Lad Drowned in Gilgandra Baths
A Mendooran lad, John Edward Gilmore (14) was drowned in Gilgandra swimming pool on Sunday afternoon. His disappearance was not noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents
Accidents, 1947
149 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 8
Legs, Arm Severed In Shocking Train Accident
A man had both legs and an arm severed when he was fun down by a train at the Bourke Hill Railway Crossing at an early hour this morning. He was killed instantaneously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gilgandra Drowning Fatality
A Mendooran lad, John Edward Gilmore, 14, was drowned in Gilgandra swimming pool on Sunday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sad Fatality at Baths Mendooran Boy Drowned Body Found Lying On Bottom Of Pool
There was a sad ending for a party of about 20 Mendooran adults and children who visited Gilgandra on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Axeman Seriously Injured
Mr. Dan Montgomery was the victim of a serious accident on Friday last, while felling a tree…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Air Accident Inquiries Open to the Public London
The Parliamentary Secretary or Civil Aviation (Mr. Lingren) announced in the House of Commons that the Government intended to admit the public…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cost of Road Accidents
[?] of load [?] physical suffering [?] reason Why [?] approach…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. and R.a.c.a. Cost of Road Accidents
Actual cost in £ s d of road accidents, apart from physical suffering and pain, is a substantial reason why a much more energetic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. J. T. Lang in Collision Car Hits Straying Horse. Sydney
Mr. J. T. Lang, MHR., received a severe shaking when his car collided with a stray horse near Windsor last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minor Accidents at Baths
Two cases of minor accidents occurred at the baths over the week-end. Miss Heyman (16) of Kyogle,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£10 Million a Year Is Cost of Road Accidents
Actual cost in £ S D of road accidents apart from physical suffering and pain, is a substantial reason why a much more energetic approach towards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Evidence of How Boy Met Death Coroner Records Finding of Accidental Death by Drowning No Blame Attributed To Baths Manager Or Council
Mr E. V. G. Townsend, Deputy District Coroner, conducted an inquiry at the Court House on Wednesday afternoon of last week into the circumstances surrounding the death of John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Frightful Accident
A man had both legs and Bourke Hill railway crossing arms severed when he was run down by a train at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Planes Errand Of Mercy Injured Boy Conveyed to Town for Treatment
On Tuesday last a Tiger Moth Aircraft of the Bourke. Aero Club was chartered by Mr. R. Bambrick to fly his son…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minor Accidents Cricket Mishap
While playing cricket on Sunday H. Cole of 77 Brisbane Street, in catching a ball, split his hand between the third and fourth fingers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coroner Records Accidental Death In Level Crossing Tragedy
Returning a finding of accidental death at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of Reuben Edward Ackland, who was killed when struck by a train at the Bourke Hill Railway Crossing in the early hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plane Fatality. Sydney
Brisbane. — Six men were killed—three Australian civilians and 3 Dutch ainnen—when a Dakota transport crashed in flames in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Telegrams Unions Pressing for 40-Hour 'Working Week. Six Men Killed in Air Fatality. 40 Hour Week. Sydney
Four states are now in favour of a one day strike on May 1st, as recommended by the A.C.T.U. to enforce the 40 hour working week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Injured in Motor Collision
As a result of a collision between two motor vehicles about eight p.m. on Thursday, about 9½ miles from Dubbo near Wongarbon, one man was admitted to Dubbo Base Hospital whilst another is attending as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Commissioner Injured by Woman Singapore
Indian runner estate workers used, packets of pepper and cans of boiling water in a-fierce five minute struggle with the police, near Sanger, Patani,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →