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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Launch Fatality

The Western Herald · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 2

Through the collapse of a launch roof many passengers were thrown into Prospect Creek, Flanley Vale and Charles Pearson was drowned…

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Golfer Injured

The Western Herald · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 2

Ferrier, the young golf champion, strained a muscle on Saturday on the links and collapsed. It will be three weeks before he can play…

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Plane Accident Occupants Injured Narrabri

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 1

Two men, Edwin Gilford (33) and Charles Darcy Conway (26), flying from Sydney to Moree, were injured yesterday afternoon when their plane…

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Traffic Fatality Police After Perpetrator Wollongong

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 1

The police are searching for the driver of a car, which struck and killed John Lee, of Port Kembla, on the Prince's Highway at Broadsville, last night…

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Eye Injured At Shooting Gallery Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 1

Frank Arnold Watson brought an action in the Supreme Court to-day, to recover £1000 compensation from recover Levenson, proprietor of…

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Monday's News. Plane Accident

The Western Herald · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 2

Edwin Gilford and Charles Conway, who were flying from Sydney to Moree were injured when their plane overturned on landing at Narrabri…

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Child Nearly Drowned

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 2

Imagine the consternation of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Newell, of Maxwell Street, when, on Monday last their small daughter, aged 5 years, half…

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Collision a Car and Sulky

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 3

LAST Monday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, a collision took place near the intersection of Swift and Percy Streets, when a sulky driven by Mr…

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School Boy Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1931 · page 1

Alan, the 5½-year-old son of Mr. [?] Mrs. L. W. Greenleaf, of 39 Cob[?] street, was the victim of a pain[?] accident yesterday. With several…

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Serious Car Accident Four Injured Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 12 October 1931 · page 1

Four persons were injured, two seriously, when two motor cars collided side on with terrific force at the intersection of Park Road and Flinders…

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COLLISION In Sydney Harbour Tug Damaged. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 October 1931 · page 1

A collision occurred near the Sydney Harbour bridge early this morning between, the freighter Mennon and the tug Heroic. The tag's bows…

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Trangie Fatality Young Man's Sudden End Trangie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 1

Daniel William Jones (22), went rabbit shooting near Taree on Sunday. Later his body was found lying in a paddock near a fence. He had a…

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Motor Car Accident a Lucky Escape

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 4

MR. C. P. Veech, of "Eulalie," had a narrow escape from serious injury on Monday afternoon, while on his way home from town. When about nine…

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Seriously Injured Man Falls Through Culvert Lay Helpless in Mud Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 1

Thomas Murphy, described as a tramp, fell through a culvert on the railway line near the Broadmeadow locomotive depot yesterday afternoon…

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Luckless Lad Injured in Train Fall Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 1

Falling from a train between Allawah and Carlton stations, Frank Lagerlow (12), of Kogarah, was so bady injured that he is not expected to recover…

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Shooting Accident Young Man Badly Wounded Coolamon

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 1

Jack Sherry (24), was out shooting rabbits, on his father's property, at Methul, near Coolamon, when he stumbled over an outcrop of rock. He…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 2

On Wednesday morning last the 18 months old child of Mr and Mrs. Boy Davis met with a severe scalding accident. The little boy overturned a…

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GEURIE Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 4

Mr. S. Sicard, of Geurie, received an injury to his knee last week when the horse he was riding shied and fell on him. It is pleasing, however, to see…

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Phar Lap May Be Injured Attempt to Hurt Champion? Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 1

The owners of Phar Lap were Informed at Moonee Valley races on Saturday that another attempt was likely to be made to injure the champion. As…

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Fatal Accident Man Thrown From Horse TAMWORTH

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 1

While Geoffrey Weaver was mustering sheep un horseback at Woolbrook. near Tamworth, the [?] crashed into a tree. Weaver was thrown…

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