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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Preventing Motor Accidents Free Booklet Tells You Mow

Western Age · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

The Vacuum Oil Company has just issued an interesting 64-page profusely illustrated booklet called "Modern Motoring." an…

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Preventing Motor Accidents. Free Booklet Tells You How

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 11

The Vacuum Oil Company has just issued an interesting 64-page profusely illustrated booklet called "Modern Motoring", an important…

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Four Injured. Flames After Car Crash

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 1

Four people were dragged from a motor car after it had burst into flames following a smash at the corner of William and College Streets,…

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12 INJURED Lorry Rolls Down Embankment Passengers' Narrow Escape SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 1

Members of a picnic party who were returning to Sydney from Windsor last night by motor lorry had a narrow escape from death when the vehicle…

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Sick and Accident Club to Help One Another

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

Although, the railway men of Dubbo have a Call Club established among its members for some time past, it has been the idea among the staff that…

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Aeroplane Accident

The Western Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

This Tuesday morning Mr. S. Coleman's aeroplane met with an accident in landing, and as a result is now considerably damaged. It appears…

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12 INJURED Lorry Rolls Down Embankment Passengers' Narrow Escape

Western Age · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 1

Members of a picnic party who were returning to Sydney from Windsor on Sunday by motor lorry had a narrow escape from death when the lorry…

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Preventing Motor Accidents Free Booklet Tells You How

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 11

THE Vacuum Oil Company has just issued an interesting 64-page profusely illustrated booklet called "Modern Motoring," an important…

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Two Drowned Fatality at Tamworth Boys' Bodies Found In Peel River TAMWORTH

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Two boys, Peter Paul Dean (71, and Geoffrey Clegg (7), wore found drowned in the Peel River at Tamworth yesterday…

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One Killed Five Injured in Sydney Motor Accidents Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Frederick Rocco was killed and two other men injured when a motor lorry skidded and overturn at Ashfield this morning…

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Man Killed In Car Accident Two Passengers Injured MELBOURNE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Frederick Freeman (23), a gardener, was killed and two passengers seriously injured when a motor car struck a tramway standard at St. Kilda,…

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Two Boys Drowned Found in River. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Two boys, Peter Paul, aged 7, and Geoffrey Clegg, 7, were found drown- ed in the Peel River at Tamworth yesterday. They left their homes…

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One Killed: Two Injured Lorry Overturns. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Frederick Rocco was killed and two other men seriously injured when a motor lorry skidded and overturned at Ashfield this morning…

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Policeman Injured Run Down By Car. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Sergeant McKnight, who was in. charge of the Auburn police station, was struck by a motor car at Narrabeen last night and fatally injured…

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Fatally Injured Police Sergeant Struck By Car SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Sergeant McKnight (48), who was in charge of the Auburn Police Station, was struck by a motor car at Narrabeen last night and fatally injured…

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One Killed Two Injured Car Hits Tram. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Frederick Freeman, aged 23 years, was killed and two more seriously injured when the motor car in which they were travelling struck a tram at…

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Woman Killed 'Plane Crashes at Launceston Pilot Injured LAUNCESTON (Tasmania)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

At the conclusion of an air pageant at Launceston, Miss Jessie Allen (37), was killed and the pilot, M. Johnson, the owner of the 'plane, injured. The…

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Fingers Cut Off Painful Accident at Butter Factory Hand Caught by Circular Saw

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Harry Ferguson, of Wingewarra-street, had the fingers and thumb of his left hand cut off by a circular…

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Two Drowned Fatality at Tamworth Boys' Bodies Found In Peel River

Western Age · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 3

Two boys, Peter Paul Dean (7[?] and Geoffrey Clegg (7), were found drowned in the Peel River at Tamworth on Sunday…

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Buried Under Wheat Bags Buyer Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 3

On Friday morning, while engaged in loading wheat at Tubbul-road siding, near Young the stack fell and, buried Mr. Michael Comerford, a well-known…

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