

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Children in Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

Three Children, two aged three years and one eight years, were injured in accident's yesterday, their injuries…

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Gulgong District News Fatal Accident on Ulan Road Near Gulgong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 12

An accident occurred on the Gulgong Ulan road within three miles of the town last Saturday night…

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Trainer Injured

National Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Newcastle trainer, William Turpin, 65. of Broadmeadow, suffered a probable fracture of the skull, lacerated scalp and shock…

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Four Die In Road Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, This Afternoon Four people have been killed and seven injured in road accidents over the past 24…

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Boy Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 2

Master Robert Evans (10), son of Mr. Evans, the Principal of All Santa College, received abrasions to the head knees and slight…

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Boy Drowned

National Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A boy, aged seven years, was drowned today while swimming in Narrabeen Lakes. He was Barry Murphy, of Philip St.,…

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Baby Drowned at Windsor

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- A man found his 15-month-old son drowned at 'the rear of his home in Windsor yesterday…

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Boy Killed in Road Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 5

GLEN INNES, This Afternoon.--A two-year-old boy was killed and his father, mother and two other children injured…

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No Serious Week-end Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 4

Lithgow was free from serious accidents over the weekend and from Friday afternoon to this morning the…

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Several Accidents Yesterday

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

A Steelworks colliery employee was taken to a doctor's surgery and the hospital this morning after he had severed…

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