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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Gored by Bull Man Fatally Injured Wagga

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 1

Clarence Harman, aged 50, died at Wagga from injuries received when a stud shorthorn bull gored him…

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Man Killed Woman Injured By Hit-run Motorist Newcastle

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 1

The Newcastle police are searching, for the driver of a motor car which fatally injured Percival Fredcrick Rixon, 44, and seriously…

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Soldier Badly Hurt In Collision on Bridge Utility Wrecked After Impact with Lorry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 4

Sergeant Archibald W. Bell (29) or Dubbo A.I.F. camp, was seriously injured when an A.I.F. utility truck he was driving…

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Violent Dubbo Week-end—Street Disturbances Soldier Injured in Brawl Shop Door Smashed By Disgruntled A.I.F. Men

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 4

Dubbo had its first real series of disturbances in the streets, since the establishment of the camp, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. It was probably the most violent week-end in the…

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Accidentally Killed Two Dubbo Camp Men Abroad Ceremony at Memorial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

Dubbo residents who had known Lieutenants Rudd anil Deem, who for a time were in Dubbo camp, were shocked at the week-end to hear an…

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Serious Accident Ex-gilgandra Resident Mr. P. M. Kiely Injured by Car in City

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 1

Residents will r[?]t to learn that Mr. P. M. Kiely, a former well known resident, was the victim of a serious…

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Violent Dubbo Disturbance Soldiers Injured In Fierce Brawl

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 3

Dubbo had its first real Tories of disturbances in the streets, since the establishment of the camp, on Friday…

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Car and Truck Collide Damage Only Slight No One Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 9

A collision between a utility truck, driven by Mr. M. Toyer, and a Plymouth car, driven by Mr. J. M. Hullick…

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Well Known Showman Accidentally Shot

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 1

The well known touring boxing showman, Johnny Shields, who is a regular visitor to Gigandra shows, was admitted to the…

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Road Accidents Pile Up Again

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 5

Seven persons are known to have been killed and scores injured in road accidents in New South Wales during last week…

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R.A.A.F. Accidents on Country Properties Procedure to Be Adopted

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 9

The Department of Air has issued advice to country property owners on dealing with air accidents and forced…

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Road Accidents Decline

The Western Herald · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 7

In the first quarter of 1941 road accidents in country towns and rural areas declined by 24.2 per cent from 578 in the first three…

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Crashed From Tree Serious Accident To Local Youth

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 3

On Friday afternoon last a serious accident befell Henry Charles Jeffreys, aged 16 years, who was out looking for a cow…

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Injured In Sulky Crash Elong Woman Dies

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 4

Mrs. Mary Agnes Una McLeod (50), of Elong, who was thrown from a sulky wheel of the vehicle passed over a stump on…

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Motor Fatality Former Gilgandr[?] Boy the Victim

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 1

Mr. Waltor Gilmore, a[?]ed 21 years, a former resident of Gilgandra, died recently in the Glocester Hospital…

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Sawmill Accident Man's Finger Severed

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 1

Mr. George Coxsedge, of Wrigley Street, Gilgandra, met with an Unfortunate accident on Thursday last when…

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Slipped in Yard Nasty Accident To Mr. C. Rose

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 3

A nasty accident befell Mr. Ciarrie Ross, of Swift Street, on Tuesday evening. Several slabs of concrete had been put…

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Fatal Accident Man Crushed at Binnaway Dies in Ambulance

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 9

An accident which proved to be fatal occurred In the Binnaway railway yards about 1.30 p.m. on Monday, when…

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Caught in Flooded Creek Drowned Adelaide

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 1

It is believed that Lloyd Siegert, farmer, of Jamestown, and Miss Eva May Horner, aged 27, of Wirrabara, were drowned when a car in…

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Local and General News Hand Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

When his hand was caught in a combine which he was operating on Saturday last, Mr. F. Graham, of Roper Street, suffered a severed tip of the…

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