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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Thrown From Train Severely injured Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 1

Thrown out of a swifty-moving electrain, as it was rounding a curve at St. Peters late last night, Phyllis Edwards (14) was shockingly injured…

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Injured Footballers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 1

While playing football in the Peak Hill-Our Boys 'game yesterday, E. Gallagher, of Peak Hill, received a fractured wrist. In the representative…

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Killed While Shu[?] Railway Fatality at

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 2

Herbert Mackie (23) [?] way shunter, at Dubbo, [?] during shunting operation [?]urday evening. The heel [?]…

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Thrown From Motor Cycle Accident on Narromine Road Dubbo Man Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 4

A nasty accident occurred yesterday morning on the Narromine road, when Frederick Plummer, of Dubbo, was thrown from his…

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Into the Danube Fokker Carrier Fires Two Airmen Drowned Vienna

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 1

There was a spectacular and tragic mishap alien a Fokker cargo-carrier, flying from Vienna to Budapest, developed, engine trouble and dived into the…

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Man Killed at Railway Yards Run Over By Engine When Foot Caught In Rais Distressing Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 1

At 10 a.m. on Saturday morning Harold Vincent Mackey signed on for work at the Dubbo railway yards. At ten past 10 o'clock he…

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Rabbit Inspector in Car Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 2

On Thursday evening, Mr. P. H. Smith-Wesfion, rabbit inspector, had the misfortune to meet with his third motor mishap within two years. He…

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Shocking Fatality In Railway Yard Vale, Vince Mackey

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 3

The home of Vince Mackey, in Mor[?]street. North Dubbo, was a very [?] one. On Saturday morning, the [?]winner, one of the safest shunters…

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Another Fatality? Gallant Airmen Missing What of Moir and Owen? Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 1

There is still no news of Flight-Lieut. Moir and Flying Officer Owen. Their huge Vellore machine should have been at Darwin on Saturday…

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Deckhand's End Accidental Death Hobart

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 1

Frederick Hardwick (24), a deckhand, was found lying dead in the forecastle of the river barge, Swift, with a bullet wound through his heart…

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Evidence at Inquest Accidental Death

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 3

A coronial inquiry was opened at 4 p.m. yesterday before the Coroner (Mr. H. T. Adams, P.M.) Mr. G. F. C. Griffin watched the…

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Local and General Motor Cycle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 2

While taking part in a motor cycle [?]eliability race on Sunday, Mr. Fred Plummer, member of the local Club, met with a very painful accident. Starting…

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Wire Fusion Causes Terrific Explosion Electrician Injured Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 1
Also in Western Age

A land explosion in the power-house at Grosvenor-street (City) early, this morning, was followed by dense volumes of smoke and flames…

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Railway Fatality Inquest Into Death of Vincent Mackey The Sad Story Told

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 1

The sad story of bow "Vinea" Mackey met his shocking death in the railway yards on Saturday morning was told in the Coroner's…

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Seaplane Sinks Accident at Algiers Four Passengers Drown PARIS

Western Age · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A seaplane, destined for Marseilles, was in the act of taking off at Algiers when it nose dived and sank in the harbour…

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Accidents Week-end Cases

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 1

Thrown from a horse near Barton House in Macquarie-street Arthur Wheatley (14), residing on the Old Dubbo road was admitted to the…

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Motor Fatality Pedestrian Killed Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

John Ellis (47) was knocked down by a motor car on Parramatta Road near Petersham, last night. His skull, both legs and both arms were fractured…

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Surveyor Injured In Critical Conditioin Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

Mr. Arnold Chaplin, Government Surveyor, was clambering up the stone face of Warumbungle mountain, near Gilgandra, when he lost his grap and fell…

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