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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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The Recent Shooting Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 6

The lad, Val Meyers, who was accidentally shot in the chest with a pea rifle bullet, and who was admitted to the District Hospital, is now…

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Bathurst Youth Seriously Injured. Son of Mr. R. L. WEBB

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 4

A serious motor cycle accident occurred in Howick-street, Bathurst, yesterday morning to Mr. Bruce Webb, the 18-year-old son of Mr. R. L. Webb,…

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Serious Motor Cycle Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 2

On Monday morning a rather [?] occurred on the Burroway road near the residence of Mr. J. Toncred. It [?] a young…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

On Easter Monday three youths went out shooting round the hills at Curra Creek, when one of them, Bede Murray, had a narrow escape,…

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Motor Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

A motor car and cycle collided in Wellington this morning, but fortunately without any serious consequences. Mr. M. F. Meekin was…

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Collision in Mid-Air

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 3

One of the most tragic accidents in the history of Australian aviation occurred at Melbourne during the visit of the Duke and Duchess of…

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Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

Last Friday evening Miss Draper, of Mosmah, met with a bad motor car accident as she was motoring, to Narromine on a visit to her brother. Miss…

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Painful Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

The many friends in Narromine and district of Mr. Milton Draper, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Drsper, of the Imperial…

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Serious Motor Car v Accident. Dr. Wade Renders First Aid

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 8

While Mrs. J. C. McLachlan, of Alison Street, Orange, mother of Mr. Reg. McLachlan, of Wellington, was proceeding' to Bathurst on Tuesday…

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Accident at Gladstone Mine Mining Inspector Injured

Western Age · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. Mines Injector Godfrey and Mr. Louis Anderson were injured at the Gladstone copper mine at Wrightville, near Cobar, on Tuesday, and are at…

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Jockey Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 6

The well-known lightweight jorkey, J. Mursden, was galloping an unnamed horse on the tan track at Randwick this morning, when it swerved in the…

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Accident at Bulgoo

Western Age · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. Harry Hundt, a jackaroo employed by the Buigoo Pastoral Co., Ltd., met with a nasty accident on Bulgod. He was cutting some scrub…

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Pea-rifle Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1927 · page 2

Mr. Norman Webb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Webb, of Narromine, met with a peculiar accident which might have been attended with more serious…

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Accident at Gowan Green

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 2

Mr. Daniel O'Neill, an employee on Mr. Edols' property, at Gowan Green, met with a severe accident during the early part of last week…

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Street Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 2

A car and horse collided yesterday at the corner of Talbragar and Macquarie streets, and the rider of the horse, Leonard Atkins, of Budd's…

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Jockey Vitnell Dies Sad Ending to Racecourse Accident

Western Age · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Jockley Douglas Vitnell, injured during a fall in the Dubbo Gold Cup yesterday, died in the Dubbo Hospital early this morning following an…

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Fatal Accident at Races. Horse Desteoyed and J[?]ckey Dead

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 6

During the running of the Dubbo Gold Cup yesterday Brachead, when teading the field into the straight,[?] and fell. the[?] of the field passed over…

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He is Seriously Burnt. Accident to Mr. James Samuels

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 6

Just as we go to press comes the distressing news that the father of Dubbo old Mr.James [?], of Macquarie view " has met with an…

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