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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Painful Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 September 1928 · page 2

While playing cricket at North Dubbo yesterday, Mr. E. Murdoch, of Brisbane-street, sustained a very painful accident. It appears that the ball…

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Latest Telegrams. Smash at Marrickville. Five People Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 1

Five people were injured when a butcher's lorry and a motor car collided at Marrickville this morning. The victims were John George, 23, driver of…

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Head-on Collision. Nobody Injured. Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 1

At Drummond Siding, Queensland, a train from Emerald crashed head on into a stationery train. Much damage was done to rolling stock, but nobody…

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The Injured in the Adelaide Riots

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 1

In connection with a riot at Port Adelaide yesterday, during which, several persons were injured, the following volunteers were admitted to…

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Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 5

Mr. George Pearson, of Wongarbon, met with a painful accident while driving to Wongarbon after shearing had finished at Mountain View. His horse…

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Motor Cars Collide. Four Persons Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 1

Two motor cars collided at Randwick shortly before midnight with, the result that four of the occupants, one man and three women, were seriously…

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Fish Plates Removed Accident to Motor Train CAIRNS

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 1

Seventeen members of the crew of the Fiona were being taken to Ingham yesterday, where they were subsequently charged with having disobeyed…

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Motor Car Fatality. Well Known Tennis Player Hurt

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 1

Keith Poulton, the well-known tennis player, received shocking injuries when his car collided with a telegraph post at Mosman early this morning. He…

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Power House Explosion. Four Men Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 1

When an explosion occurred in a shaft at the Bunnerong Power House this morning four men were seriously injoured…

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Deaths From Motor Accidents for a Year

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 8

A return issued by the State Government Statistician sets out that during 1927 a total of 335 persons were killed by motor accidents. Of these 156, or…

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Railway Accident. £1000 Damage Done. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 1

Owing to the axle of a metal train breaking near North Wollongong a number of trucks were derailed. The damage to trucks and permanent way…

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A Queensland Man Drowned. Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 1

When a boat capsized at Gladstone, Queensland, Edward Brown, aged 40, a boilermaker, was drowned. The others struggled ashore…

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Surfer Drowned. Tragedy at Red Rock. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 1

Eric Irvine, 17, who was holidaying from Sydney, was drowned in the surf at Red Rock, 12 miles from Woolgoolga, on the North Coast on Sunday. The…

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Crushed to Death. Railway Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 1

Francis Inglis, 60, a shunter, was crushed to death when caught between trucks at Tighe's Hill, Newcastle…

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Two Drowned in the Grip of the Manning Gallant Attempt at Rescue KEMPSEY

Western Age · Thursday 11 October 1928 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A little girl named Winifred Brooks, aged 10, overbalanced and fell into the Manning River from a motor powered punt near Oxley yesterday…

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A Narrow Escape. Train and Car Collision. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 1

C. D. Grieve narrowly escaped death last night when the engine of a train bound for Liverpool to Sydney crashed into his car, which was hurled several…

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Latest Telegrams. Shocking Car Tragedy. One Women and Four Children Drowned. Clergyman Loses His Wife and Family. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 1

A shocking tragedy occurred at Baleman's Bay early this morning, when a car, driven by the Rev. J. Benson, Hector of Bodalla, plunged into the…

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Dubbo District News. Narromine. Riding Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 5

Mr. Herb, Groves, one of Narromine's best known drovers, was the victim of a rather painful accident a few days ago. He was drafting horses on the…

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Boy Seriously Injured Car Collides With Cyclist Nasty Accident Yesterday

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 October 1928 · page 5

"A serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the corner of Macquarie and Erskine-streets, and at a result Fred Hudson, the…

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