Arthur James Charlton - Lithgow, NSW
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S 33° 29.588 E 150° 07.935
56H E 233563 N 6290360
Arthur James Charlton was accidentally killed on 29 January 1953.
Waymark Code: WMWQ7Z
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 10/01/2017
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His death was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald on 31 January 1953 as:
MAN KILLED BY TRACTOR
LITHGOW, Friday.
Arthur James Charlton, 48, married, of The Willows Farm, Sodwalls, near Lithgow, was killed instantly today when his tractor overturned and crushed him. Charlton was ploughing at the Beehive Mount, a district landmark, when his tractor struck a tree stump.
The newspaper article is reproduced in Trove Digitised Newspapers, National Library of Australia, the website listed below.
His headstone is worded:
In loving memory of
Our dear father
Arthur James Charlton
Accidentally killed 29 Jan. 1953 aged 48 years.
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Accident
Website (if available): [Web Link]
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