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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Plane Accident Two Men Injured Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 August 1937 · page 1

Two men were injured one seriously, when the Royal Victorian Aero Club's Moth, in which they were flying,…

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Man Critically Injured Accident on Purlewaugh Road. Baby Car Capsizes

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 1

A serious accident occurred on the Purlewaugh Road about two miles from Coonabarabran last Thursday, when a baby car…

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Painful Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 2

A serious accident befell a man named George Penfold on Monday afternoon as a result of which he is now an inmate of the Orange Base…

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Accident at Neurea

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 2

As a result of the Macquarie Shire Council failing to take notice of numerous complaints regarding a bad turning just over the Bell…

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Driving Signals To Prevent Accidents

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 4

The failure of many drivers of "lorries and other heavy vehicles to give the correct .signals when required and to take due…

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Painful Accident Arm Caught in Chaffcutter

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 12

Mr. Richard Hawker, of Braeside, Coonabarabran, met with a painful accident when his right arm was caught in a chaffcutter on Tuesday…

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Binnaway Accident Fell From Roof

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 1

Cecil Duffy, of Binnaway, fell from the roof of a house at Binnaway on Tuesday, and struck his head. He was admitted to the…

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Minister Injured a 20ft. Fall

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 1

Mr. F. J. Wise, the Western Australian Minister for Agriculture, who had just arrived in Brisbane for a meeting of the Agricultural Council,…

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Wholesale Slaughter Nearly As Bad As War Traffic Accidents

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 8

A total of 1345 people were killed and 22,131 injured in Australia in 1936. There were 47,000 traffic accidents…

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Fashion's Mount Severe Gun Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 4

The weather during the week-end was glorious and everyone that possibly could take advantage of the warm sun did so. A few frosts at…

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MUMBIL Car Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 4

Mr. E. Hansford arrived back from Sydney on Tuesday last with a new Chevrolet lorry to be used in connection with the business…

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Latest Telegrams Inter-state News Car Collision. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 5

When two cars collided and overturned at the corner of O'Connells Point Road and Bastic Street, Hurstville early this morning, six…

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Car Fatality Workman's Fate

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 2

Struck by a car near Wongar[?] last night, John Ab[?] Smith, was fatally injured. A companion, Roy McCarthy, who…

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Harbor Collision Third in Three Days Ferry and Collier

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 1

The third harbor collision in three days occurred off Circular Quay in a very thick fog yesterday morning…

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Plane Crashes Serious Accident at Gilgandra

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 1

Shocking injuries were suffered by William Priest (34), of Mendooran, passenger of a plane which nose-dived when…

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[?]E[?] During Sunday's Aerial Pageant Well-Known Mendooran Man Dies From Injuries Pilot Also Injured

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 10

Spectators at the Aerial Pageant held on Sunday last, on the property of Mr. F. Semmler, about two miles from town,…

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Coonabarabran Accident

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 6

Running across John Street, Coonabarabran. about 4 p.m. or Thursday last Mildred Chatfield, 8, aboriginal chi[?], of Coonabarabran,…

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Road Accidents 351 Deaths This year

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 4

Up till Wednesday of last week 351 deaths had occurred in road accidents in New South Wales this year, compared with 342 for the…

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Fashion's Mount Lorry Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 5

To-morrow (Thursday) the school will close and teacher and children will receive a fortnight's holiday. Mr. Tom Quirk, from the result of…

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Accident to Favorite. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 5

The Epsom favourite Gold Rod provided a sensation at Randwick when the fell while travelling at top speed in a gallop. He seemed…

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