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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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COLLISION Car and Truck No One Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 9

A collision occurred on the Yeoval-Obley road at dank on Saturday night, when a car driven by Mr. C. Kevin collided with a lorry coming…

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Newspaper Men Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 6

Messrs. H. B. Whitham, general manager of Western Newspapers. Ltd., and A. H. Boultwood, editor and manager of Parkes "Champion-Post,"…

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Accidental Death Late "Bonnie" Orbell Evidence at the Inquest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 1

At an inquest concerning Hie death of Eleanor Mary ("Bonnie") Orbell (23) who died on April 22, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. I. B…

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Claim for £30,000 Result of Motor Car Accident Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 1

At the Supreme Court to-day Muriel Hainworth Boynton, widow of William Arthur Boynton, who was a prominent Sydney…

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Benefit Social For Accident Victims

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 9

Quite a number of our local residents journeyed to Cumnock on Monday night to attend the benefit social for the Davis Bros., who were…

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Doings Around Dubbo District NARROMINE Municipal council Man Injured by Horse PERSONAL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 4

Mr. Max Hardle, of the staff of the local branch of the Commonwealth Bank, has received notification of his transfer to Tumut. He will take up his…

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Flung Against Safety Fence Mt. Victoria Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

Charles Edward Murray (22) was killed, and Thomas Moller (21) was seriously injured in a motor cycle smash at Mount…

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Man Drowned Horse Bolts into a Dam Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 2

Patrick Joseph Dunlea, aged 25 years, a farmer, was returning to Powlett Plains in a gig last night when the horse bolted into a dam…

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Blazing Petrol Injured Man's Bravery Saved Child's Life

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

Enveloped in flames when their clothing became ignited on the Western-road at Pendle Hill yesterday, a man…

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Injured by Fall

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 6

When he fell at Gulargambone, yesterday, Cecil Rcecc (38), of Parkes, fractured a bone in his leg. Dubbo District Ambulance conveyed him to…

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Child Drowned Sad End in Small Pool Taree

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1

The body of Ross Wright (2½) was found by his mother in a foot of water, at Cundletown, near Taree. The hole was three feet deep and the…

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Fractured Spine In Car Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 6

Wally Manly (25), an employee of W. Brennan, Cobar, suffered a fractured spine in a car accident near Cobar, yesterday. He was…

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Youth Drowned Slipped from a Rock Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 1

William Saunders, of Murrurundi, slipped from a rock while washing in a creek at Merriwa and was drowned…

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Youth Drowned Slipped into Merriwa Creek Merriwa

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 1

A visitor to the Merriwa Show, William Saunders (17), of Murrurundi, slipped from a rock while washing in the Merriwa Creek, and was drowned…

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Boy Drowned Brave Attempt at Saving by Brother Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 1

When Donald Ward, aged 6 years, fell into the Orara River near Grafton, and sank, his brother Leonard, aged 8 years, brought him to the…

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Dubbo District Centres Dunedoo Police Sergeant Injured Tennis Defeat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 4

Last Sunday, the Dunedoo R. and T. Tennis Club entertained a team from Mendooran, and suffered rather a bad defeat—19 sets to 7…

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Another Airways Mail Plane Crashed Leaving Cairns Aerodrome Three Passengers and Pilot Badly Injured Aeroplane Smashed Beyond Repair Brisbane, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 1

Apparently caused by engine trouble, the North Queensland Airways mail plane crashed, on the second attempt to get off the ground at Cairns to-day,…

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"The Hindenburg" Goes to its Doom [?]Nt Trans-oceanic Zeppelin Crashes [?]ixty Lives Lost and Fully Forty Injured Commander and Part of Crew Escape New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 1

The Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei lost the Hindenburg, the company's newest, most luxurious and largest zeppelin. It burst into flames and crashed, when landing at Lakehurst (New Jersey) to-day…

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Amateur Rider Injured

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 2

Mr. Jack Barton, of Forbes, the amateur rider who rode Timurkhan to victory in the Newcastle Corinthian Cup, and was successful on…

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Fatal Collision Man Killed Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 1

William Michael Ede, aged 34 years, was killed on the Prince's Highway, near Helensburgh, yesterday, when his motor cycle and a…

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