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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Street Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 1

At 2 o'clock this afternoon, two cars collided at the corner of Darling and Wingewarra streets. The private ear escaped damage, but the front tyre of…

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'Plane Crashes Damaged Beyond Repair. One Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

An aeroplane called the Spartan Arrow, while flying from Christchurch to Wellington, New Zealand, crashed at Blenheim. Cyril…

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Fifteen Killed When Suspension Bridge Collapses Many Injured Bordeaux

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 1

Fifteen were killed and twelve injured when a new suspension bridge collapsed. It was being tested with sand-laden…

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Scalding Accident

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 5

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Weatherley, of the Railway Hotel, Gilgandra, was severely scalded last week in a very simple…

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Injured Footballer. Leather Studs. Wellington, N.Z.

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 1

When the Association football player, D. Sutherland, was taken La hospital at Wellington, N.Z., as a result of head injuries received…

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Painful Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 4

When Keith Isa[?] (5), of Fitzroy-street, was cutting some grass with a pair of garden shears yesterday, his finger was caught in the blades and…

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Les. Matchett Injured

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 5

LES. Matchett, who now ably fills the scrum half position for the Wellington representative team, and who last year played for Gilgandra,…

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Man Drowned in Macquarie River Unsuccessful Search For Body

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 1

When his boat capsized in the Macquarie River yesterday, Andrew Peck was swept downstream and drowned. His body…

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Steamers Collide. In Sydney Harbour No One Injured. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 1

The Watson's Bay ferry steamer Woollahra and the vehicular ferry, steamer. Koondooloo collided off Benelong Point late last night. The…

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Wongarbon. Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 4

Last week Mr. Bert McDonald met with a natty accident. He was riding after some horses when one broke away, and he was galloping…

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Wongarbon Topics Young People's Move Providing Entertainment Two Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 7

Owing to lite wet afternoon, the usual monthly meeting of the Wongarbon branch of the C.W.A. was abandoned. The meeting will take place…

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River Fatality At Ganarrin Station Manager Drowned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

News was received by the police, about 3.30 p.m., on Wednesday, that Andrew Peck, a well-known and highly-respected resident of the district and…

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Drowning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 1

Although a large crowd of police and civilians have searched the Macquarie River for miles, no trace has been found of the body of Andrew Peck…

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Lad Injured

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 2

Tommy King, son of Mr. and Mrs. King, of Wellington, and who is in the employ of Mr. Dan Gollan, of Drill Creek, was engaged in bringing…

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Two Players Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 4

Playing for Central against Newtown on Saturday, J. Cole badly injured his knee and was taken to the District Hospital by the ambulance…

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One Killed Two Injured PARIS

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 1

When a tyre punctured when it was travelling at 90 miles an hour, a Bugatti racer in the European Grand Prix crashed into the spectators. It killed…

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Injured on Playing Field Wollongong

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 1

James Clifford Milburn (21) died in Wollongong Hospital yesterday from the result of an injury received while playing football the previous day…

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Street Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 1

A lorry travelling along Darling-street on Saturday afternoon collided with a car which was backing out from the footpath, the force of the impact…

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Seven Killed Fatal 'Plane Accidents BERLIN

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 1

Seven deaths resulted from air accidents on Saturday. Four were incin[?]ated when a commercial 'plane trashed and caught fire at San, Brucken,…

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Drowning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 1

The body of Andrew Peek, who was drowned in the Macquarie River last Wednesday, has not yet been found…

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