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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Man Injured Fell From a Roof

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 8

Sydney, Thursday. A man, who has yet to be identified, was badly injured when he fell 30 feet on to…

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Allied Serviceman Killed Girl Critically Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

Auckland (N.Z.), Thursday. An Allied serviceman was killed and a girl critically injured when they fell 360…

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Woman's Head Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Dubbo District Ambulance received a call to West Dubbo on Saturday night to attend to a woman who was alleged to have been struck on the…

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NARROMINE Airman Injured in Fall From Hotel Balcony

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

An airman named Benson, attached to a central western flying training school, suffered serious injuries when he fell from the balcony…

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Girl Injured fey Car After Leaving Bus

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 5

Struck by a car alter she had alighted from the bus in Mucquarie Street yesterday Joan Phillip (9) suffered a lacerated lip, abrasions…

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Accidents and Pedestrains

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 13

That 43.4 per cent. of the total deaths in road accidents in New South Wales last year were of pedestrians again…

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Dubbo Man Injured by Bolting Horse

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 1

Knocked down by a bolting horse at the corner of Bultje and Fitzroy Streets yesterday morning Mr. E. Lee (64), of 52 Taylor Street, received…

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Sawyer's Hand Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

While cutting wood with a circular saw. Frederick Hudson, of 66 Macleay Street, Dubbo, suffered a deep lacerated wound to the right hand. He…

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Soldiers' Wives and Families Drowned at Sea Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Frost) told the House today that a number of Australian soldiers' wives and families had been drowned at…

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Child, 2, Shot Dead in Nyngan Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 4

Following the fatal shooting at Nyngan on Saturday afternoon of Leslie Richard Clayton (2 years and 9 months), a 16-years-old youth has been charged with manslaughter. The child, who resided with his…

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Four Hurt at Weekend In Minor Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 1

As the result of an injury to the right caused while at work, Stan Ison (33), of 54 Talbragar Street, received first aid treatment from the…

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Mill Worker Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

Mr. A. H. Andrews, of 258 Brisbane Street, suffered a lacerated scalp while engaged working at the Dubbo flour mill. He received first aid…

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Nyngan Fatality Child Shot Dead in

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 2

Following the fatal shooting at Nyngan on Saturday afternoon of Leslie Richard Clayton (two years and nine months), a…

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Serious Accident Car Overturns Occupant in Bad Way

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 10

Mr. Ray Whittaker met with a serious accident on the Wellington road about 11.30 on Saturday night…

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Woman Injured in Fall From Stopping Bus

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 2

When she slipped while alighting from the bus before it had stopped at her residence at West Dubbo, at an early hour on Thursday morning…

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College Cadets Killed Others Injured Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 1

Two Duntroon College cadets, Leonard Flanagan, about 23 years of age, married, transport driver, and John Reid (21), single, were…

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Accidents to Pedestrians

The Western Herald · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 5

That 43.4 per cent of the total deaths in road accident in New South Wales last year were of pedestrians again demonstrates the…

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Girl Injured Struck by Motor Truck

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 4

Beverley, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Vincent, of Gisborne Street, met with a painful accident on Friday…

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Child's Hand Injured in Bicycle Chain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 6

Emily Dawson (6) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dawson. of Erskine Street was the victim of a painful accident last night when her index and…

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Child Injured by Axe

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

Accidentally hits by an her brother was using yesterday afternoon Barbarra Finch of 7 Gipps Street, Suffered a severe in laceration of the right…

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