'Plane Wrecked at Narromine Instructor Killed; Trainee Injured
An Air Force instructor was killed and an Empire Air Scheme pilot trainee was seriously injured, when a…
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Accidents, 1940
325 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 16 of 17
Carriages Locked In Freak Accident—Cut Apart
An unusual accident, while the Bourke mail was standing in the platform at Dubbo last night, was responsible for delaying the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fall From Plane Verdict of Accident "Pilot Adjusted Straps" Sydney, Friday night
The city corner (Mr. E. T. oram) to-day returned a finding of accidental death at an inquest on Lenn Bayliss (19), an R.A.A.F. pilot-instructor,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rail Trucks Break Through Dead-end Crash Onto Fiootpath Shunting Accident at Dubbo Yards
During night shunting operations in the Dubbo railway yards a string of trucks was shunted across the dead-end and travelled about 20 yards, carrying the railway fence out into Darling Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy's Eyes Injured By Splashing Lime
Tom Clark (12), of Jubilee Sliest, was badly yesterday when lime form a tennis court marking machine splashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Soldier "Hitch-hikes" 1600 Miles to See Injured Pal at Dubbo—ready to Give His Blood
In Private Kenneth Lloyd (23), of the A.I.F., the living victim of last Tuesday's Narromine air crash, Aircraftsman Bill Bate (23) has a real friend—one who was so concerned about him that he "hitch-hiked" 1600 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tank Drowning Non-swimming Victim Accident Is Verdict
After hearing evidence into circumstances surrounding the death of Hughbert Thomas Baldersotn (17). who was fond drowned in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Westella Tragedy in Tank Youth Drowned
Mrs. Les Woodley has had to seek medical attention again. Mrs. Geo. Mawbey hus also had to seek doctor's attention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nasty Accident
On receiving word that his young daugher had met with an accident, Mr. Thorley, Manly, made a hurried trip to Mendooran…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local & General Painful Accident
Connie Miller, who resides in Knight Street, met with a painful accident whilst playing at school yesterday afternoon. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car Fatality Two Young Men Killed Sydney
Francis Charles Austin, aged 20, and Bernard Reginald Quinn, aged 20, were fatally injured near Moree late on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arthurville Young Man Injured While Shoeing Horse
Gregory, second eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Daley, of Arthurville, like many others, left his home town, recently to go to camp at Greta. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Time Is Accident Time
Seven years ago the accident statistics of the State were recorded for the first time. Since then there has been an entry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Youth Fatally Injured When Sedan Car Somersaults Roadside Stick Causes Blow-out—311 Feet Covered Before Capsize Driver and Three Occupants Injured—Taxi Death in Sunday Pleasure Trip
Kenneth Fisher Salter (16) was killed, and four other youths in a party of nine were injured when a sedan car overturned on the Coonamble Road, 18 miles from Dubbo, at 12.30 on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth Drowned Murrumbidgee Tragedy Sydney
While attempting to swim the Murrumbidgee River, Ronald Moore, aged 16 years, a high school student, sank and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Car Accident Taxi Cab Overturned When Proceeding to Gilgandra Dubbo Youth Killed
A fatal accident occurred on Sunday, on the Dubbo-Gilgandra R[?]ad, when a taxi cab overturned, through the…
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Tom Payne, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Payne, was swimming in the Macquarie River near the railway bridge last week, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feared Collision Occupants Dive Overboard Sydney
Fearing a collision with an oncoming Manly ferry, fire occupants of a launch dived overboard into the harbour last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Air Accidents Human Element, 72.3 Per Cent. 91 Mishaps in Year
In accordance with the provisions of the Air Navigation Regulations, all accidents and forced landings, whether involving serious consequences or not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident One of Too Many Says Magistrate "Offender Rarely Caught"—farmer Fined £10 on Two Charges
"Too much of this goes on in Dubbo. People leave their cars parked to go away to do their business, and on returning they find that they have been damaged, and the car that caused the damage is not there…
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