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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Bodangora Painful Accident Mr. Logue Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 4

A good storm in this district on Sunday night resulted in a fall of 80 points, which will do much towards making a fine harvest. We can now…

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Snake Causes Fatal Accident Car Capsizes

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 2

Swerving to avoid a snake on the Warren Road, near Buttabone, on Thursday, Joseph McGee (49), an electrician…

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Road Accidents Are Increasing in N.s.w

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 2

There is a small but serious increase in the road accidents of the State and the President of the Road Safety Council and…

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Two Injured in Road Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1939 · page 6

Miss Jean Fryer (19) and a Glebe friend. Miss Olga Jerman (21), who loft Elong last night to go to a dance at Balladoran, were…

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Man Killed While Watching Collision Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 October 1939 · page 2

While watching a collision between two cars at Elsterwick on Saturday night, John Daniel Collins, aged 20 years, was struck by one…

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Man Injured; Trapped by Fall of Gravel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1939 · page 2

A broken collarbone, and a deep lacerated wound on the inside of the calf of the left leg, from the knee to the ankle, was suffered by…

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Seriously Injured By Fly Wheel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 1

Severe head injuries were suffered by James Maher, of 88 Gipps Street, an employee of the Dubbo Milling Company, when he came into contact…

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Binnaway Shooting Fatality Suicide Verdict Recorded Lengthy Evidence Submitted

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 1

Very lengthy evidence was submitted at Binnaway a Monday during the inquest into the death of James William John Urwin, 37 years. The inquiry was presided upon by the district coroner, Mr. F. T. Milla[?]y, of Coonabarabran. The…

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Elong Car Overturns Two Ladies Injured Taken to Hospital

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 5

Two local girls, Misses Jean Fryer and Olga Jarmin, were travelling to a dance at Baltimore on Friday night fast when their car overturned…

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Tambar Springs Accident

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 6

On Friday night last, about 6.30, a utility truck driven by [?]bert Turner, of Tambar Springs, on the way to that town, met with a…

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Street Accident

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 4

A, motor accident occurred at the junction of Dalgarno and Robertson Streets at 7 p.m. on Saturday night. A car driven by William…

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India's Road Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 2

As a result of an alarming increase in car accident mortality— 100 per 10,000 vehicles in 1935— the Safety First Association of…

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Painful Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 4

Mr. W. Jackson, of Mertin St. has reason to believe that misfortunes never come singly. After just getting over a bout of…

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Wellington District Court Action for Damages Eye Allegedly Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 5

An action for £400 damages brought against the Wellington Farmers' Flour Milling Coy., was heard at the District Court, Wellington, before His Honour, Judge Shortland, yesterday. Mr. Frank Davidson appeared for…

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Burning Accident at "Eureka"

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 5

Whilst standing in front of an open fire at "Eureka," Gulargambone, on Tuesday, Mrs. A. H. Percival, daughter of Mr. and…

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Man's Hand Cut Off in Chaffcutter District Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 7

Dubbo District Ambulance was called to two serious accidents this week. In one a man had his hand severed in a…

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Preventing Accidents Hints For Motorists Headlamp Faults (Article Xii)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 6

A common cause of dim headlamps is detective earthing. Most lighting systems carry a lead to the headlamp, the earthing being…

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District News Mogricuy Cricketers Defeated Valuable Horse Drowned Personal and General

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1939 · page 3

Mr. Garnet Cox, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Cox, "Glenroy," is a patient in the Dubbo District Hospital suffering from bronchial influenza…

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Minor Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 6

Beverley Williams (2), of Macquarie Street, suffered a crushed finger when it was caught in a car door on Sunday. F. Brash, of Goonoo Forest, fell from…

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Car Accident Hospital Union Officials Injured Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

Six officials of the Hospital Employees' Union and a typist were injured in an accident near Melton, when a trye blew out…

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