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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Stolen Car Crashes Well-known Footballer Injured Bathurst

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 25 July 1932 · page 3

At South Bathurst on Saturday night a sedan car in which three young men were travelling crash into a stationary 'bus. and was…

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A Painful Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 July 1932 · page 2

A man named Dickerson, of Stuart Town, had a painful accident yesterday, which necessitated a visit to Dr. Rygate's surgery. It…

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Tram Collision Driver Badly Injured Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 1

A tram driver, William Glanville (42) received painful injuries this morning, when the front of his tram was stove in as the result of a collision with a…

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Local & General News. Street Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 2

As the result of being knocked down by a car in Macquarie Street near Barton House on Saturday evening, Harold Newman (60) was admitted to the…

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Shocking Fatality London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1932 · page 1

Mr. Bruce Bossom, son of a member of the House of Commons, was piloting an aeroplane, in which his mother and Prince Otto and Erback Furtenau, their…

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Shooting Accident Took Mates for Marsupial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1932 · page 1

While out shooting, near the 11-mile peg on the Coonamble road this morning, two young men, Bert MacCullagh (18) and George Maude (21), were…

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Shooting Accident Mistaken for Kangaroo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 2

About 12.30 p.m. yesterday, three young men Neville McCullogh (20) Bert McCullogh (18) and George Mand, of Collie Road, were out…

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Train Derailed Delay, but No One Injured Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1932 · page 1

The South Grafton mail was delayed about an hour and a half, when it was derailed near Fussifern signal box, shortly after 3.30 this morning…

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Train Strikes Lorry Level Crossing Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1932 · page 1

When a train crashed into a lorry which had stalled on a level crossing at Kenebri, near Coonabarabran, on Tuesday, a man named H. Shingle was…

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Thrown From Sulky Nurses Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 1

Suffering from injuries received when they were thrown from a sulky on the Dubbo-Balladoran Road yesterday afternoon, Matron…

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Thrown From Buggy Misses McLean and Delmer Injured Patients Admitted to Dubbo Hospital

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 5

Suffering from injuries received when they were thrown from a buggy on fthc Dubbo-Gilgandra Road on Monday afternoon,…

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Painful Accident

Western Age · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 1
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A very painful accident beful little Betty Knight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Knight, of Cobar, It appears that Betty and others were…

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Accident at Maternity Home

The Western Herald · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 2

Mrs Eileen Weinstein, who has been on inmate of Karitane Mothers craft Centre, Woollahra, for some time was found lying on the pavement…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 2

The many friends of Miss Betty Ware will be sorry to hear that she met with an accident at Tinnenburra Station and as a result is now an…

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Player Injured In Narromine Wellington Match

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 2

Algic Reynolds, a player in the Narromine Wellington League match yesterday, received a severe kick in the left kidney and suffered excruciatin…

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DROWNED Body Found in River. Man Acts Strangely. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 1

Richard John Attwoll, aged 42 years, was found drowned in the Bago River, near Picton, yesterday afternoon, several hours after he left…

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Accident with Chaffcutter Child's Finger Amputated

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 2

Young Ron Edward, aged of years wlm resides with his parents at Eumungerie, was the victim of a most palned accident on Friday, which resulted…

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Motor Fatality

The Western Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 2

When a motor car overturned at Ballarat on Saturday night, two young men vincent Ottey aged 26 and Joshia Avery aged 25, were killed, although…

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Train Fatality Unknown Man Killed Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 1

An unknown man was struck by an electric train at Rookwood station this morning, and killed instantly. Both legs worn cut off, and the skull, pelvis…

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