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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Car Capsize. Two Men Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

Sheriff's Officer Lyon and Constable Miller were injured on Friday night when a Baby Austin in which they were returning to Dubbo from Wellington,…

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Claim Fails. Salvation Army Officer Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 4

Plaintiff in an action, in the Supreme Coal in Sydney last week, was Daisy Elizabeth March,, a Salvation Army officer, who sued Thomas Arthur…

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Fell to Footway. Two Men Injured. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

Frederick Haytersley (51), and Arthur Crowe (10), fell a distance of about 18ft. to the footway from the awning of a hotel in King-street last…

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Shunter's Foot Crushed. Accident in Wellington Yard

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

Mr. Fred Balderstone (28) met with a terrible accident whilst carrying out shunting operations in the Wellington railway yards yesterday. He was…

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Motor Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 8

On Friday night last, Mr. A. E. Lyons, and Constable J. Hillier met with a rather serious accident on the Wellington road, in the vicinity of…

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Old Man Injured. Motor Cycle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 6

An old-age pensioner named George Uridge, employed at the Club House Hotel, met with a somewhat serious accident for one of his years on…

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Accident to Zealand

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 5

The well-known turf performer, Zealand, is reported to have sustained a nasty injury whilst depasturing on Weemabah, He is said to have run…

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A Broken Ankle. Young Lady's Severe Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 8

Miss Lawton, representing "Rosella Jams and Preserves," an Adelaide firm, had great misfortune yesterday morning in meeting with a really bad…

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Painful Burning Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 5

A man named Eastman, employed on "Carrigen," had the misfortune to put his foot in a rabbit burrow where a stump was burning, with the result…

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Two Aged Women Injured by Taxi. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 2

Sarah Jane Iken (75) and Annie May Collins (74), whilst returning home from church at Glebe Road last night, were knocked down by a…

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Eye Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 8

On Thursday night, of last week Master Clifford, son of Ald and Mrs Carveth, met with a painful and serious accident. It appears he and…

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Wharf Laborer Injured by Motor. Crowd Threaten Motorist. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 6

Frederick Wade, 57, a wharf laborer, was fatally injured wen he was accidentally knocked down by a motor car in Kent-street, City. The man…

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Pars From Various Sources. Peculiar Shooting Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 9

A peculiar accident befel a youth named Horace Robertson, living in Lithgow, last week. He and a companion named McKinnon were shooting…

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Accident to Hawk Moth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 5

An accident occurred to Hawk Mott, owned by Mr. L. J. Perry, whilst exercising on the course on Monday morning. Whilst being ridden by a lad…

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Hospital Sister Drowned. Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

Sister Millard, of the local hospital, on the Eyre Peninsula, while trying to take some photographs, fell off the ledge into the water. Her companions tried…

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Nurse Drowned. Eyre Peninsula Tragedy. ADELAIDE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 3

Sister Millard, of the local hospital on Eyre Peninsular, South Australia, while taking photographs, overbalanced and fell into the water and was…

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Motor Accident at Mudgee

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

While three man were returning home from work at Mount Frome to Mudgee the motor lorry in which they were overturned, and H. Elston [?]…

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Football Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 2

While playing football at the District Public School on Friday afternoon last, Jack Burness, the little eight-year-old son of Mr. and…

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Gun Accident at Albury Albury

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 2

E. A. Colley, a well-known business man of Albury, was out quail shooting with some friends, when he received a severe wound on the left…

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Train Collision. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 2

One passenger was killed and 15 injured when a train collided with an engine at London Bridge station. Two coaches were telescoped. Several men…

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