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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Motor Lorry Smash. Bathurst Brothers Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

While descending a steep hill at Pendle Hill last night, a lorry skidded, dashed through a fence and rolled down an embankment. The two occupants…

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Man and Woman Injured. Supposed Razor Conflict. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

A middle aged man visited Sydney Hospital last night with blood pouring front wounds in his face, alleged to have been inflicted with a razor. He…

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Sixty Miles an Hour. Tram Accident in Perth. Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

A remarkable accident occurred at Perth last night, when a tram carrying many passengers rushed down Hay-street at 60 miles an hour and crashed…

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Accident to Motor Cyclist

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 3

Thrown from his motor cycle, while proceeding from Blayney to Bathurst on Monday, H. V. Wilson (22), at Dubbo, received a dislocated left…

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Four Injured in Motor Accident Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

In passing another vehicle on the Appin road near Liverpool, yesterday, a car swerved and went, over the side of the road and overturned…

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Sleep Walker Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Tierney, the well-known traveller for Burger's paints, was found at A o'clock on Thursday morning last trying on the road below the…

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How Was He Injured?

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

Jack Grose, son of Mr. Grose, a taxi-driver, of Russell-street, Bathurst, was noticed behaving in a peculiar manner and wandering aimlessly on…

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Slaughter Yard Accident. Charley Buckley Badly Hurt

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

A young man named Charley Buckley, aged 21, was severely injured yesterday at Adams' slaughter yards. An far as can be gathered Buckley was killing a…

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Accident at Terramungamine Carl Ison in Hospital

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

When Carl Ison, son of Mr. and A. J. Ison, of Bourke-street, North Dubbo, was rounding up horses in a paddock on Messrs. L. and G. Clark's…

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Head-on Collision. Four Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 4

Four persons were seriously injured in a head-on collision. between two motor cas at Kensington late last night. The impact was very severe…

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Late Cables Aeroplane Fatality. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 3

A Britisher fighter participating in a sham attack at Colchester caught it a tree, crashed and was wrecked. Two of the occupants were killed…

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Liverpool Camp Fatality. Coroner's Strong Comment. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

The Liverpool Coroner strong commented on the fuel that there was only one ambulance in a military camp of 2000 men. He was holding an inquest…

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Fell From Wharf. Little Girl Drowned. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Maggie Burton aged 13, was playing on a wharf near Woy Woy, when she overbalanced and fell into the water and was drowned…

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Latest Telegrams. Extraordinary Railway Accident. Ten Trucks Derailed. Rails Twisted Into Hoops. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Ten trucks out of 43, which comprised a train travelling, from Newcastle to Taree, left the rails three miles on the Dungog side of the Stroud Road. Five…

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Accident to Stationmaster

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 1

Mr. C. Pevitt, stationmaster at Peak Hill, met with a peculiar accident last week, from which be will take some time to recover. Whilst assisting to…

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Fractured Spine. Accident at Fibro Plaster Works

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Reg. Little an employee of the Garfield Fibra Plaster Works at Dubbo, was helping to load galvanised iron yesterday from a stock in the yard on…

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Doctor Drowned. Condobolin

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 8

Dr. Jim Fitzsimnions, while swimming in a pool at Condobolin, was swept over the weir ant downed…

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Condobolin Doctor Drowned. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 6

Dr. Jim Fitzsimmons, while swimming in a pool at Condobolin, was swept over the weir and drowned…

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Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 5

Mr. W. McGuiness, of "Carlton," met with a painful accident which neccesitated calling in medical assistance on Wednesday last after the sale of his…

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Street Accident

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

A boy named Kruse, whose parents reside in Bourke-street, whilst riding in bicycle was run down at the Intersection of Darling and Wingewarra…

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