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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Two Drowned In Pond. Girls the, Victims. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1933 · page 1

Two school girls, Eileen Jones, aged 5 years, and her sister, Betty, aged 8 years, were drowned at Boronia,…

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Drowned in Pond Two Sisters Elder Girl's Effort Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1933 · page 1

Two school girls, Eiken Jones (5) and her sister, Betty (8), were drowned at Boronia, about 20 miles from Melbourne…

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Plane Fatality Three Dead

Western Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 3

Three men and one woman were crushed to death at Westboro, Massachusetts, when their cabin aeroplane crashed on a farm near the local…

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Accidental Death of Lady Hayes

Western Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 2

The City Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on Lady Alice Isabella Hayes, who was struck by a tramear in…

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Body in Tank Accident Likely Grafton

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 November 1933 · page 1

Reuben Bassett, aged, 78 years, was found dead in a tank at Clifton yesterday, with his feet protruding from the man hole and his head and…

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Latest Telegrams. Monday's News Motor Car Fatality

The Western Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 2

John Stanley Weeks, aged 22, a motor mechanic, and Richard Easter by aged 32, were killed instantly,and Arthur Smith, 19 and Thomas Denny…

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Scone Shooting Fatality

Western Age · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 3

Miss Alice Campbell, aged 23, of Wingham, when out shooting near Scone, was shot dead while climbing through a fence…

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Old Man Drowned Fatal Result of Curiosity Sydney

Western Age · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 3

Reuben Bassett, aged 78, was found dead in a tank at Grafton with his feet protruding from the hole and his head and shoulders under water. It is…

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Two Men Killed Shocking Car Fatality Near Gunning Sydney

Western Age · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 3

John Stanley Weeks, aged 22, a motor mechanic and Richard Masterby, aged 32, were killed instantly, and Arthur Smith, aged 19, and Thomas…

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ACCIDENTS Ambulance Busy

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 3

DURING the latter part of the week the Wellington and District Ambulance was kept busy in attending to a number of casualties both in…

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Motor Fatality Mother Killed, Children Injured Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 1

Mrs. Maud Foulds, of Charleroi, was killed, while her daughter and son were seriously injured, when a motor lorry, loaded with sheepskins and empty…

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Boy's Eye Injured

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon Don, the son of Mr. Collins, manager of the Gu[?]argambone branch of the Commercial Bank, met with a very…

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Bathing Fatality Popular Girl Loses Life Bourke

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 1

Irene Arnold, a girl of 18, was drowned ill the Darling River this morning. She was bathing with Ollie Buckley and Jean Westbrook, and was carried…

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A Helping Hand for Injured Farmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 6

Farmers are kindhearted men, as is indicated by a case at Ootha, near Forbes, where neighbors of Mr. W. Ross, who injured an arm and was…

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Drowning Fatality. Body Not Vet Recovered

The Western Herald · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, whilst in bathing near the Waterworks, Miss Eileen Arnold, aged 10 Years, developed a cramp some six or seven…

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Missioner's End Gun Accidentally Exploded Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1933 · page 6

A message received last night state that the Rev. E. Wynne Evans, mission superintendent, was accidentally shot dead while climbing a hill on Groo[?]e…

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Five Injured Car Crashes 35 Feet. Remarkable Escapes

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 November 1933 · page 4

Three adults and two children had a remarkable escape from death when a motor car in which they were travelling crashed through a railing,…

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Carrier Crashes Many Airmen Injured Jerusalem

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 1

A Vickers Victoria troop carrier flying from Ramleh to Amman struck a hilltop and overturned. It was completely wrecked…

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Motor Fatality Man and Child Done to Death Rockhampton

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 1

A young man, Victor Wilson, and his nine-months-old child were killed when they were struck by a motor car last night…

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Axeman Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1933 · page 1

Gordon Chatman (24), of Tamworth Street, gashed his right foot badly this morning, while cutting pine logs at Minore. The Ambulance was called…

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