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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Man Injured Falls From Ladder Strikes Head on Asphalt

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 1

Shortly after midday today, Charles Collins (4O), window cleaner, was admitted into the District Hospital suffering from…

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Railway Fatality Elderly Man Killed Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 1

While crossing the railway line at Sandringham, Frederick Rusch, an elderly man, was run down by the electric train and cut to pieces…

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Seaman Injured Mate of the Captain Cook Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 1

While Alee Stovenson (33), mate of the pilot ship Captain Cook, was attempting to make fast a skiff which had broken away from its moorings, off the…

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Bank Teller Shot Accidental Explosion Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 1

Edward Conlon (24), teller at Colae branch of the National Bunk, was fatally wounded in the head by a bullet from an automatic pistol…

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Railway Accident Man Loses Leg Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 1

A man, whose named is believed to be McKenzie, was found on the railway line at Milson's Point last night, after having apparently fallen in front…

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Accidents at Show Two Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 1

Two bad accidents occurred at the Show yesterday. William Mulligan was badly hurt when his sulky collided with a trotting horse…

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Scalding Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

Two children of Mr. and Mrs. J. Pine, of Lower Miller street, Gilgandra, were badly scalded on Monday last, by the accidental upsetting of a…

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Notes O' Nymagee on the Sports Held a Nasty Accident

Western Age · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 2

Things are quiet in the travelling stock line again. A few local sales have been transacted during the past two weeks…

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Shocking Accident Schoolboy Run Over Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 1

Eric Turner, a schoolboy, aged 11, had both foot severed, just below the ankles, when he was run over by a tramear at Waverley this morning…

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Fatal Cun Accident Cessnock

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 2

Hector Joseph Brickman, a 16 years old lad, met with an extraordinary death near Cessnock yesterday, [?] was out shooting, and in sliding [?]…

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Accident at Weir Footballer Fractures Foot a Falling Plank

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 1

Mr. W. (Bill') Morris, an employee at the weir and one of the Weir team's footballers met with a nasty accident last week…

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Cycle Accident Breadwinner Injured Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 1

John Alfred Simms (28) was riding a motor cyclo with his wife and two children in tho sidecar at Camperdown, late last night. When passing a…

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Motor Fatality Head-on Collision Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 1

Harold Collins (35) was killed and two others seriously injured last night, when two motor trucks collided at Preston. Both the injured men are in…

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Accident at Temora

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 8

When returning home after visiting their sister who is in a private hospital, a car in which were Miss Sidonia Obst, aged 20, and her younger sister, Gladys…

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Marconed. Through Flood Waters Much Stock Drowned SYDNEY

Western Age · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 3

Disastrous floods are reported from the North Island of New Zealand. Seventy-five people were marooned near Napier, but eventually got across…

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Marooned Through Flood Waters Much Stock Drowned SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 1

Disastrous floods are reported from the North Island of New Zealand. Seventy-five people were marooned near Napier, but eventually got across…

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Notes From Canbelego The Station Garden Painful Accident

Western Age · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 2

It is noticed that our relieving stationmaster is tearing things about at Boppy Mt. He has started by pulling out the pretty little garden on the…

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Murder Charge Result of a Row Accused Says Death Accidental. Brisbane

Western Age · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 3

Edward Michael McNamee was : charged at the Surnt Police Court (Q.) with the alleged wilful murder of a man named Jack Green…

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Murder Charge Result of a Row Accused Says Death Accidental BRISBANE. Thursdays

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 1

Edward Michael McNamee was charged at the Surat Police Court (Q.) with the alleged wilful murder of a man named Jack Green…

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When Accidents Happen

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 3

Burnt Fingers.--Lightly cover with pure vaseline then sprinkle thickly with, bicarbonate of soda and cover lightly with bandage…

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