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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Car Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 4

On Saturday a car accident happened near Girilambone when a car with four occupants capsized, one man named A. Telfer being…

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Recent Air Smash Coroner's Inquiry Fatality Attributed 'To Gust of Wind

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 3

Mr. Isaac Bereford Mackenzie, Deputy Coroner, Dubbo, held an inquest at the Gilgandra Police Court on Thursday…

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Local Jottings Painful Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 2

Mr. H. McCullum met with a painful accident on Monday last. He was engaged in demolishing a steel structure at the rear of Mr. J. E…

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Straying Stock Cause of Many Accidents. Government’s Request to Councils

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 1

The Under Secretary, Department of Works and Local Government, has advised local governing bodies that the attention of his…

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Auckland Harbour Fatality Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 5

Three leading seamen of H.M.S. Leander, named William Forbes, Alexander Paterson and T.C. Tasker, were drowned when a cutter…

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Cycle Motorist Killed Collision with Pram Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 2

Reginald Smith, aged 25 years, was fatally injured at Wallsend when his motor cycle struck a woman and perambulator in which she was…

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Trapped in a Car Six Persons Drowned Auckland

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 1

Six persons' lost their lives when trapped in a motor car which left the road and fell 30ft. into a stream near…

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Terrific Head-on Collision Near Wellington Nine Persons Admitted to Hospital

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 2

One of the worst motor collisions ever experienced in Wellington took place yesterday afternoon, and as a…

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Terrific Head-on Collision Near Wellington. Nine Persons Admitted to Hospital

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 2

One of the worst motor collsions ever experienced in Wellington took place yesterday afternoon, and as a result nine…

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Terrific Head-on Collision Nine Persons Admitted to Wellington Hospital Gulargambone Party Involved

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 4

As the result of a collision on Sunday afternoon on the Wellington-Dubbo Road, one and a half miles from Wellington, nine…

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Accidents

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 8

On Monday, while playing with her friends at the Commercial Bank residence, Miss 0. Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, of the Bank…

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Recent Car Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 2

The victims of last Sunday's motor smash on the Wellington-Dubbo road, who were admitted to the Wellington hospital, are progressing…

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Increase of Road Accidents

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 3

5. NARROMINE: That this branch views with alarm the increasing number of road accidents, and urges that the present law of suspending driver's licenses for a considerable term where accidents arc due to excessive…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 4

Whilst crossing cattle at the big bridge at North Bourke last Sunday, Mr. Frank Gooch Junr. was thrown from his horse when it fell…

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Severe Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 4

On Sunday last the motor lorry conveying Hales' cricketers to Fords Bridge met with an accident about seven miles this side of…

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Young Woman's Death Drowned in Her Bath Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 1

The body of Mrs. Eva Lock-eff, aged 23 years, was found by her husband face downwards in a bath filled…

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Scalding Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 2

A very painful accident, befell Valerie Carr; the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carr, of Short Street, on Saturday morning last…

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Melbourne Tragedy Mother and Three Children Drowned Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 1

Mrs. George Butler and her three children, a boy aged five years, a girl aged three years and a baby aged six…

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Straying Stock Cause Road Accidents. Action to Be Taken

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 1

Expressing concern at the number of accidents caused by straying stock, a circular letter has been sent to all Shire and[?]…

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Inter-state News Drowning Fatality. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 1

Melbourne.—Mrs. George Butler and her three children, boy aged 5, a girl aged 3, and a baby six Weeks old were drowned yesterday…

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