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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

228 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 12

A Sulky Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 4

Mrs. Mathews, of Bereena, is in the Narromine Hospital, undergoing treatment for injuries received in a sulky accident on Tuesday. With her…

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Accident at Narromine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 6

While following his occupation Mr. George Maddocks, bricklayer, of Narromine, fell off a scaffolding while putting up a chimney. He was admitted…

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Accident to a Lad

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 4

A little chap son of Mr. H. S. Lees, of Dubbo, met with n peculiar accident the other day. He fell on a piece of bamboo, which penetrated the fles of…

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Accident to a Boy

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 6

On Tuesday last a boy named William McCarthy, 13 years of ago, and a son of Mr. Daniel McCarthy, of Mumbil, met with a very serious accident…

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EUMUNGERIE. Serious Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 5

On Monday last a daughter or Mr. and Mrs. W. Petterson, aged 10 years, was seriously injured through the accidental firing of her clothing. The…

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Another Tree Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 July 1915 · page 2

Another case of a child being injured by a falling tree, occurred on Friday afternoon last, the victim being a little boy of six years of age the son of Mr…

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Horse Drowned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. W. Straborn, of "Wait-a-While," had an exciting experience while attempting to negotiate a crossing on the Macquarie. The depth was greater…

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Bulky Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 2

Miss Bryant, of Gipps-street, Dubbo, sustained a severe shaking, the result of a sulky accident yesterday. Accompanied by her mother, she was iv…

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A Boy's Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 2

A schoolboy, son of Mr. Josiah England, of Carrington Avenue, was struck by a swinging boat at the merry-goround yesterday. The lad was…

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A Burning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 1

A girl named [?] May Pettersson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pettrsson, of E[?]ric, at the Dubbo District Hospital last night from burns…

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MOGRIGUY. Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 2

Master Keith Guest, son of our local teacher, who is spending his mid-winter Vacation at "Alton Park," met with a serious accident. A waggon…

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A Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 6

A man named John Vaughan, an employee of Mr. A. Lloyd, "Woodlawn," Armatree, met with a very painful accident. While cutting wood a heavy…

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Narromine Items Soldier Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 3

Word was received in Narromine on Tuesday of this week that Sergeant F. Murgha Mack had been slightly wounded at the Dard[?]les. Western…

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An Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 1

Mr. Paul Mence met with a severe accident at Ballimore on Saturday. He is not quite clear as to what happened, but it appears that he was driving a…

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Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Frewin, of the local railway department, sustained a rather painful injury yesterday afternoon. He fell from a railway carriage standing…

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A Motoring Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 1

Mr. Frank Cooper and Mr. Arthur Ferguson were motor-cycling on the Dubbo Show Ground on Wednesday in preparation for the Australia Day…

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A Common Accident

Western Age · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 4

A pinched finger causes a child most acute pain at the time, although in simple cases it is quickly forgotten. The best remedy is to hold the finger in a bowl or cup of hot…

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A Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 6

Messrs. N. and Roy McClure, whilst doing their final spin on their motor cycles on the eve of the Gilgandra Austraila Day spurts, touched handle bars…

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Accident at the Railway Station

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 4

Miss Mona Carberry was knocked down by a swinging door of a carriage at the railway station yesterday, and remained insensible for some time. A…

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Summer Accidents

Western Age · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 3

Every mother knows the frequency with which her children come home with a cut foot, after a bare-foot scamper, and although she may be inclined to scold the child for its…

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