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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Truck Accident Lady Injured In Bridge Street

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 6

Mrs. Gladys Carson, wife of Mr. J. C. Carson, of Castlereagh Street, was the victim of an accident on Friday…

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Accidents Thumb Sprained

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 3

Barry Dickson, 14, Jubilee Street, Dubbo, sprained his left thumb while playing football yesterday afternoon. He…

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Shooting Accident at Cobar COBAR

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 1

Noel Betts (26), a station hand, walked a mile to a homestead with a bullet wound in his stomach and then…

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Fatal Lorry Accident Man Run Over and Killed

The Western Herald · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 4

The Police received word on Monday last that a fatal lorry accident had occurred on Sunday evening at 9 p.m. on the…

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Lorry Driver Fined After Near Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 3

A near accident at a Mogriguy railway siding resulted in Arthur Richard Kenny, of Wingewarra Street Dubbo, appearing before…

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Week-end Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 3

Barry Robinson, 15 Talbragar Street, Dubbo sustained a probable fracture of the left ankle while playing in the…

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Geurie Man Injured

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

Geurie resident, Mr. Sam [?]emon (61), suffered severe injuries to the pelvis when he was thrown from a horse whilst…

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Inquest on Car Fatality. Finding of Accidental Death Returned

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 9

A finding of accidental death was returned in the Wellington Court on Monday afternoon last by the District Coroner, Mr. J. P. Dowd, after hearing evidence at the inquest into the death of Francis Morris…

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Coroner's Inquest. Accidental Death of Truck Driver

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 10

A finding of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner, Mr. J. P. Dowd, at the inquest into the death…

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Verdict Of Accidental Death Returned WELLINGTON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 2

After hearing evidence at the inquest into the death of Francis Morris Dobbs (57), of Balgowlah Avenue, Manly, a…

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Home Accidents Kill More Babies Than Most Diseases

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 5

Baby Joan Smith was a normal healthy youngster until a month ago when she became a home accident statistic in the death column of a newspaper…

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Police Action Wanted. Geurie Residents Concerned. 'Serious Accident Inevitable' from Speeding Through Village

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 August 1949 · page 6

Acting on a warning from the Geurie Progress Association that excessive speed by motorists and truck drivers on the…

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Five Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 2

Ambulance officers treated five minor cases at the football fixtures played on Victoria Park Oval On Sunday…

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Bob Oates Injured In Car Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 1

A Narromine man had his arm badly injured in a road accident on Friday night. Mr. Bob Oates was returning by…

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Bob Oates Injured In Car Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 1

A Narromine man had has arbadly injured in a road accident Friday night. Mr Bob Oates was returning…

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Car Accidents at Weekend

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 1

Following a car accident on the Narromine Road, about nine miles from Dubbo on Friday night, Robert Keith Oates, Rocky…

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Cyclist Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 1

A cyclist, Mr. William Stubbs, 55, of Short Street. Dubbo, suffered extensive injuries when he was struck by a car in Cobra…

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Fatal Gar Collision Utility Car Driver Killed

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 6

A fatal motor accident occured on the Dunedoo-Mendooran Road, eight miles from Mendooran, at 4.30 on…

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Accident Rate Amendment Of Law Sought

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 4

Because of the rising rate of accidents in N.S.W., the Attorney General (Mr. C. E. Martin) has recommended to…

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Local and General Motor Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 11

On Wednesday morning last a motor accident occurred, on the Barringun road, about 12 miles from Bourke. Particulars state…

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