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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

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Accident Near Mendooran

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 1

On Saturday night Week, Mr. E. McKechnie fell from a car whilst travelling from Merrygoen to Mendcoran and sustained a badly…

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Lives Blighted By Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6

Through road accidents in this State since December 1 last six. children have been orphaned and from, once happy homes they are…

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Cars in Collision

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last a collision took place near the Apsley lane and the main Molony-road, as the result that two persons had to…

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Street Collision Several Persons Suffer Minor Injuries

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 4

When a motor car and a utility truck collided at the intersection of Erskine and Bourke Streets, North Dubbo, on Saturday morning, both…

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Shooting Affray One Dead—One Injured Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 1

As a result of an affray near Townsville, Robert Hedlefs (67), well-known selector, is dead, and Gordon Stewart Pask (50), orchardlst, is in hospital in…

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Still No Sign of Missing Driver Disappeared After Narromine Road Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 1

Dubbo police are still searching for a young man who was driving a motor car that met with an accident on the Narromine Road on…

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Minor Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

Donald Boyd (21 months), of 97 Wingewarra Street, was treated by Dubbo District Ambulance on Sunday for a crushed right thumb, the nail of which…

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The Sorrow of Road Accidents

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 2

In the accidents that have occurred on the roads of New South Wales in the last 14 days the following tragedies…

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Unusual Accident

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4

Mr. G. Eatell was the victim of an unusual accident on Monday afternoon, when engaged working on the Curban end of Berida…

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Sulky Accident

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4

Mr. Jim Skinner was the victim of a nasty accident on Monday morn ing, whilst proceeding to work. He was accompanying Mr. G…

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Making Roads Safer Code for Bicycle Riders Reducing Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 5

Accidents to pedal cyclists have become so numerous and serious in New South Wales that determined efforts are being made to reduce…

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The Sorrow Of Road Accidents What Figures Show (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 7

In the accidents that have occurred on the roads of New South Wales in the last 14 days the following tragedies are recorded:—…

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Arthurville Two Accidents Car and Plough Local Residents Involved

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4

Mr. George Bishop was involved in a motor collision last week, resulting in injuries which necessitated his entry to hospital, but his…

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Motor Fatality. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 5

Melbourne. — Charles Albert Spark, 24, Mrs. Hilda Webb, 23, and Miss Pansy Jean Spark, 20, were burnt to death yesterday…

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Man Injured in Street Collision Alleged Hit-run Driver

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 8

When his motor cycle collided with a car, the driver of which is alleged to have failed to stop, Thomas James Hawkins (35), railway employee, of 29…

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One Killed and Two Injured Members of A.I.F. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

Maurice Beaumont was killed and Sydney Waterhouse and John Patrick Connolly were injured when a motor car crashed through the rail of a…

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Tragic Road Accident To Members of 2nd A.I.F. MELBOURNE

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

Maurice Beaumont was killed and Sydney Waterhouse and John patric Connolly were injured when a motor car crashed through the…

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The Yeoval News Fingers Almost Severed Painful Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 10

Mr. E. Merriman met with a painful accident on Monday, while sawing wood with a circular saw, at the…

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The Sorrow of Road Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

In accidents that occurred on the roads of New South Wales in a period of two weeks, taken recently, the following tragedies are…

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Mother and Child Found Drowned Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 1

The bodies of Mrs. Charlotte May Cudby and her seven-months-old son, Alan, were recovered yesterday from three feet of water in Hollingsworth…

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