Cedric Lambert Hughes, 1905–1951 (aged 46 years)
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Note: Newspaper article Newspaper article FATAL ACCIDENT, POWER DRIVE CATCHES MAN AT GREGADOO "In one of the worst fatal accidents in the district for many years, a 46-year-old overseer, Cedric Lambert Hughes, was slowly entangled in the drive shaft of a tractor in operation at a Gregadoo property on Saturday morning. As the result of shocking injuries he received, which included several fractures, Hughes died on Saturday afternoon at Wagga Base Hospital. About 9.25 a.m. he had been using a power take-off from the tractor to a grass cutter. When he attempted to switch off the power his sleeve was caught by the machinery, which stripped him of his coat and shirt be fore winding him around the shaft. Wagga Ambulance officers rendered first aid on the spot, and rushed him to Wagga Base Hospital, where he died at about 4.30 p.m. Hughes had been employed on the property, 'Gregadoo Station' for 30 years. His wife and three teenage children live on the property. The late Mr. Hughes had spent all his life In the Gregadoo district. At the time of his death he was overseer for Mr. J. A. M. Napier, of 'Gregadoo Station' Wagga. He was widely known in the district, and was held In high esteem by many friends. He Is survived by his wife (Mrs. Gladys Hughes, of Gregadoo), two daughters (Shirley and Esther Hughes) and one son (Wallace Hughes). Also his mother (Mrs. E. Hughes, of Bimbeen Street, Wagga) and one brother (Gordon Hughes, of Sydney), and his father Mr. W. M. Hughes, of Newtown. His funeral will take place in Wagga today, leaving St. John's Church of England, Wagga, after a service commencing at 2 o'clock, for the Wagga cemetery. Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Mon 12 Nov 1951 |
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1905–1951
Birth: 24 June 1905
— Yass, New South Wales, Australia Death: 10 November 1951 — Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
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Birth: 7 August 1912
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— Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia Death: 12 August 1981 — Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
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Newspaper article FATAL ACCIDENT, POWER DRIVE CATCHES MAN AT GREGADOO "In one of the worst fatal accidents in the district for many years, a 46-year-old overseer, Cedric Lambert Hughes, was slowly entangled in the drive shaft of a tractor in operation at a Gregadoo property on Saturday morning. As the result of shocking injuries he received, which included several fractures, Hughes died on Saturday afternoon at Wagga Base Hospital. About 9.25 a.m. he had been using a power take-off from the tractor to a grass cutter. When he attempted to switch off the power his sleeve was caught by the machinery, which stripped him of his coat and shirt be fore winding him around the shaft. Wagga Ambulance officers rendered first aid on the spot, and rushed him to Wagga Base Hospital, where he died at about 4.30 p.m. Hughes had been employed on the property, 'Gregadoo Station' for 30 years. His wife and three teenage children live on the property. The late Mr. Hughes had spent all his life In the Gregadoo district. At the time of his death he was overseer for Mr. J. A. M. Napier, of 'Gregadoo Station' Wagga. He was widely known in the district, and was held In high esteem by many friends. He Is survived by his wife (Mrs. Gladys Hughes, of Gregadoo), two daughters (Shirley and Esther Hughes) and one son (Wallace Hughes). Also his mother (Mrs. E. Hughes, of Bimbeen Street, Wagga) and one brother (Gordon Hughes, of Sydney), and his father Mr. W. M. Hughes, of Newtown. His funeral will take place in Wagga today, leaving St. John's Church of England, Wagga, after a service commencing at 2 o'clock, for the Wagga cemetery. Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Mon 12 Nov 1951 |
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