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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Girl Unconscious Nearly Drowned Youth Saves Life

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

A DROWNING fatality was narrowly averted in the Macquarie River on Thursday afternoon, when Stanley Brown, a lad of 15 years of age,…

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A Painful Accident Two Wrists Broken Boy Fall From Tree

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 2

A most painful accident befel Master Alan Ferry, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ferry, of Warren Road, on…

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Sad Ending. To Christmas Outing. Lithgow Lady Drowned At Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 5

How very true are the words: "In the midst of life we are in death." At 5.30 p.m. on Xmas Eve, Mrs Edwards, aged only 28 years, wife of…

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Two Drowned Woman and Girl Brisbane

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 1

Mrs. Helen Day (44), of Sandgate, disappeared from a bedroom at her home Four hours later her body was found in the water near the baths…

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Narromine Girl Injured Skull Fractured When Thrown From Sulky

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 4

Suffering from a fractured skull and lacerations to the body, Miss Thelma Byrne, of Narromine, was admitted to the Dubbo District Hospital on…

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Transport Toll Heavy Fatality List Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 1

Transport accidents caused 310 fatalities during 1931 in New South Wales. Of these 290 were the result of motor vehicle, accidents, and 14 were caused…

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Smallpox Fatality Vessel Detained in Port Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 1

A wireless message was received in Sydney yesterday that William, O'Brion, a member of the crew of the freighter, "Victoria City," had died…

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Awful Fall Accident to Two Plumbers Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 1

Messrs. E. G. Seymour and J. J. Berg, plumbers, overbalanced while on the roof of the gun mounting shop at Garden Island, and were precipitated 60ft…

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Garden Island Fatality Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 1

E. G. Seymour, who with J. J. Beam, fell 60 feet from a workshop at Garden Island yesterday morning, died last night…

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River Fatality Youth Drowned in Company Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

Boy Doyle (16), was drowned in the Peel River near Nemingha yesterday. He was swimming in a hole 12 feet deep, when he was missed by his…

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Three Drowned Girl's Bravery Brings Death Sad Fatality Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

Two sisters, aged 7 and 9, named Naughtin, and Miss McKenna (19), were drowned in the Ovens River at Yarrawonga (Vie.) yesterday after?…

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Natives Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 4

One truck in the care of Earl Frank arrived behind the convoy, with injured natives on top of the load. At first I took them to be part of our safari…

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Three Drowned Fell Off Log. Rescuer Overcome. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

Two sisters, aged seven and nine years respectively, named Haughtin, and Miss McKenna, aged 19 years, were drowned in a river at…

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Russian Railway Disaster 68 Killed Over 130 Injured Wrong Signals Cause Fatal Crash Moscow

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

News has just been released of a railway disaster in which 68 were killed and over 130 injured near…

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Natives Injured

Western Age · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 3

One track in the care of Earl Frank arrived behind the convey, with injured natives on top of the load. At first a took them to be part of our safari…

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Little Child Nearly Drowned at the Mine Tank

Western Age · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last a child named Evans, about two years old, was playing with other children on the dam at the bathing area and fell…

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Three Arrests Sequel to Collision Alleged Robbery Under Arms Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 1

Detectives arrested two men and a girl in connection with a collision between a pursuing police patrol car and a motor van, the driver of which was…

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68 Killed Over 130 Injured Wrong Signals Cause Fatal Crash

Western Age · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 3

News has just been released of a railway disaster in which 68 were killed and over 130 injured near…

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Three Drowned Fatal Swim Two Bodies Recovered. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 1

While bathing in a river near Narrandera yesterday three people lost their lives, namely Lilian Janet. Plowman, aged 28 years, her husband,…

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Bathing Fatality. Three Persons Drownes

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 2

While bathing in the river beach at Narrandera yesterday three people lost their lives, namely, Lillian Janet Plowman, 28, her husband Stanley…

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