Rail Accident at Mumbil Man Seriously Injured
A Stuart Town man was seriously injured in a railway accident near Mumbil railway station this…
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Accidents, 1948
149 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 8
Inquiry Into Recent Fatality Hearing Adjourned for Several Months
A Coroner’s Inquiry was conducted at the Coonabarabran bran Court House on Friday into the recent death of Mr. William Harold Lindsay, well-known Coonabarabran chemist, who was killed as a resu[?]t of being struck by a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo Businessman Killed in Car Accident Driver Charged With Alleged Manslaughter
A well-known Dubbo businessman was killed when a car in which he was travelling capsized about 61/2 miles from Dubbo on the Dubbo-Narromine Road on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manslaughter Charger Sequel to Car Accident On Dubbo Read
Following the car accident on the Narromine-Dubbo road last Thursday night, when well known Dubbo [?]ness, Mr. Jas. J. Whitty (36)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fingers Injured in Saw Accident
Jack Serisier, son of the Mayor and Mayoress, Ald. E. E. Serisier and Mrs. Serisier, was injured yesterday morning while at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Man Injured in Rail Accident
A Dubbo man was critically injured on Tuesday night when he fell from a railway platform in the path of an electric train at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured Footballer Thanks Benefactors
A Dubbo footballer, who broke his arm during a match between Macquarie View and Railway Junction Hotels for the Rocky…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Playground Accidents
The Coonabarabran Shire Council was responsible for the maintenance of the playgrounds, said Mr. Gould, shire clerk, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police View on Road Accidents
An appeal to reasonable road-users to co-operate with the police in obeying the safety laws is made, by the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accidental Death Coronial Enquiry Late Charles Henry Steedman
A verdict of accidental death was found by the Coroner (Mr. D. N. Murphy) at the enquiry held at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coroner’s Inquest Fatal Accident at Birriwa Level Crossing
The coronerâs inquest into the fatal accident which occurred at the Birriwa level crossing on Monday, August 23, was held on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Telegrams R.A.A.F. Semi-trailer Plunges Over Bridge at Macrossan, North Q'ld. Killing 10 and Injuring 31. 10 Killed in Motor Fatality
Brisbane, Friday— Ten were killed and 31, including some women, were injured when, an R.A.A.F. semi-trailer plunged 12 feet…
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Excessive speeds by drivers caused 726 accidents in N.S.W. during the year ended June 30, 1947, in which 71 persons were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man and Youth Drowned at Warren
At about 6 p.m. on Wednesday a 68-year-old man and a youth of 18 were drowned when a raft on which they were crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured by Wool Press
Struck by the falling top of a wool press on Tuesday, Mr. R. W. Baker, of Obley Road, Dubbb, suffered lacerations to the face…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tragic Accident. Ex-Wellington Residents' Small Daughter Killed
A nine-year-old girl, Anne Dean, daughter of ex-Wellington residents, Mr. and Mrs. Neville Dean, of 179…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatality at North Bourke
A fatality occurred at North Bourke Hotel late on Wednesday afternoon, as the result of which a man named John Smith, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality at Toorawenah Three Men Drowned When Utility Runs Into Creek
Three shearers in the Tooraweenah district remained uhder an upturned lorry in a small creek, four miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rifle Accident Endangers Child's Life
At Orange Bade Hospital a desperate effort to save the life of 3½ years old Peter Joseph Kelly is being made. The child…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Accident Bad Start for Orange Couple's Honeymoon
A scant two hours after they were married on Saturday afternoon at Orange, a honeymoon couple were…
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