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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Shocking Accident at Gil-gandra

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

Last week, at Gilgandva, Jack Reeves, who was log carting for the Hillside sawmills, sustained shocking injuries through falling on a pinch…

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Iron Bar Enters Body Shocking Accident at Gilgandra

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 2

Last week, at Gilgandra, Jack Reeves, who was log-carting for the Hillside sawmills, sustained shocking injuries through falling on a pinch bar…

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Two Bad Accidents

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 1

There were two bad timber accidents at Gilgandra last week. Jack Reeves, not knowing it has stuck upright in the ground, jumped off a waggon on to…

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Drowning Fatality at Orange

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 6

The dam in Campdale, near the western end of Kite-street, Orange, was the scene of another distressing drowning accident yesterday…

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Nasty Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 6

A painful accident befel Mr. D. Peters, senr., who is employed as engine driver at Mr. M. McLeod's flour mills oh Tuesday. He was…

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Drowning Fatality at Byrock

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 2

On Monday; February 28th, Harold Johnson, aged 19, son of Mr. Henry Johnson, a well known teamster of the West, was drowned in a dam near…

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An Injured Hand

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 2

Last week Mr. Cecil Smart, who was lending a hand to shift some inscr[?] had the misfortune to receive a painful injury to his hand, which will…

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Railways Fatality near Grilambone. William Beard Killed

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 2

On Saturday last word reached Bourke that a railway ganger, [?] William Beard had met his dear near Girilambone. From particulars…

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Iron Bar Enters Body Shocking Accident at Gilgandra

Western Age · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

Last week, at Gilgandra, Jack [?]eves, who was log-carting for the Hillside sawinills, sustained specking in[?] through falling on a pinch…

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Accident at Peak Hill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 1

Mrs. Matthews, of Peak Hill, who is well advanced in years, was gathering pumpkins in her garden when her foot caught in a pumpkin, vine,…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 2

A shocking railway fatality occurred on the railway line near Gri[?] on Saturday morning, March 5, when a railway ganger named Beard was killed…

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Accident at Peak Hill

Western Age · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 1

Mrs. Matthews, of Peak Hill, who is well advanced in years, was gathering pumpkins in her garden when her foot caught in a pumpkin vine,…

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Accident to Child. Mouth Radly Torn

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

Valerie Tighe, the pretty little fiveyear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tighe, of Brisbane-street, met with a very nasty accident yesterday morning…

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Dubbo Girl's Painful Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 2

Valerie Tighe, the little five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tighe, of Brisbane Street, Dubbo, met with a very nasty accident on…

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Accident at Gas Works

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 2

One of the employees at the gas works, C. Hanley, met with a painful accident whilst at work on Friday morning last. He was on top…

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A Peak Hill Car Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 March 1927 · page 2

As Mr. E. Munby, of Peak Hill, was returning from Sydney with a Chevrolet car for Nurse Mackey, he met with an unfortunate accident. It…

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Serious Motor Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 March 1927 · page 2

Mrs. L. C. Lee, of Gulargambone, has lost an eye us the result of a motor car accident, and there is a possib[?]y of her losing the other one. with her…

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Motor Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1927 · page 2

A patty consisting of Mr. H. L. Marks, building contractor, and Messrs. percy Keanon, Charile Packham, ac[?] Reg walton were the vice[?] of a ra[?]…

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Trangie Doings Riding Accidents

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1927 · page 2

Two rather painful riding accidents have occurred at Arangie during the past week. Young George Weldon, of Mullsh-street, was r[?]ping on the road…

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The Recent Motor Car Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 6

In the recent car accident near Geurie, in which three men were pinned underneath the motor, car, which completely turned over, it was…

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