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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Mumbil Simple Accident Broken Arm Results

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 12

As a result of a very simple accident, Mak Duck, aged 6 years, sustained a broken arm. On Friday morning, after…

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Boy's Leg Badly Gashed In Park Accident

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

Ian Hayman (8), who resides at the Great Western Hotel, was the victim of a serious accident yesterday afternoon when he had the calf of…

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Boy Aged Six Injured !n lorry Escapade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 5

A remarkable escape from fatal injury was experienced by Maxie McMahon (6)when he was dragged along for a full block in Brisbane…

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Four Railwaymen Injured In Crash Near yeoval

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 5

Four railway employees were injured at Yeoval yesterday morning when a railmotor travelling from Molong to Dubbo crashed into the front of the locomotive of a stationary goods train…

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Rail Motor Collision Four People Injured At Yeoval

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

The rail motor from Molong Dubbo on Monday morning crash ed into a stationary train at Yeova. Four people were in…

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A Collision Rail Motor & Goods Train

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 10

An accident occurred on the Yeoval railway line, a short distance from the station, on Monday morning when the rail…

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Road Accidents More Child Victims

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 8

Although there was a substantial reduction in the number of persons killed and injured in road accidents last…

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Road Toll Country ACCiDENTS Deplorable Loss of Life

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 7

Road accidents in country-towns and rural areas of New South Wales for the year ended June 30 last totalled 1150…

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Cyclist Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 5

Fallisg from a bicycle yesterday morning Miss Elaine Lewis, of Brisbano street, suffered abrasions to the right leg. She received first aid…

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Injured Eye

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 3

Mr. Colin Munro, of the Royal Hotel, placed a poisonous formula in one of his eyes on Tuesday night in mistake for eye drops,…

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Young Horse Injured In Freak Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Flying Step, who had given great promise, broke his offside shoulder in an un[?] accident this morning…

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Stuart Town Fatality Old Man's Death

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred a few miles the other side of Stuart Town early last night, when an old man named Geo, Leslie…

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Balcony Demolitions Sequel to Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 6

Balconies and supporting posts of properties known as 147,149 and 155 Talbragar street are to be demolished within 60 days…

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Road Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 3

Road accidents in Country towns and rural areas of N.S.W. for the year ended June 30 last totalled 1,150 causing the death of 152…

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Child Drowned in Water Butt

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 6

Falling in a drum containing 13 inches of water. Fay Lincoln (2), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lincoln, of "Glen Ayr." Trance, was drowned at her parent's residents on Saturday morning…

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Terrible Tragedy Inflicts Trangie Parents Tiny Babe Drowned in Old Oil Drun

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 1

A tragedy took place at "Glen Ayr" on Saturday, when Fay, the [?] of Mr. and Mrs. [?] Lincoln, was…

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Road Safety Accidents Created Cyclists Blamed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 12

Pests are ever prevalent in tummer time, especially in the country. Farmers and others know all about them…

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Mining Fatality Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 1

[?] under a rail of clay at Kaolin mine at Summeryale, eight miles from Gulgong yesterday, William Charles Farr, 19, of Gulgong…

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Plane Fatality. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 1

When a plane he was piloting crashed on landing near Sydney yesterday, Flight Lieut. Eaton Murray [?]ould, 33, son of the N.S.W…

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Boy Hurt in Accident at Narromine Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 2

James Gupry (11), of Narromine, suffered a probable fracture of the skull w[?]e exercising at the Narromine Boys' Club on Monday night…

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