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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Trangie Grazier Drowned at Manly

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 2

Mr. Norman McLeod, well-known grazier of Trangie, was found drowned in the harbor at Manly on Tuesday. He had been missing…

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Fatal Rescue Attempt Collie Man Drowned at Burrowa

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 2

Jumping into the Burrowa River at Burrowa on Monday to rescue a boy, Aldred Wheatley, son of Mr. and Mrs. H…

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Stan M[?]mahon Drowned Former Employee of "Weekly" Office

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 2

Word was received in Gilgandra on Monday that Stanley McMahon (34), a former, employee of The Weekly"…

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Accident at Baradine

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 1

Whilst crossing the street from the Baradine picture show at interval on Saturday night, Peter Findlay, son of Mr. and Mrs. W…

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Horses Are In Road Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 2

Six persons have been killed and 23 others injured in road accidents caused by horses during the last three months in New South…

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Sheep Killed in Truck Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 4

At 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday morning last a large motor truck belonging to Tancred's Meatworks capsized in Anson Street, opposite…

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Woman's Tragic Death-Drowned in Dam

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1941 · page 3

The death occurred at Dunedoo on Thursday morning, in tragic circumstances, of Mrs. Thursa Beatrice Rusten (45), well known and highly…

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Terrible Fatality Three Men Killed Wellington Man Among the Victims

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 12

A leading aircraftsman was killed outright and two other well-known men died shortly after admission to the Parkes District Hospital, as the result of a head-on collision between a Parkes taxi and a…

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Level Crossing Fatality Young Girl Killed A Resident of Stuart Town

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 12

A woman, who had been pulled from the wreckage of a motor lorry which crashed through the railway gates at…

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Three Killed In Crash— Parkes Road Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1941 · page 5

An airman from the Parkes Flying Training School was killed outright and two well known district men died shortly after…

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Woman's Tragic Death Drowned In Dam At Dunedoo

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 1

The death occurred at Dunedoo on Thursday morning, in tragic circumstances, of Mrs Thursa Beatrice Rusten (45),…

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Motor Cars Collide Three Passengers Injured Dangerous Rise in Hill Obscures View

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 3

The dangerous rise in the hill on Gunnedah Road, near Rocky Glen, which has been the scene of previous car…

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“Not Reported” Accident on Gunnedah Road Referred to Main Roads Board

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 6

During a discussion on the alleged safety of a blind hill On the Gunnedah road, near Rocky Glen, at Wednesday’s…

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Accident Season Approaches

The Western Herald · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 5

The other day a child of seven impulsively ran across the road in the path of an approaching motor truck. He was knocked down and…

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Kicked By Horse Child Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1941 · page 3

Shocking injuries were suffered by Leslie Ryan (22 months), when he was kicked by a straying horse in Wingewarra Street yesterday…

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Injured Eye Removed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 7

Mr. A. Sewell, Dubbo Council employee, who recently had an eye injured while working on the sewerage augmentation scheme, has returned to…

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Shocking Motor Fatality Three Young Men Killed Another in Critical Condition Early Morning Tragedy Near Wellington

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 7

In one of the worst motor accidents known in this town three young and well known local residents were killed early this morning, and another is lying in a critical condition at the Wellington District Hospital…

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Cyclists' Contribution To Road Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 8

Cyclists injured in load accidents during October increased in number so that they almost equalled the number of pedestrians who…

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Road Accidents Are Sabotage

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 December 1941 · page 12

Road accidents today are destructive of national fitness and therefore cannot be tolerated. An avoidable accident is…

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Two Schoolboys Hurt in Minor Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1941 · page 1

While playing at school at Mendooran on Friday, Noel Quinton (11), son of Mr. P. Quinton, of Mendooran, fell heavily in the playground,…

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