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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Factory Accidents Minimising the Danger Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 1

Mr. J. C. Bellmore, Under Secretary of the Department of Labour and Industry, announced to-day that a panel, headed by permanent…

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Plane Accident. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 1

Brisbane.—When a two-engined eight passenger Dragon plane crashed 200 feet on a landing ground at Mount Surprise Station, North…

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Traffic Accidents 80 Per Cent. Could Be Avoided SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 1

Sergeant G. F. Davis, of the Traffic Branch of the Police Dept., in an address to drivers of 110 Orange Top…

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Boy Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 3

Neville Cox (7), of Myall and Darling Streets, North Dubbo, received treatment this morning from Dubbo Ambulance for a nasty incision on his…

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Ambulance Cases Victims of Minor Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

While cranking a tractor on Saturday, Gregory Calvert (16), who lives on the Wongarbon road, suffered a fractured forearm when the engine…

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Earth Slide Man Killed; Son Injured at Broken Hill Broken Hill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1

Alfred Stoker, aged 50 years, was killed, and his son, Frederick, aged 24 years, was shockingly injured in a fall of earth, while working in the…

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Killed Woman Charge Against Motorist Did Not Stop After Accident, Police Allege Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1

At the Manly Police Court today, Ernest Ferguson Stephens (152), farmer, was remanded on a charge of having at North Sydney…

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Road Safety. Skids Cause Accidents

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 6

Road accident reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding, and in the coming months…

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220 Believed to Have Been Drowned Moscow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 1

Twenty members of the crew of a Russian sealer are believed to have been drowned in the White Sea. The guardship Purga also is reported…

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Man Knocked Down by Bolting Horse Leg Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 3

When a horse bolted on Sunday, Cecil Fell (22), of Morgan Street, was knocked down and the wheel of the cart passed over his leg…

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Rugby League Dubbo Plays Draw with Mudgee Eric Bennett Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 6

Playing better football than on any previous occasion this season. Dubbo drew, 13-all, with a strong Mudgee team on the latter's ground on…

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Road Safety Skids Cause Accidents

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 5

Road accident reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding, and in the…

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Fractured Arms Dubbo Accident Cases

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 1

Reginald Pithers (5), of 71 Gipps Street, North Dubbo, who is recovering from a fractured arm, sustained about a month ago, injured it again when…

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Is Central Parking Successful ? Another Collision in John Street

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 10

So many collisions have occurred in John Street that we are beginning to wonder if contra! parking is successful, or…

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Show Accidents Treated by Ambulance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 6

Dubbo District Ambulance had a busy time at the Show, attending to minor casualties. It was located on the southern side of the grandstand,…

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Plane Fatality. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 5

Christchurch.—Acting Pilot Officer and Pilot Officer William and pilot Officer William Frederick Dawson, and leading…

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Ex-Constable's Claim For £15,000 Damages Accident Sequel Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 1

One of the largest civil claims in recent years was commenced in the Causes Court to-day. Harry Foster, a former constable, alleged that…

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220 Believed to Have Been Drowned Moscow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 1

Twenty members of the crew of a Russian sealer are believed to have been drowned in the White Sea. The guardship Purga also is reported…

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Man Knocked Down by Bolting Horse Leg Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 3

When a horse bolted on Sunday, Cecil Fell (22), of Morgan Street, was knocked down and the wheel of the cart passed over his leg…

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Rugby League Dubbo Plays Draw with Mudgee Eric Bennett Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 6

Playing bettor football than on any previous occasion this season, Dubbo drew, 13-all, with a strong Mudgee team on the latter's ground on…

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