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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

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Drowning Fatality

The Western Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

As we go to press, the brief news has reached as that a girl named Eileen Ly[?], aged 19, was drowned at East [?]oorale at sundown yesterday…

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Frightful Accident to a Child. Eye Picked Out by a Rooster

The Western Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

On Friday evening last Mr. Val Jackson (of Wampra) left home by car with his wife and Family, with the object of visiting Mr. Stephenson…

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District News Lispings From Louth Drowning Fatality on the Cricket Field

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at East[?] on Monday evening last, when Miss Eileen Lynch met her death. It appears that the young lady was in…

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Motor Fatality near Dubbo

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

JACK TIGHE, 35, was killed, and William Burton, 20, and Joseph Gil-bert, 25, were seriously injured when a car overturned on the Narronune…

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Man Killed Tragic Motor Accident Two Well-Known Dubbo Residents Badly Injured Smash on Narromine Road

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 1

When a car capsized on the Narromine- road about 7 o'clock on Tuesday night, Jack Tighe, a well-known s Dubbo resident, was lulled, and William Burton and Joseph Gilbert, both of Dubbo, seriously injured. Tighe,…

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Deadly Grenades Kill Workman and Soldiers When Accidentally Dropped Athens

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

A number of workmen and soldiers were killed when a crate of hand grenades was dropped when being removed from a lorry at the Munitions…

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Eye Torn Child Attacked by Rooster Strange Accident at Bourke

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

Attacked by a rooster while he was playing in a yard, the two years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alec V. Jackson, of Wampra, 80 miles…

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Deadly Grenades Kill Workmen and Soldiers When Accidentally Dropped Athens

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 1

A number of workmen and soldiers were killed when a crate of hand grenades was dropped when being removed from a lorry at the Munitions…

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Painful Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

When his hand was caught in a wheal delator at the local flour mills this week, .Mr. R. Wilkinson, of Fitzroy street, had the flesh ripped off the…

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Drowning Fatality Brother's Warning Temora

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

Robina Mary Bucker, aged 15, was drowned while bathing in a waterhole, two miles from Temora. Her brother had previously warned her not to go…

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Tram Collision Several Injured Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

Several people were injured when two trams collided at Marrickville last night. Both trams were badly damaged…

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Tragic Motor Accident Jack Tighe Crushed To Death. Two Others Seriously Injured. Horror On Narromine Road

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 9

On Tuesday last, Mr. Jack Tighe, son of the well-known Dubbo undertaker, and Mr. William Burton, laundry proprietor at Dubbo, visited…

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Motor Crash at Burge's Bend J. H. Tighe Killed Two Others Badly Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

The Great Western Road-or High- way No. 7-claimed another victim on Tuesday evening. In the midst of life, with the going…

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Doings Around Dubbo District NARROMINE. Nasty Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

Miss Leahy, ar. employee in a local hotel, met west a nasty accident through falling down the bar cellar. Besides being badly bruised, two bones…

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Accident to Farmer Stump Causes Fractured Rib

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 6

While Harry Triplett (28) was ploughing with a team of horses on his property on the Cobborah Road, three miles from Dubbo, on Wednesday, the…

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Drowning Fatality Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

George Noseworthy, aged 68 year was drowned while battling a [?]rigal yesterday afternoon. His companions narrowly escaped [?]…

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Tragic Motor Accident Injured Men Improving

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

On enquiring at the hospital as we went to press to-day, we ascertained that the condition of William Burton and Joseph Gilbert, the two men who…

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Motor Fatality Wee Dot Is Victim Narromine Crash

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

Another motor accident occurred on Saturday afternoon at about 5.30 on the main street of Narromine as the result of which…

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Murderous Attack on Free Labourers One Badly Injured NEWCASTLE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

A murderous attack was made on a free labourer last night. Benjamin Paul and his brother Henry were talking together when suddenly a man…

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Steamer Afire Loaded With Oil Three of Crew Injured Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

A fire broke out at Newcastle this morning on the British steamer "Honour," which was loaded with 1000 tons of oil. all ready to he pumped into the…

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