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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Bob Oates Injured in Car Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 1

A Narromine man had his arm badly injured in a road accident last week. Mr. Bob Oates was returning by car from Dubbo…

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Police Car Overturns Inspector Johnson Injured

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 4

Police inspector W. H. Johnson and Cadet Tracker Roby inson, who were travelling from Wellington to Yeoval…

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Railway Accident Near Grahweed Seventeen Trucks De-railed

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 7

The mail train was very late arriving in Bourke on Friday night, owing to the de-railment of 17 goods trucks at Grahweed,…

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Two Injured in Car Crash

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3

When the car he was driving struck an electric light pole on the Mitchell Highway about 6.30 a.m. to-day. William Ambrose…

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Two Cars Damaged in Trangie Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

Two cars were badly damaged in an accident on Friday evening about two miles from Trangie on the Dandaloo road, but fortunately only…

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Linesman Injured in Crash with Electricity Pole

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 1

A well-known Narromine man, repairing overhead electricity mains at Warren, was seriously injured when an electricity pole broke off…

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French Boxer Seriously Injured MELBOURNE

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 10

French boxer, Andre Famechon, was seriously injured but night when his motor cycle collided with a car in…

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Street Collision

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 8

A utility truck and a mail truck collided on the corner of Arthur and Maughan Streets at 11.30 a.m. to-day…

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Coroner's Court Finding of Accidental Death

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 1

At the Wellington Coroner's Court this morning, the Dis-trict Coroner, Mr. J. P. Dowd, returned a finding of…

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Unusual Accident at Bournewood Sports

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 1

A Yeoval man, Mr. Carl Howarth (21) fractured his left thigh on Saturday while participating in a hop, step and jump…

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Plane Crashes at Tamworth Three Passengers, And Pilot Injured TAMWORTH

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 3

Four people were injured, the pilot seriously, when an East-West Airlines Anson passenger plane crashed just after taking off from Tamworth this morning…

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Injured Pilot Was Born in Wellington Tamworth

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 1

Captain John Lachlan Rentell, who was seriously injured when the East-West Anson crashed yesterday morning, was…

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Kemp's Death Accidental Says Coroner Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 1

The City Coroner (Mr. A. R. Raschke) yesterday found that lightweight boxer Archie Kemp, 24, of Victoria, died…

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Collier Sinks After Collision with Carrier London, Wednesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 1

Hope has been abandoned for 20 seamen missing from the British collier Maystone which sank yesterday after a…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 4

On Friday last Mr. Bill Ryan was the victim of a very dangerous accident when, post cutting off Gilgoin Station, at about 10.30 a.m…

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Test Cricketer Injured in Car Accident Durban

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1949 · page 6

The Australian Test cricketer W. A. Johnston sustained, head injuries and was taken to hospital after a car he was…

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Accident Recalled Council Warned on Bad Road Condition

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 3

In a letter to last Monday's meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council, the N.S.W. Traffic Department issued a warning…

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Cyclist Dies After Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1949 · page 1

Lionel John South (49) of 95 Wingewarra Street, died in the Dubbo Base Hospital yesterday afternoon…

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Shire Overseer Dies After Car Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 1

The Cobbora Shire Overseer, Denlss Edward Hannon, 64. of Geurle, died in Dubbo Base Hospital on Thursday night…

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Cyclist's Death Accidental Drivers Exonerated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 1

A verdict of accidentd death was recorded by the District Coroner (Mr Kersley), after hearing evidence at Dubbo yesterday into the death of Lionel John South (49) of 95 Wingewarra Street,…

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