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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Long Climb to Bring Injured Girl to Safety Katoomba

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

Squads of police, ambulance officers and volunteers formed relief teams early today to carry an injured girl three…

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Two Fathers Injured Following Alleged Attacks by Sons Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

A thirteen-year-old boy and a young man were charged in Victoria last night with having attempted to kill their…

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Pillion Rider Injured When Cycle Crashes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

A motor cycle pillion rider was admitted to Duboo Base Hospital with head injuries sustained when the machine…

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Woman and Son Injured Car, Truck Collide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

A married Dubbo woman and her five-years-old son were injured by flying glass from a shattered windshield when a…

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Fatal Accident When Car Overturns at Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

A young man received fatal injuries when a car overturned at the corner of the Peak Hill Road in Narromine on Saturday evening…

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Baker's Cart Horse Bolts Man Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 1

When a horse in a baker's cart belted in Bishop Street about 1.30 p.m. today Mr. Elton D. Lynch, of 2 Short Street,…

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Arm Amputated After Serious Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 6

As a result of an accident near St. George, Queensland, on New Year's Eve, a grazier, Mr. Frank Wilkin, who is…

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Lorry Overturns, Two Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

Two men suffered minor injuries when their lorry and semi-trailer overturned on the Peak Hill Road 17 miles from Dubbo…

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Men Drowned in North Coast Floods Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

Searchers early today recovered the body of one of three men who were drowned when they were swept off their horses by…

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Railway Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

Mrs. D. Vass, of Lee Street, is receiving the sympathy of her friends on the death of her nephew, Mr. Paton, of Peak…

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Injured While Doing Good Turn

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 1

An elderly Wellington pensioner sustained a broken wrist last week in unusual circumstances while doing a…

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Fatal Accident to Boy Inquiry When Truck Overturned Near Dumungerie Driver Says He May Have Fainted

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

Leslie John Anderson, the driver of a truck which overturned after hitting a post at Yellow Creek, near Eumungerie, on January 4, was unable to explain how the truck came to…

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Carrier Injured in Car Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

A well-known Wellington carrier, Angus Campbell, was injured in an accident in Lee Street on Friday afternoon last…

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Youth Injured in Fall from Bicycle

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 8

When the handlebars of the bicycle he was riding suddenly broke free from the frame, an Arthurville youth was…

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Man's Trousers Exploded Odd Accidents Of 1949 Recalled New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

A farmer in California was spraying weeds with sodium Chlorate, which saturated his trousers. When they dried, the…

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Victoria Cuts Holiday Accident Rate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

Victorian drivers take honors for holiday road caution. New South Wales drivers go to the bottom of the class…

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Six Dead in Picnic Tragedy. 29 Injured. MELBOURNE

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

Six people, including an 18-months-old baby, were killed, and 29 persons injured when a lorry…

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Coroner's Inquest On Victim Of Car Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

The District Coroner (Mr. Kersley, S.M.) yesterday found that Henry Edward Short, of Sydney, died at the Debbo Base Hospital as the result of injuries received where he was involved in a motor car accident on the Peak…

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Man's Death Was Accidental

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 2

The District Coroner (Mr. Kersley) returned a verdict of accidental death when he conducted, an inquiry at Narromine…

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Motor Truck Fatality Thomas Alexander Howell Killed

The Western Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 7

The Police received word shortly before 6 o'clock on Monday night last that a motor truck had capsized on the…

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