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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Motor Fatality Fair Melbournian Killed Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 1

Miss Peggy Mills (25), a visitor from Melbourne, was killed at Robertson, near Moss Vale, yesterday, when a motor car, in which a party of five was…

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City Blaze Popular Officer Injured Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 1

A fire gutted the floor of premises in Castlereagh Street, used by J. C. Williamson, of theatrical fame, as a storeroom for theatrical properties…

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Thrilling Accident At Jumbinna Colliery Twelve Miners Entombed Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 1

Twelve men were trapped in Jumbiana coal mine, at Korumburra, in Gippsland, yesterday afternoon, by a heavy fall to earth. Gangs of…

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Fancy Dress Benefit Match in Aid of Injured Players

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 4

There is every indication of an interesting afternoon's sport on the Oval on Wednesday. During the Afternoon various…

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Battle with Panther Wrestlers Fight Infuriated Animal Men Terribly Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 5

A gruelling fight between panther and four Mahratta wrestlers is reported from the Poona district, writes an Anglo-Indian…

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Jockey Injured Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 10

H. G. Russell, an appreance was injured at Randwick this [?]ing when his mound, Bebarro[?] on the csourse proper. On…

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Fancy Dress Game For Injured Players Humorous and Laughable

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 7

"Kiss me dear," said a beautifully rouged flapper to a spectator at the fancy dress football match yesterday afternoon. The young…

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Battle with Panther Wrestlers Fight Infuriated Animal Men Terribly Injured

Western Age · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 1

A gruelling fight between a panther and four Mahratta wrestlers it reported from the Poona district, writes an Anglo-Indian…

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Boys' Sad Death. Caused Through Simple Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 11

MR. and Mrs. T. Arneil received a very severe blow when they lost their only son, Reginald, aged 9 years, caused through a moat simple…

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Pigs Cause Fatal Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 6

Lim Fong, a Chinese tenant fanner of Tumal Platus, was killed during the week -end while bringing home in a cart, some pigs he had purchased…

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Injured by Fall of Boxes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 1

Whist travelling between Dubbo and Orange in n brake-van the other day an employee named J. Sullivan, who resides at Dubbo had a small bane…

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A Peculiar Accident. Chinese Quick Death

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 6

A Chinese, named Wah Hum, aged 55 years, met his death in a most sudden and dramatic manner on Thursday night last. The deceased…

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Bowral Fatality Motor Lorries Collide Bowral

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 1

In a collision between two motor lorries, near Bowral yesterday afternoon, Arthur Pitts (35) was killed, and Douglas Carson, Stanley Grove and…

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Little Girl Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 8

When the motor traffic in the Cowra racecourse was busiest two little girls sought to cross from one side of Kendall-street to the other, near the…

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A Question of Roads. Was He Injured on Way to Work?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 16

AN interesting case to both employers and employees, was decided before the Workers' Compensation Commission at the local Court Houes…

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Notes O' Nyngan Fatal Accident Collided with Tree Our Footballers Win

Western Age · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A sad fatality occurred early last week near Wellington, when Reggle Arneil, a little Nyngan boy, died as the result of a fall against a tree. The…

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An Unusal Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 9

Inspector W.J.J. Baker, or Orange, met with a singularly peculiar accident a few days ago which cost him the loss of a tooth. He was smoking…

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Burnt to Death Fire Brigades Fatality London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 1

Nine cadets were burnt to death when a dummy house collapsed at a fire brigades' display at Gillingham Park, in Kent…

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The Bensley Fatality Coronial Inquiry Lady Driver Exonerated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 2

On Tuesday, June 18, the whole of the State was shocked by the report of a sensational motor smash, which occurred about noon, 17 miles from…

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