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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Football Three Matches Players Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 8

Yeoval certainly has some footballers! The public were treated to three games on Sunday last, two against…

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Car Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 2

Mr. Jasper Waine, late postmaster at Wellington, was involved in a car accident yesterday evening, when fortunately for him, he escaped any…

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A Good Proposition. Stock and Road Accidents. Narromine Sale Yards. a Questionnaire. Can You Help?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 2

Because the Narromine Municipal Council has built well constructed sale yards, with facilities for all classes of stock, there In an effort to reduce stock accidents, the Minister for Agriculture has sent a questionnaire in many organisations in the…

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Lorry Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 1

As the result of a lorry capsizing in loose sand on the Wanaaring road last Wednesday afternoon, some 24 miles from Bourke, the…

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Winter Dangers. Road Accident Causes

The Western Herald · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 7

Serious road accidents, many of them fatal, have been reported from almost all parts of the State in the last few weeks and the…

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Ten Killed Others Injured When Berlin-Prague Express Derailed Dresden

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 1

Ten were killed and 20 injured when the Berlin-Prague Express was derailed at Mittergrund, in Sudetenland…

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Factory Accidents Prevention Brings Benefits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 5

It is comparatively few years ago that accidents in occupations were considered to be inevitable. Safeguards were few and even these…

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Shot in Bed Woman Injured Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 1

Early yesterday morning a bullet went through a window of the bedroom at the home of William T…

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Winter Dangers Road Accident Causes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 5

Serious road accidents, many of them fatal, have been reported from almost all parts of the State in the last few weeks and the…

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Newly Weds Injured In Car Accident In Sydney

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Palaiologos Gianakellys, of Gilgandra, who were mar ried in Sydney last week, were involved in a car accident, in the city…

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Injured When Petrol Ignited

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 4

Mr. Keith Lynch was the victim of an accident on Saturday afternoon which could easily have been attended with serious consequences. At…

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Hanging Fatality. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5

Perth. — Wallace Gudgeon, aged 12, was found dead hanging from a tree by a rope at his parent's residence, Cottersloe. There was a…

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Injured by an Explosion. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5

Cairns.—A sugar farmer at Babinda, Vernon Peever, 42 had both hands blown off in a gelatine explosion and died in the hospital…

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Mogriguy Boy Injured Accident at School Two Others Hurt When Horse Bolts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 6

Master Noel Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Murphy (teacher), met with a nasty accident on Tuesday. With a number of the school boys, he was…

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Jockey Injured Thrown From Yearling Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 1

When thrown from an un-named yearling at Moorefield this morning. D. Ashmore, an apprentice jockey, received injuries to his shoulder…

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Accidental Death Murder Charge Withdrawn Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 1

When Arthur Ernest Staunton (62) came before the Sale Police Court to-day, on a charge of having murdered Mervyn Dallas Duff, aged 25, the police…

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Parachutist Drowned New Zealand Tragedy SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 1

Mr. Les Hayward, parachutist, was drowned in Manukan Harbour. New Zealand, close to the Mangere aerodrome, after…

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Child Drowned. Fell From Canoe. Macquarie Fatality

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 1

Believed to have fallen into the river from a canoe in which he had crossed the river. Harold Single, aged 9, was found drowned in the…

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Boy Drowned at Narromine Dog Responsible For Tragedy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 1

On Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs. A. Moss, of "Darganvale," some miles below Narromine, noticed a greyhound running…

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Cyclist Killed Boy Severely Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 1

A motor cyclist named William Page, aged 40, was killed when he was thrown from his machine at Cant bury last…

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