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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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An Injured Hand

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

Mr. H. Latham, one of Dubbo's best known cricketers, and an employee of the loco department of the railway service. met with a rather painful and…

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Engine Derailed Remarkable Accident at Troy Junction

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

Troy Junction, about three miles out from Dubbo, was the scone of a remarkable accident early on Saturday morning. A railway engine was proceeding…

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A Painful Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

While playing tennis on Sunday, Mr. D. J. Maloney met with an accident which has caused him a good deal of suffering. Mr. Maloney sipped on the…

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Engine's Land Hunger. Accident at Troy Junction

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

On Friday night at 11 o'clock an engine was coming in from Binnaway, on the Dubbo-Merrygoen line, when the driver mistook the signal at Troy…

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Painful Accident

Western Age · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

Jessie Heap, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Heap, of Cobar, met with a painful accident last Saturday, when she accidentally jumped on the spiked…

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A Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 6

Mr. M. Taylor, of Brisban-street, one of the [?] and best known carriers of Dubbo, on Tuesday was the victim of a very serious accident. He…

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Motor Accident. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

Five persons were more or less Injured in Sydney yesterday by motor vehicles…

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Accident at Rawsonville

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. R. Perrin, of Rawsonville, met with a nasty accident on Sunday afternoon. While putting a horse over hurdles, he was thrown, and sustained a…

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Accident

Western Age · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 2

Mr. H. Fletcher, of Kaleno station, is suffering from an accident caused by being struck by the cranking handle of his car, which broke a bone in his…

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Motor Lorry Somer[?] Accident Near Eumungerie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon an accident occurred on the Dubbo-Gilgandra road near the 17 mile peg, and that very serious consequences did not attend it is…

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Shocking Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at the Mylandra Park property, near Forties. From the meagre details available, it appears that a man named McKonzie…

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Sports Carnival. a Successful Day. Alarm Race Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 3

The Easter Monday Sports Carnival was held at the Dubbo show ground yesterday, and though the weather conditions over the week-end were far…

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Motor Lorry Somersanlts Accident Near Eumungerie

Western Age · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon an accident occurred on the Dabbo Gilgandra road near the 17 mile peg, and that very serious consequences did not attend it…

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Saw Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 6

A painful accident befell a man named Graham Dunn, employed as a henchman by Messrs Allen Bros, at their sawmills at Talbragar, a few days…

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Motor Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

Yesterday morning Kevin Samuel Ernest James, the little son of Mr. Inspector James, of the Dubbo P.P. Board, met with an accident which resulted in…

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Blnalong Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

A motor occident at Binolong resulled from failure of lights. In the dark the car ran over a culvert and over turned. Mr. E. Dwyer, of Binalong,…

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Fatal Lorry Accident. Little Boy Killed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

A very sad and distressing accident, resulting in the death of Kelvin James, aged five, occurred, yesterday morning. It appears that Mr. Sid Bowen, who…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last, at 3.30 p.m., Sister Bolton mounted a hors at the Hospital, intending to have a ride As soon as she was seated the…

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Fatally Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

A young engineer and expert named Richard Parker, aged 28, was fatally injured at Millard's brickworks, Young, last week, by being caught in the…

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Fatally Injured

Western Age · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

A young engineer and expert named Richard Parker, aged 28, was fatally injured at Millard's brickworks, Young, last week, by being caught in the…

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