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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Ashed Off Rocks Grazier Drowned Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 1

While fishing off the rocks at Bingle, near Moruya yesterday, Geoffrey Fairies, aged 38 years, a grazier of Coonamble, was washed…

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Two Children Drowned Tragedy in the Darling Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 1

John Dean, aged 8 years, and [?] KnolLsod, aged 8 years, were drowned in the Darling River on New Year's Day. The children were…

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CASUALTIES Motor Cyclist Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 1

While riding a motor cycle along Bultge Street, about 7 o'clock, on Sunday night, R. Williamson (19), a baker employed at Key's Cafe, Macquarie…

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Street Collision Motor Cyclist Killed Tamworth Fatality

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 4

Edwin Hugo Max Halliger, 34, laborer, residing at 69 Rawson Avenue, Tamworth, was killed instantly on Monday in a collision between…

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Man and Horse Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

While riding exercise on Jack Kennedy's Jimmy John at the Wellington race track on Monday morning last, W. Sayers met with a…

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Coonamble Grazier Drowned Mr. Geoffrey Failes. South Coast Tragedy

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 1

Geoffrey Failes, 40, grazier, of Coonamble, was fishing off the rocks at Blngle, near Moruya, on the South Coast, on Saturday last,…

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Believed to Be Drowned Yacht Washed Ashore Davenport (Tas.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 1

The yacht, Stqr, in which Manuel Fienti and a girl companion, Betty Brown, which left here on Sunday, has been found on the beach near…

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Royal Automobile Club. Weekly News Summary Indemnity for All Motor Accidents

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 13

Advice has been received from Mr. A. G. Bill, Manager of the Road Service Department of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia…

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Three Fingers Partly Severed Accident at Sawmill

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 7

William Maguire, 20, suffered severe pain on Tuesday morning when three fingers of his right hand were partly severed by a saw…

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Accident at Gwabegar

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 1

Falling from a truck at Gwabegar last week-end, Colin Head, 5, suffered frightful injuries. It was found that both legs and…

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Dubbo District Centres Narromine Harvest Ending Wedding Bells Ring Out Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 4

Rounding a curve, at the junction of the Narromine-Farrendale Road, on Saturday, a lorry loaded with rums and driven by the owner, Mr. C. Tomkins,…

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Jim Ferrier Remarkable Escape Cars in Collision

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

The well-known Australian golfer, Jim Ferrier, had a remarkable escape from injury on Saturday, when the car in which he…

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One Drowned Narrow Escape by Three Others

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

William Prats, 28, a hairdresser, of Glebe, was drowned when a fishing skiff overturned off Shark Island in Sydney Harbor on…

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Fell Over Balcony Early Morning Fatality Melbourne Man's End

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

Jack Lewis, a resident of Newport, Melbourne, aged, about 33 years, was seen by one of his mates in bed at midnight, but…

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Pensioner's Death Drowned in River

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 5

The body of Thomas Rochford (72), an old-age pensioner, who was discharged from the Dubbo District Hospital on Friday, was found in…

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Found Drowned Ex-Diver and Daughter in River Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

The bodies of Naka Nakamura (51), married, formerly a well-known diver in North Queensland, and his eight-year-old daughter, Hazeline Violet, were…

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Stuart Town Motor Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 4

Mr. Norman P. Gill writes:—"I very much regret to state that on new year's eye, while returning home from Trunkey Creek, the lorry…

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Painful Accident. Wood Spike Enters Man's Eye

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 4

While preparing a sample of the Narromine Baths water to be sent to the Health authorities for analysis and in removing the [?]…

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Two Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1

William Bush (65) was admitted to the District Hospital about 10.15 last night, suffering from an injured left thigh and other injuries. Bush, who…

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Doings Around Dubbo District Narromine Painful Accident Shire Council Meeting School Improvements

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 4

The local Parents and Citizens' Association, which has been moving for some time past to have necessary alterations and additions to the Public…

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