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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 4

On Monday afternoon last a utility car was parked in front of the local Post Office, and when the driver "cranked-uu" the car, he…

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Accident Victims

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 1

Sydney Dartnell (12), rode a bicycle over an embankment at the Dubbo railway station on Thursday, and suffered severe facial abrasions. He was…

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Boy's Life Saved Found Almost Drowned Newcastle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 1

John Remings (3) was resuscitated after having been lifted from a well at Warner's Bay yesterday, apparently dead…

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U.A.P. Member Injured When Car Crashed Into Creek Fell Asleep at Driving Wheel? Supposed Cause of Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 1

Mr. J. N. Lawson (40), Federal U.A.P. member for Macquarie, was injured when his car left the road and crashed into a dry creek 13½ miles from Dubbo, on the Wellington Road, early this morning…

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Car Accident

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 6

On Monday afternoon, at the intersection of Wrigley and Morris Streets, an accident occurred, which could easily have been attended with…

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Accident on Bridge

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

After dusk on Saturday evening Mr. Bacon, one of the veteran members of the community, was struck by a motor lorry whilst…

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Three Killed Albury Collision Several People Injured

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

Two men and a woman were killed in a collision between a car and a service coach on the Murray Valley Highway, near…

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Coroner's Inquiry Recent Dredge Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 5

On Thursday afternoon last the District Coroner, Mr. H. Lord, held an inquiry, concerning the death of Norman…

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Terrible Fatality Mrs. G. H. Watson Killed In Motor Smash

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 3

The residents ha] hardly got over the tragic death of Mr. Norman McLeod when the news was flashed over the wires on Friday…

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Railway Disaster Six Dead, 13 Injured In N.Z. Train Derailment

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

The alarming theory that the derailment of an excursion passenger train, near Wanganui on Saturday, was the work of a…

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Six Drowned Plane Crashes into Sea London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

A naval flying boat, with a crew of six, participating in combined naval aerial exercises, crashed into the sea near Brest. All were drowned…

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Ex-dubbo Resident Killed in Sydney Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. Charles Bear (64), of Arundel Street, Forest Lodge, and an ex-resident of Dubbo, was killed in a motor accident at Bass Hill, near…

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Lad Drowned

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 5

Patrick Shanahan (12), of the Marist Brothers' School, Forbes, was drowned in Cotton's Weir, Lachlan River, at Forbes, on Saturday…

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Seriously Injured

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

Mr "Kewpie" O'Brien, well'known in Gilgandra, where he previously resided, but who of late years has been attached to the staff of Mr. C…

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Thrown From Lorry Man Injured When Horse Bolted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

While feeding sheep with hay from a lorry at Mr. O. Mumford's property at Mogriguy on Tuesday, John Elliott Reid (20) fell from the vehicle when…

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NARROMINE Child Seriously injured Minister and Wife Welcomed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 7

Little Rosemary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Small, received serious injuries on Saturday last, when she was run over by a car…

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Killed Instantly Motor Fatality on Gunnedah Road Well-known Wellington Residents

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

On Friday morning last at about 10 a.m. a motor vehicle driven by Mr. Geo. H. Watson overturned, with the result that Mrs. Watson,…

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Accident Cases And District Ambulances

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 3

At the Coronial inquiry into the death of John Edward Welch, who was fatally injured when his motor cycle collided with a car on the Western…

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Reducing Fatigue Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

That every driver should take at least half an hours rest after a four-hour spell at the wheel is the subject of a decree planned…

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Four Injured in City Explosion Petrol Fumes Responsible Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 1

Four men were seriously burnt in an explosion in a stormwater channel beneath Riley Street, Surry Hills, to-day…

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