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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Hit-run Driver Fined £22 Following Sulky Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 4

A man, who allegedly told police he had got such a fright when he collided with a sulky on the Narromine road on December 13 last, that he drove on and did not stop until further along the road, was fined a…

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Man Hurt in Car Grader Collision

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

A man was injured in a collision between a motor car and a road grader, on the Mitchell Highway, three miles…

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Ambulance Has Quiet Month Only One Accident in February

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 5

Reporting to Monday night’s meeting of the Coonabarabran and District Ambulance committee, the…

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Two Accidents Yesterday

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 12

Ron Forest, 10-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Forest, of Kenebri, fractured his left arm when he fell from his bicycle last night…

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Road Accident Discloses Middle East Drug Ring JERUSALEM

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

A British sergeant and army lorry driver are under close arrest following the seizure of £40,000 worth of opium and hashish from…

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Three Injured When Car Crashes Into Tree

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1

Three persons were injured—one being admitted to the Dubbo Base Hospital—when a car crashed—into a tree in Boundary Road, South Dubbo, last night. INJURED:…

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Falling To Stop After Accident and Driving Under the Influence

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 4

At the Coonabarabran police court on Tuesday Robert Douglas Neilson, aged 32 years, was fined £10 for driving…

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One Survivor in Sea Collision Shanghai, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 5

Over 160 officers and men perished when the Chinese Navy gunboat, Foo Poo, sank after a collision with a Chinese Government owned steamer,…

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Dubbo Nurse Fatally Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

Nurse Lilias Brady died yesterday afternoon at Manly District Hospital as the result of injuries received when thrown from a bus at the Spit on Friday night last. Nurse Brady was returning from the city to Newport…

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Car Damaged in Collision with Lorry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

When a motor lorry stopped suddenly on the Coonamble Road near the Ganarrin Meat Works on Sunday night, a motor car driven by George…

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200 Drowned in German Floods Berlin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

According to the Hamburg Radio, 200 persons are reported to have been drowned in the worst floods for 150 years in the Oder area. Over 20,000…

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Mill Accident

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 3

An unfortunate accident befell Mr. Ryan at Wangman’s Saw Mill last week, when his right foot was caught in a saw and severed four…

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Buckjump Riders Want Accident Insurance SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 1

Australia's best rough riders were refusing to appear at the Royal Easter Show, the vice-president of the Rough Riders' Association (T. Jones) said…

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Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 6

Robert Booth, Wylandra Street, West Dubbo, suffered a lacerated wound to the scalp when a log of wood fell on him at his home last night. He…

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Young Girl Injured by Pony Wins Show Prizes Next Day

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 14

A young Coonabarabran girl who met with a painful injury last Thursday, and had several stitches inserted in her…

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Broken Bottle Causes Accident

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 11

Isabel Jackson, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Jackson, of Oxley Highway, Coonabarabran received a nasty gash…

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Cars in Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 2

Two cars were badly damaged in a collison which occurred at the intersection of Brisbane and Wingewarra streets at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday night…

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Drink and Quarrel Lead To Stabbing Fatality SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 1

William Devlin Crombie, 39, draughtsman of Strathfield, died on the back verandah of a house at Enfield last night. He had been stabbed in the heart. Crombie expired a few seconds after his wife found him lying in a pool of blood…

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Nurse Fatally Injured

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 5

Nurse Lilias Brady died at Manly District Hospital as the result of injuries rceived when thrown from a bus at the Spit…

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Nurse Brady's Death Was Accidental

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 3

A verdict of accident death was returned by the city Corner, Mrs. R. M. Stewart S.M. at an inquiry on. Wednesday into the…

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