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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Blayney Motor Car Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 6

Mr. Glaude Glasson was driving home to Blayney from Wimbledon station in his Ford, when he met with an accident near the bridge. The steering [?]…

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Late Telegrams. Accident to Criple. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 6

A cripple woman, Nelia Wilson, aged 49, lost control of her invalid chair at Centennial Park last night. Tho chair rushed down hill and was overturned…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 2

On Thursday last Mr. C Hoskins mat with a severe accident at Bast Springs in consequences of a horse that he was just mounting, throwing him…

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The Late Motor Fatality. Verdict, Accidental Death

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 3

[?] Friday morning, at the Court [?] the District Coroner Mr A. Lee, held an inquiry into the [?] of the little girl, Gwendoline…

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Saved Again! a Man of Many Accidents

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 2

There was a man at Gilgandra, we have heard, who, because of the brittle nature of his bones, broke an arm or a leg at least once a year…

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Polo Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 2

Whilst playing at the Gulargambone Polo Carnival last week, in the match, Gilgandra v. Wellington B, one of the Wellington players Mr…

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Blayney Motor Car Accident

Western Age · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 4

Mr. Claude Glasson was driving home to Blayney from Wimbledon station in his Ford, when he met with on accident near the bridge. The steering gear…

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Motor and Horse Collision. Horse Injured and Shot. Driver Unhurt

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 2

That stock straying in the streets of the town are both a nuisance and a grave danger is well known. Last night there was an excellent…

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Motor Accident. Old Man Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 1

Shortly after 10 a.m. on Tuesday last Mr. H. Drew, of "Kurrajong Park," Narromine, was on the road to Sydney in company with Mr. John Haley. They…

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Car Strikes Horse. Night Accident in Bultge St

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 3

A straying horse got in front of a car driven by Mr. R. W. Walker in Bultge-street on Monday night, and both were damaged, the horse so much so…

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Series of Accidents

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

It is generally in the city that we hear of a run of accidents during the week end, but Wellington had quite a hectic time during the past…

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Motor Car Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 2

A motor car accident, which might have resulted in serious consequences, took place a few miles this side of Gulgong yesterday, but,…

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Accidents at Racecourse

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 October 1925 · page 6

Racecourse patrons witnessed a double accident on Tuesday. A sulky driven by young Howie was taking the starter, Mr. Gardiner, to the barrier,…

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Late Telegrams. Motor Racing Accidents. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 2

The motor race meeting at Penrith speedway yesterday was marred by several accidents. One competitor was killed und several others injured. H…

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Accidents

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 October 1925 · page 2

There were two accidents on Saturday afternoon which luckily did not terminate in any serious injury, though considerable damage was…

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Shooting Accident at Molong

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 October 1925 · page 2

Mr. James Thomas, a well-known Molong dairyman, met with a peculiar accident whilst handling a revolver he had lent for use in…

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Painful Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 7

Lorna Weeks met with 11 painful accident while attending the picnic. on Saturday. The child, while playing, had the misfortune to slip,…

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Riding Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 4

Mr. James Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hopkins, of "Oxlea,"on the Narromine road, met with a nasty accident last Monday in the course of…

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A Quarter Century of Motoring Without Accident. Simpls Habits and Pre[?]autions Which Too Often Are Overlooked

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 6

A week or two ago we had the pleas ure of passing an evening with one of Australia's motor pioneers, a gentleman who, for more than 25 years, has…

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Car Accident Near Bulli. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 October 1925 · page 3

A motor car went over an embankment 260 feet, near Bulli, yesterday. The driver jumped and saved himself, but his leg was fractured and the car…

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