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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

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Fatally Injured in Fight Hobart

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 2

Keith Fleming, aged 23 years, was fatally injured in a fight win, an other man at Hobart on Saturday night. The police afterwards…

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Gripped by the Murray Two Women Drowned MILDURA

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

Mrs. Phyllis Wiseman (22) and Beatrice McInness (18), were bathing in the Murray River at Mildura yesterday when they got out of their…

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Scaffolding Accident Men's Condition Improving

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 4

On enquiry at the District Hospital this afternoon, the "Dispatch" learned that Mr. Bert Morris, who was injured in the scaffolding accident in…

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Monoplane Crashes Pilot Badly Injured Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

When a monoplane crashed at Mascot Aerodrome this morning, Pilot george Heatheringham (27) sustained probably a fracture of the skull, conclusion…

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Recent Drowning. Fatality. Coroner's Inquest

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 3

THE Coroner, Mr. E. A. Fulton, held an inquest, at the Court House this morning, concerning the death of James William Green, the…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 2

The recent fresh in the Lachlan River brought the fish to the surface in a state of coma. Messrs Jett, Prel and A. Jones, members of a fishing…

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Local Jottings. Serious Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 2

On Friday afternoon last a youth named Valentine Myers, of Gobolion Street, met with a serious accident, caused in a most simple…

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Local Jottings. Riding Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 2

Grayd on Blatch, a young man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Blatch, of Bournewood, had a very narrow escape from being killed when the…

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Bathing Fatality a Policeman's Pluck Tumut

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

James Freligos (14) was bathing in the river at Tumut with three companions, when he got out of his depth and was drowned…

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Most Miraculous Escape Nearly Drowned Heroic Attempt by Brother

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

The Bult family have cause to remember Sunday, February 2, 1930, because of an incident which might have resulted in at least two of their…

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Cyclist Injured In Velodrome Spill Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

George Horder, well-known cyclist, had a bad spill while training at the Velodrome yesterday. He was picked up unconscious, and was hurried to the…

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Drowned Whilst Fish[?]

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 10

Edward Hughes was [?] whilst fishing from the ro[?] Point Danger, Coolangatta, [?] though a companion saw him [?]…

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Woman Drowned [?] Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 10

Mrs. Kathleen Copeland, [?] whilst paddling in a creek [?] Woy suddenly overbalanced fell face downwards in the [?]…

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Swimmer Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 2

When a board collapsed in the starting platform at the North Dubbo Swimming carnival last week, Jack Huston, son of the popular boniface…

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Fatal Collision Two Die From Effects. BRISBANE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

John Se[?]kold and Henry Lawrence, who were shockingly Injured in a collision between a sulky and a motor cycle, died several hours later…

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At The Crossing Motor and Train Clash Four Killed -- 5 Injured MELBOURNE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

Four people were killed and five injured when it motor car in which they were travelling was struck by a train at the level crossing near Werribee, on…

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Riding Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 2

On Saturday morning, as Mr. Arthur Robins, of Maryvale, was riding a horse, by some meant he became unseated, and his foot became…

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Accident at Baths

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon, Robert Carveth, a scholar residing in Maxwell Street, slipped at the baths, striking his head on the cement and…

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"Accidently Shot" West Waitland

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

The Coroner to-day found that Norman Brown was accidentally shot during the quelling of a riot at Rithbury. He added that the police used their…

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Another Accident at Bank Building

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 2

Another accident occurred at the Government Savings Bank building on Friday morning, when a young man named Jack Harding severely injured…

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