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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Fatal Motor Collision Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

When two motor cars collided at Caulfield, near Melbourne yesterday, a school teacher named Miss McGregor was killed and four others…

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Plucky Act Drives Car Into River To Save Collision NEWCASTLE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 1

When S. Jones, of Newcastle, saw a man who had fallen from a motor cycle lying prostrate on the side of the roadway at Hexham he realised that if…

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Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

When Mrs. Conway, of the Club House Hotel, was shutting the door of a safe on Friday she caught her fingers in the door and received a…

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Fatal Accident on 'Death of Joseph Solomon Hicks

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 6

An intensely regrettable motor accident last Thursday afternoon has removed [?] us one of the oldest residents [?] district, and one…

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Drowned in Surf. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

Walter Crow was carried out and drowned while surfing at St. Kilda Beach, Melbourne, yesterday. His fiancee was also carried out, but was…

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Swept From Rocks Girl Drowned At Bondi SYDNEY

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

Nellie Spurge (88), was killed, and Al Smith (22) seriously injured when they were swept off the rocks at North Bundi by a terrific wave and flung…

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Curious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

A curious accident happened in West Dubbo during the weekend, when a man set fire to the hood of his ear when lighting his pipe. The hood burst…

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Misses Death Accident In Well

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

When a bucket load of bricks fell on J. a'Court, who was working 20 feet down a deep well, he received a gaping wound on the…

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Special Train and Cycle Injured Man in the Collision. Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 1

While convoying a guard, Lawrence Power, who had both legs amputated when he fell from a truck, to the hospital a special train comprising a…

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Serious Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 7

On Monday afternoon a serious accident occurred at Glen Idol, the property of Mr. Gordon, near Trangie. In the afternoon about 4 o'clock…

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Seven Injured. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 8

Six trainees, and an army officer were more or less seriously injured when a lorry, which was conveying them to Liverpool camp, crashed…

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Man Injured Accident on Railway Motor Tricycle Runs Off Rails

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 6

When a motor tricycle ran off the rails on Tuesday afternoon Charles Dwyer (63), railway sub inspector, of Darling street,…

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Trainees Injured Crash at Liverpool SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 1
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Six trainees and an army officer were more or less seriously injured when a lorry conveying them to Liverpool Camp crashed into a pole and…

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The Dunedoo Fatality. Accidental or Otherwise

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 1

At the inquiry into the death of Harold Lever (23), held at Dunedoo Dr. Evans said that deceased's father came to him and said, "I have shot my son."…

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Railway Trike Accident Man's Two Legs Broken

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

At about half an hour after midday on Tuesday last a serious accident occurred between Ballimore and Elong owing to a railway tricycle leaving the…

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Trangie. Serious Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 5

On Monday afternoon Mr. Bob Yeoson of Mr. and Mrs. H. Yeo, of Derribong-street, met with a nasty and serious accident at "Glen Idol," through…

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Drowned in Yarra Bay Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 2

Harold Augustus Daly, aged 33 years, a visitor to Melbourne from Cessnock, got into difficulties while surfing in Yarra Bay and was…

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Into Difficulties Surfer Drowned SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 1

Harold Augustus Daly (88), a visitor from Cesshock, got into difficulties while surfing at Yarra Bay and was drowned. Although deceased had only…

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Plane Crashes On Eve of New Zealand Flight Airman Badly Injured Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 1

The New Zealand Frank Mass, who is planning a flight lo New Zealand was badly injured when his machine crashed near Bury St. Edmonds…

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