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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Train Hits Lorry Two Injured

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

Two Cobbora Shire Council employees received severe head injuries last week when their motor lorry was struck…

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Cobbora Shire Engineer's Report. £513 Voted for Road Repairs. Shire Employee Injured in Level Grossing Accident will be Absent from Duty for about Five Months

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 10

COBBORA Shire Council at its meeting at Geurie on Tuesday last voted a total of £513 for road repairs and necessary works within the Shire as recommended by the Shire Engineer, Mr. D. K. Allen, in his monthly…

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Wellington Shearer Killed in Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 6

Well-known and popular Wellington shearer, Mr. James Dunn, was killed in traffic circumstances when a truck in which he was…

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£4946 Award to Stockman Injuries Received in Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

A boundary rider, William Sankey Tassell (59), of Warrina Station, Gulargambone, sued for £2000 damages but…

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Diplomats and Onus in Accident Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

Dealing with the question of compensation for injuries caused by diplomatic cars, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley)…

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Fishing Fatality

The Western Herald · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

Brisbane. - Ron Lloyd, 45,married, licensed fisherman, of Moollolaba, Frederick Bennett, 54,.married, wheat farmer, of Oakley on…

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Motor Lorry Accident Young Girl Sustains Factored Thigh

The Western Herald · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 7

A motor lorry accident occured on the Bourke-Cobar road at the 24 mile peg from town at 10.10 a.m. on Sunday…

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Service Bus in Fatal Head-on Collision

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

Mr. Angus Haynes, of Mudgee, was killed instantly when his car collided head on with the Mudgee service bus on the…

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Two Dead In Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

When a car and a lorry collided on the Warren-Nevertire road on Tuesday night, the driver of the car, Douglas…

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Collision on Bridge Near Molong

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

Two Wellington residents escaped injury when the semitrailer in which they were travelling collided…

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Car Driver Killed Accident Near Gulgong

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

In all company representative (Mr. A. Haynes, of Mud[?]) was killed and the driver and seven passengers of a…

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Husband Accidentally Shoots Wife in Kitchen West Wyalong

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

Mrs. Margaret Grant was accidentally shot in the chest by her husband while cooking dinner in the kitchen of their…

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Two Persons Killed in Cycle Accident Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

Parkes. — Alfred Dow, 22, of Peak Hill, and Lloyd Job, 17, also of Peak Hill, were killed in a motor cycle accident between Tomingley and…

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Spine Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 1

A railway guard Injured his spine when he fell while adjusting a truck at Elong siding at 8.30 a.m. yesterday…

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Two Dead in Collision

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 3

When a car and a lorry collided on the Warren-Nevertire Road on Tuesday of last week, the driver of the car, Douglas Kevin…

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Victim of Motor Accident Has Fractured Spine

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 1

At 3.30 a.m. on Saturday, [?] miles from Coolab, on the [?] Gunnedah Road, a motor driv[?] by Mr. A. R. Walters, of…

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Social Service Benefits for Injured Persons

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 5

A pica that injured people admitted to hospital should receive social service benefits from the time of their…

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Death of Trotting Enthusiast. Tragic Sequel to Accident at Dubbo Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 1

Mr. Walter Joseph "Pat" Weekes, well-known Western trotting enthusiast, died in the Orange Base Hospital on…

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Sad Fatality District Farmer Killed by Rifle Bullet

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 6

The entire district was shocked to learn on Tuesday of a fatal accident to one of our most [?] popular district…

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Local and General Lorry Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

At about 2.30 a.m. on Wednesday morning last Mr. E Webb (driving one of Mr. N. Lack's lorries) was returning to Bourke with a load of…

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