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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

372 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 19

Unusual Death Drowned in Flood Water Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1933 · page 1

A man whose name is believed to be Edward Young (65), was found dead in a lane at Surry Hills early this morning…

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Doings Around Dubbo District NARROMINE Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1933 · page 4

Mr. R. J. Dartnell, railway guard, had his right foot badly crushed when the door of a truck jammed it against a concrete kerbing at the railway…

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Fingers Cut Off Shocking Mill Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1933 · page 1

A shocking accident occured at Wallace and McGee's sawmills yesterday morning, when Harry Grube (28), a married man residing in…

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COLLISION Sulky and Car. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 1

Clyde Boxall, aged 34 years, a farmer of Nowra, while driving home in his sulky during the week-end was fatally injured when the vehicle…

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Two Drowned Canoe Overturns Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 1

When a canoe overturned near Latrobe, Tasmania, yesterday, Arthur, Stewart Heath, aged 16 years, and [?]erence Windemere Iles, aged 17…

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Swept From Rocks One Drowned Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 1

While fishing off the rocks twenty miles from Ulmurra, on the Clarence River, Ernest Everingham, aged 60 years, was swept out to sea and…

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Knocked Down Car Accident. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 1

William Jones, aged 49 years, and Alice Cauley, aged 50 years, were knocked down by a motor car at Rushcutter's Bay last night. Both…

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Fatal Accident Motorist Killed Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 1

Sidney Hall, a well-known city business man, was fatally injured in a motor car accident when returning from Bowral-Moss Vale golf links…

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Six Injured When Car Overturns

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 1

When a car, travelling at a high speed, somersaulted and capsized about 13 miles West of Trangie on Sunday morning, six people were…

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Shocking Mill Accident

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 2

A shocking accident occured at Wallace and McGee's sawmills at Dubbo last week, when Harry Grube (28), a married man residing in…

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Nasty Accident to Child

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 4

Daphne, young daughter of Mr., and Mrs. A. H. Ross, met with a Very painful, yet simple, accident during last week, which resulted in…

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Remarkble Accident to Dog

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 7

A remarkable accident befel Mr. W. James' young coursing bitch, Broadway Lass, late on Wednesday afternoon as a result of which it is…

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Coronerial Inquiry Late Harry Beames Verdict of Accidental Death

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 5

An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Harry Beames, who was fatally injured by a falling free,…

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Shocking Death Silos Fatality

Western Age · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 3

Frederick Johnson, 41, met with a shocking death at the White Bay wheat silos last Friday, when he fell from a cross beam and was hurled to…

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Six Injured. When Car Overturns

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 8

When a car, travelling at a high speed, somersaulted and capsized about 18 miles west of Trangie on Sunday morning, six people were…

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Nowra Farmer Killed Collision with Motor Car

Western Age · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 3

Clyde Boxell, aged 34, a farmer of Nowra, while driving home in his sulky, was fatally injured when his vehicle collided with a car travelling…

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Remarkable Accident Broadway Lass Loses Tail

Western Age · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 1

A remarkable accident befel Mr. W. James young courting bitch, Broadway Lais, late on Wednesday afternoon, at a result of which…

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Accident at Two-mile Level Crossing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 5

This paper desires to apologise to Mr. H. Baker, the Divisional Engineer, Department of Main Roads, Parkes, for its accusation in its issue…

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Fatal Burns Old Man's Death Accidental, Says Coroner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 1

Although no evidence was forthcoming to show how William Henry Valentine (80) had set his clothes [?] fire, the Deputy Coroner (Mr…

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Sixty Injured Ferry Rams Freighter Stockholm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1933 · page 1

Sixty persons were injured when the ferry boat Malmoe rammed and sank the Norwegian freighter Alix…

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