Car Fatality Near Cobar
Cobar folk were shocked on Saturday night October 21, to learn of the tragic motor accident on the Louth Road, 8 miles from…
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Accidents, 1940
325 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 14 of 17
Terrible Fatality Youth Killed Another Badly Injured
A terrible fatality took place on the main Wellington-Dubbo road on Saturday evening last, when, as a…
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While a four months old child, Leslie Thomas Monks, was sleeping in a push cart in the back yard of a residential at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dangerous Practice Three Women Injured Sydney
Three well known members of the Australian Women's Club were injured when their legs, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youth Catapulted 20ft. After Road Collision Companion Killed Motor Cycle Hits Car Head-on Dubbo Victim Critically Injured Near Wellington—-Five Follows Impact
His right thigh, leg leg, and a hand were broken after Keith Hobbs (20), of Dubbo, was catapulted 20 feet through the air in a collision between a car and motor cycle on Saturday evening. He suffered severe internal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News From Western District Centres Trangie Man's Eye Injured Small Boy Hurt in Fall
Mr. Noel Smith, of "Bundeinar," met with a nasty accident to his eye. He was treated by Dr. Maclean and then sent to Orange to receive further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Car Crashes at Identical Spot in Street Within 70 MINUTES All Occupants Escape Unscathed—-Accidents Occur at "Blind" Intersection
Two accidents occurred within 70 minutes at exactly the same place in Dubbo last night. Is neither case was injury reported, but each of three cars and a utility truck was more or less extensively damaged…
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Whilst driving down a street in Baradine last Saturday, Miss L. Botfield, Miss O. Botfield and Noel Minton had the misfortune to be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Accident at Party
While at a party at the public school on Friday night, Brenda daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Haynes, had the misfortune to slip…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Level Crossing Accidents
There were 51 level crossing accidents during the year ended June 30, 1940. In the Previous year there were many more and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclist Breaks Arm, Ribs in Collision
Clive Bernard Moore fractured an arm and some ribs when his cycle and a car collided in Dubbo on Sunday. In addition,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Injured Knocked Down by Horses
Horses which entered her garden overnight caused injury to Mrs. H. M. Mason, of Eumungerie, this morning. When driving the animals from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jockey Injured Fall at Narromine Races
During the running of the Maiden Slake at the Narromine Gold Cup meeting on Wednesday, jockey Ernest Houghton (23). of Kendall Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trangie Workman Injured Cool Change From Heat
While engaged in his work at Tipping's sawmill, Mr. Mick Good fractured a toe. A cool change which occurred on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Witnesses Try To Make Case Black For Defendant, Says P.M. Car Driver Failed to Stop After Accident—unaware of Crash Contradictory Evidence Emphasised—Conflict On Speed When Horse Struck on Read
Analysis of the evidence had led him to the conclusion that certain witnesses had endeavored to make the case as black as possible for the defendant. This statement was made by Mr. R. G. Cookson,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western District Centres NARROMINE Local Resident Victim Of Car Accident MRS. W. H. James in Inverell Hospital Pre-nuptial Parties
Mrs. W. H. James, of Third Avenue, Narromine, was the victim of a car accident on Sunday, and is now a patient in the Inverell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempt to Shoot Cup Favourite El Golea Seriously Injured
The Victorian police reported that an attempt was made on the life of the favourite for next Tuesday's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Conditions New Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of Now South Wales)
New conditions caused by petrol rationing have created a few more causes of road accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NARROMINE Wide District Suffers Cyclone Damage Footballer Injured Wheat Competition—Mr. and Mrs. North Farewelled
Although the town of Narromine escaped the attention of Thursday's cyclone, extensive damage was done in parts of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Cattle Waggons Derailed in Shunting at Dubbo Accident Dislocates Traffic in Northern Yard—Five Vehicles Damaged in Crash
Three empty cattle waggons were derailed, and, with another two, more or less extensively damaged, in an accident in shunting operations at the Duhbo railwny yards early this morning…
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