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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Accident to Mr. Cecil Poole

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 8

Mr. Cecil.Poole, journalist and phrenologist, who is frequently in Dubbo, and whose writings are wellknown to our renders, has met with a…

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Injured in Car Collision. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 6

Two motor cars collided in College Street, Sydney. Stella Wall, of Bondi, received a deep out over the eye. Malcolm Wilson sustained terrible in…

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Shocking Motor Lorry Accident. Mrs. C. C. McGARRY INJURED

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 4

Mrs. McGarry, wife of the Dubbo District Postal Inspector, Mr. C. C. McGarry, met with a shocking accident on Wednesday evening in Sydney. It…

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Knocked by Car. Mrs. C. C. McGARRY INJURED

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 6

"The woman was still unconscious this morning, and the doctor says her condition is critical," said Sergeant Napper. Police Prosecutor, at the…

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Shooting Accident. Dubbo Lad Shot Through the Lung

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2

A very serious shooting accident took place on Sunday afternoon, and as a result Edwin Shaw, aged 18, was taken in what seemed to be a precarious…

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Injured in Car Collision

Western Age · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 4

Two motor cars collided in College Street, Sydney. Stella Well of Bond, received a deep cut over the eye. Malcolm Wilson sustained terrible in…

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Knocked by Car. Mrs. C. C. McGARRY INJURED

Western Age · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 4

"The woman was still unconscious this morning, and the doctor says her condition is critical," said Sergeant Napper, Police Prosecutor, at the…

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Motor Cycle Accidents. to Geurie Residents

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 2

A very serious motor cycle accident occurred on Saturday afternoon last, between 5 and 6 p.m. about one mile this side of Wongarbon, as…

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Fell From Motor Cycle. Geurie Man Seriously Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 2

Francis John Dawson (19), was riding his motor cycle from Geurie to Dubbo on Saturday night, when he touched the rear wheel of another…

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Collision

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon a loud crash in front of Noah's Ark signified that Mr E I avis in his Ford collided with Mr T. Ryan's, horses and cart…

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Of Interest to Motor Car Owners How Motorists May Avoid Accidents. Acts Which Promote Good Feeling

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 6

There is an old saying that "two wrongs do not make a right," and in these days of congested traffic and indiscriminate "jay-walking," the…

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Accidents

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 4

During the week Mrs T Walker, of Breelong, was thrown out of a sulky near Gulargambone and fractured her wrist, whilst Mrs Cameron seur, of…

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Painful Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 6

A painful accident befel Mrs. J. Wilson at her home in Gisborne Street this morning. While engaged in releasing the dog from the chain…

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Accidents Will Happen

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 8

You may believe this if you like, but a friend of mine vouches for it as positive truth. It happened this way. An inspector was inspecting…

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Fell From Motor Cycle. Geurie Man Seriously Injured

Western Age · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 1

Francis John Dawson (19), was riding his motor cycle from Geurie to Dubbo on Saturday night, when he touched the rear wheel of another…

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Fatality at Hillside Man Killed by Fallen Tree

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 6

On Tuesday morning word was received in town that a man named George Reid, aged about 27 years, had been fatally injured at Hillside,…

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Motor Cycle Accident. Horse and Man Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 4

It Was about 7 p.m. on Tuesday evening and about 3½ miles from Dubbo on the Obley Road (near the Peak Hill turn-off) that William All Sec, driving…

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A Sad Accident. Little Girl Knocked Down by Car

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 2

A sad accident occurred about 9.15 on Saturday night, near the intersection of Swift and Simpson Streets. A littue girl, named…

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Motor Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 6

The death took place in the local hospital on Tuesday morning last of little Gwen Smith, aged 8 years, the victim of the motor accident…

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Serious Accident

Western Age · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 2

Mr. Harry Rutherford, an old resident of the district, met with an accident which, although very painful, might have been more serious. The…

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