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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Car Fatality. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

A woman was killed and two other persons injured when the steering gear of a car driven by George Crich, of East Maitland, failed. The ear dashed…

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Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Broad met with a nasty accident when on his return from church on Sunday evening last, through falling over a log lying right…

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Victorian Accidents. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

The Anniversary Day holiday in Melbourne yesterday was marked by a number of fatalities. Three persons, Miss Nellie Knight, and two unknown…

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Local and General Painful, Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

A young man named Thomas Oakley an employee at A. H. Folkes' motor garage, was the victim of a painful accident one day last week. Oakley…

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The Molong Road Motor Car Collision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 4

An echo of the motor collision which occurred on the Molong road on New Year's Day was heard, when Sergt. Paton proceeded against…

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Train Fatality. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 6

Daniel Lewls (86), who was terribly Injured by a train at Castle Hill, died yesterday…

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River Tragedy. Drowned 'Mid Many Bathers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

The body of a man, whose name is probably D. G. Keily, was found in the river at the bottom of Cobra-street about 250 yards above the traffic…

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Found Drowned. Body in Macquarie River

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 6

The body of an unknown man was found floating face downwards in the Macquarie River just out of Dubbo yesterday morning. The body was…

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Drowned in the River

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

Lying face downwards the body of an unknown man was found to the Macquarie River at Dubbo on Thursday. It looked as though the…

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Police Court. Friday, February 5, 1926. (Before Mr. Scoble, P.m.) Motor Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

George N. Wheeler appeared, on remand, charged with furiously driving a motor car and causing grievious bodily harm to two young men, named…

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Motor Cycle Accident. Man Rendered Unconscious. Taken to Dubbo Hospital

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

A very serious motor accident occurred on Sunday about three miles from Mungeribar Siding, when a man named Edward Barton, about 45 years of age,…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

On Sunday evening last Mr Fred Dunbar had the misfortune to run into a tree stamp with his Jewett car near Gunbabooka woolshed, and…

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Fire Accidentally Caused

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 6

Accidentally set slight, was the verdict of Mr. Scobie in the Inquiry which the held into the Are on Boothenba on February 2, when a stack of hay…

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Slight Motor Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

The outing to the Great White Train [?] on sunday afternoon did not [?] without some slight sensation [?]no one was hurt but one…

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White Train Accidents

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

Two employers of the Great White Train had [?] at Narromine last week. One dining ear to the ground…

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Station Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. P. Donohue, of Bourbah Station on the Mem Merri, had a very narrow escape on Sunday last wh[?] running Kangaroos. He was riding…

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Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

We regret to hear that Master H. Wilmott, J. P., of this town, met with a very painful accident whilst riding on Nebea Plains last Wednesday. The…

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"Poggy" Barton's Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 3

Mr. Edward Barton, a member of the well-known Barton family of Wellington, was found lying unconscious on the side of the road near. Trangie…

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Spanish Harbor Collision. Vancouver

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 6

Eleven people perished when the Trinadad Government steamer, Naparime, sunk in the harbor at the Port of Spain after a colli[?]…

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Sawmill Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 6

Mr. J. Rooke, whilst sawing firewood at the Biddon sawmill of Friday, tripped and fell, his right hand coming in contact with the saw. Two of his…

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