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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Scalding Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 1

Mrs. E. N. Smith of 1 Hampton Street, Dubbo, suffered severe scalding to both feet when boiling fat overturned on Sunday morning last…

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Accidents Schoolboy Injures Leg

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

While playing football for Dubbo at Orange in the Astley Cup contest, Peter Powell, of 11 Short street Dubbo, suffered sprained muscles of…

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Marromine Fatality Wellington Man Faces Manslaughter Charge. Sequel to Inquest on Airman's Death

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 1

Arthur Stewer [?]…

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Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 3

While descending from the hairdressing salons to the ground floor at Marcus Clark's yesterday morning, Mrs. A. Purdey (22), of Dubbo slipped and fell…

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Generals Injured. Aircraft in Sea, MELBOURNE

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 1

Major - General Jos. Stevens. Commanding Officer Sixth Division, was injured in aircraft accident. With…

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Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 2

Noel Denves. while working on the estate of Mr. G. Mack, of Narromine yesterday morning, lost his balance and fell on the blade of an axe which…

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Child's Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 1

Peter Williams, aged 18 months, of 3 Carrington Square Dubbo, was playing with his brother last Sunday, when they found a table knife and began to…

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Cycle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 4

While riding a bicycle in a northerly direction along Bourke Street, North Dubbo, on Saturday evening, Roy Reynolds (32) of "Devil's Hole",…

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Football Meeting Injured Players. Trust Fund Opened

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 August 1945 · page 15

At the weekly meeting of the footballers in the Club House Hotel on Monday night last, it was decided to open a Trust…

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Football Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1945 · page 2

Noel Brown (26) Club House Hotel, Dubbo received a blow on his right side during Sunday's football, while playing for Centrals…

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Sad Car Fatality C. A. Mathews Dies From Injuries

The Western Herald · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred on Friday evening last which resulted in the death of Mr. Charles Andrew Mathews, aged 42 years, a…

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Coronial Inquiry into Motor Fatality Death From Injuries Accidentally Received

The Western Herald · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 6

Before Mr. A. Carmichael, Coroner, at the Court House, Bourke, on Saturday last, an inquiry was held concerning…

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Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1945 · page 1

Kenneth Magnus, aged 3, of Winge-warra Street, Dubbo, suffered a severe laceration of the tongue which necessitated stitching, when he fell from his…

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Four Injured When Vehicles Collide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 3

A seder car and a lorry, travelling in opposite directions on the Trangie-Nevertire Road, collided at 7 p.m. last Friday evening…

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Macquarie Street Car Collision Sequel In Court—Man Fined £3

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 1

The outcome of a collision between two cars in Macquarie Street on June 13 was the appearance of William Stephen Penberthy before Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday on a charge of negligent driving…

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Child's Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 2

While playing with her friends on Monday, Joan Carr (aged 18 months) of 60 Fitzroy Street, Dubbo, tripped and fell heavily…

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Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 1

A utility driven by a, man named O'Connor and a car driven by Mr. Montgomery collided on the White Bridge yesterday morning…

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Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 5

A collision occurred at the entrance of the Dubbo Railway Station at 8.55 a.m. yesterday between a motor vehicle, owned and driven by Norman…

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Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 5

Mr. W. L. Lord, of 115 Cobra Street, Dubbo, received injuries to the spine and concussion when he was struck by a trailer and knocked off his bicycle on…

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Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1945 · page 3

A collision occurred between a light utility truck, driven by a member of the RAAF, and a 3-ton lorry outside the Dubbo Police Station at 3.30 p.m…

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