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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Local Jottings Shunter Injured

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

Word was received in Wellington on Thursday last that R. Duffy was severely injured when he was caught between the automatic couplings of…

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Youth Drowned Had Cramp in River Fatality Near Nyngan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

A Dubbo youth named Alfred Smith (19) lost his life in a drowning accident in the Bogan River at Nyngan on Sunday afternoon…

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Railman Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

Slipping while dismounting from a railway tricycle, Mr. A. Crannis, of 18 Jubilee Street, yesterday suffered an Injury to the foot and ankle. After…

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Crash Fatality in New Zealand

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 1

Four New Zealand air force men were killed when two planes crashed in mountains near Blenheim in a thick fog…

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Death of Ken Salter Result of Unavoidable Accident

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 5

At an nquest held at Dubbo last week by the Coroner, Mr. I. B. Mackenzie, into the cause of the death of…

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R.A.A.F. Plane Crashes Pilot-officer Injured Strikes Wires in Landing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 1

Flying-Officer K. Major suffered concussion and a pupil-pilot escaped injuries when a Moth training plane, attached to the No. 5…

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Low Level in Road Accidents

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

There wire fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Xmas…

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Serious Accident Father, Mother, & Four Children Motor Cycle Capsizes

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

A serious accident befell Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Warner and family yesterday. The party were travelling along the Molong…

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Transport Capsizes Two Soldiers Hurt Accident at Dubbo Camp

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 6

When a military transport lorry overturned within the military camp grounds at Dubbo on Saturday afternoon, two private soldiers…

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Jockey Injured

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

Keith Ecort, a Jockey, met With an accident on Monday morning about 6.30 when riding a horse. It appears that Ecort was riding a…

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Hand in Saw Dubbo Man Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 1

John Vandemaal (71), of 154 Bultge Street, yesterday suffered severely lacerated fingers on the left hand, when caught by a circular saw…

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Accident At Railway

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

Guardsman B. Emery suffered, a very painfull accident on Saturday during shunting operations at the Gilgandra railway yards. He…

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Man Badly Hurt Knocked Down by Car Tamworth Street Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 1

Knocked down by a car in Tamworth Street at 8.30 o'clock last night, Robert William Davis (76) was seriously injured…

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Who Caused Accident Action Remains Undecided Magistrate's Decision Reserved

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 3

Claiming that the driver of a small Austin car, O. Barber, was responsible for a collision with his Ford car in Nanima…

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Drowning Fatality

The Western Herald · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 5

Canberra.—A Priest and a boy Were drowned in the Cotter river yesterday. The Priest had made an heroic attempt to rescue a boy…

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Small Slips Serious Accidents

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 6

The road accident figures for January now an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal…

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Mumbil Roads Need to Avoid Accidents Council Action Urged

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 5

All records as far as rainfall for one month have been broken this month, as up to date over 12 inches have fallen. Over 130 points fell in…

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Scattered Provisions Of Injured Stolen After Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 6

There are several kinds of thieves, but the recognised worst class is the one who stoops to mean and despicable acts…

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Motor Cyclist Injured When Tyre Bursts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 5

John Lasserre, of Barhigal station, was seriously injured at about 10 o'clock on Saturday night, when a motor cycle tyre blow-out…

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Low Level Road Accidents

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December, than there were for the Christmas…

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