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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Coroner's Inquest Accidental Death Late J. T. Carter

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 November 1936 · page 1

An inquest was held at the Gilgandra Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. E. Townsend (Deputy District Coroner)…

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Boy Drowned Edged by Cattle Into Dam Gilgandra Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1936 · page 2

Believed to have been crowded into a [?]am by the milling of cattle nearby a two-year-old boy, Doug. Kennedy, was…

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Sad Fatality Toddler Drowned In Dam At "Glenbrook"

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 4

Residents of Gilgandra and district where shocked on Saturday evening to learn of the sad fatality that occurred la[?] that…

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Local & General Boy Drowned in Namoi River

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 10

Unnoticed by some fifty other people in the vicinity, Owen William McGee (10), of Boggabr[?] was drowned in the Namoi River last…

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MR. L. Mac Smith Injured Pinned Under a Horse

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 7

Though his right leg was fractured in three places when a horse he was attempting to throw fell on him, Mr. L…

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Minor Accident At Bodangora Horse Breaks Car Window

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 2

On Tuesday last at Bodangora, Camel, a chestnut horse, attacked a motor car, breaking the right-hand window…

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Car Fatality Two Killed Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 1

John Thomas Schuback, aged 59 years, was killed instantly, and Mrs. Muriel Catterall, aged 39 years…

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Youth Drowned Resuscitation Efforts Fail Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 1

While swimming in the Hawkesbury River at Johnson's Picnic Grounds near Windsor, Gerald Behan, aged 17 years, was drowned…

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Man Drowned When Boat Capsized Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 1

Harry Taylor, aged 49 years, a married man, was drowned in Berowra waters late on Saturday night when the boat, in which there were…

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One Survives Recent Car Fatality Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 1

John Catteral, aged 38 years, who died at S[?]. George's Hospital this morning, was the fourth victim of Sunday's motor…

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Painful Accident Thigh Broken Mr. McKay in Hospital

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 9

Mr. W. McKay met with a painful accident lost week while leading a young draught horse through a gate to put in his…

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Pilot Badly Injured When Plane Crashes Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1936 · page 1

A metal moth aeroplane, piloted by Ronald Avery, aged 23 years, crashed from 500 ft., during a training flight…

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Drowned Hear Orange Father and Two Sons In Front of Wife and Other Children

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1936 · page 1

A triple tragedy occurred near Orange yesterday afternoon when a father and two sons were drowned before the eyes of a mother and…

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Bullet in Thigh Was It an Accident? Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1936 · page 1

James Duggan, who is a witness in the case in which three men were charged with having murdered James Edward Scriven, was treated…

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Painful Accident Eye Scratched

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 9

Mr. Arnold Edwards met with a painful accident last week. While cutting timber a branch flew black and hit him in the…

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Narrow Escape From Waggon Accident Horses Bolt

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 9

While returning, after drawing in hay, with an empty waggon, Mr. Ted Hunter and Mr. Horace Cooper had a…

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Another Car Fatality Man Killed Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 December 1936 · page 2

Lighting a match to sec where his brother was lying after their motor car had run off the road and overturned near Cooper's…

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Motor Fatality Man Drowned Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 December 1936 · page 2

When a motor car. plunged into the Yarra at Williamstown ferry last night, the driver, Allan George Gourlay, aged 28, a bank…

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Child Injured Peculiar Injuries Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 December 1936 · page 12

Rueben James Buckley, who was left alone for a [?]ew moments at his home in Moama, was found later with severe head injuries and…

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Blown Off Roof. Man Injured Of STORM

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1936 · page 4

While working on top of a new brick kiln at the Natromine brick yards tills afternoon, M. McGrath, a brickmaker, was blown off the kiln…

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