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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Drowned Boy's Body Not Yet Found

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 1

The body of Ronald Charles Taylor (14) of Brisbane Street. Dubbo, who was drowned in the Macquaire River on Sunday, has…

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Two Killed, 11 Injured in Car Collision Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 1

Two men were killed and 11 injured, two seriously, when a lorry and car collided head-on with terrific force near…

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Horse Obeyed Whistle and Ran Over Injured Master Man's Grim Ordeal After Being Thrown From Sulky

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 1

A Trangie man who was thrown out of a sulky yesterday whistled the horse back—only to have his thigh broken when the sulky ran over him…

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Farmer Injured in Street Collision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 1

Mr. Albert O'Brien, of "Allen-grove," Suntop, suffered a broken arm in a traffic accident in Percy Street shortly before…

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Father and Son Drowned

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 1

The floods in N.S.W. claimed two more, vicitims on Saturday night. At Brewarriiia a 67 year…

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Counter Claims a Sequel to Fatal Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 3

Two Dubbo men who were involved in a fatal car accident on September 3 have instituted court actions, each against the…

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Girl Fractures Spine Accident at Greenbah

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 13

While swimming with a party of young people on Sunday Miss Nell Cottee of Mudgee sustained a fractured spine when she dived into…

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94 Drowned in Ferry Upset Belgrade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1950 · page 1

A ferry broke its cables on the River Sava yesterday and overturned, drowning 94 people. The official account said that…

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Man Drowned in Flood Near Narrabri Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 1

One man is believed to nave drowned in the rapidly-rising Namoi River at Narrabri yesterday and two others were rescued…

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Merrygoen Train Fatality Woman Killed, Man Injured

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 17

At the level crossing on the Merrygoen-Neilrex road last Friday afternoon a woman was killed instantly and her brother seriously…

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Run Over by Truck Gwabegar Man Injured

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 3

While pushing a truck at Gwabegar on Tuesday Mr. C. W. Howe slipped and fell and was run over by another truck…

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ARTHURVILLE. Painful Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 4

Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Gornall met with a painful accident last week when he fell from his bicycle whilst…

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Serious Accident Befalls Mrs. A. Barker

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 5

One of the oldest residents of the district, Mrs. A. Barker, aged 83 years, met with a painful accident during the week…

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Merrygoen Train Fatality

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 4

At the level crossing on the Morrygoen-Noilrex Road a women was killed instantly and her brother seriously…

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Motor Cycle Fatality Former Mendooran Resident

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 13

A sad fatality occurred near Wellington on Friday when Maurice the 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs W. G. Walsh, Naroogal Park,…

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Scores Injured in Big Sydney Blaze Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 3

A spectacular blaze with columns of smoke thousands of feet high and explosions which racked the district for two miles…

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Sad Fatality Child Killed by Motor Utility

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 7

A sad fatality occurred on Wednesday afternoon last, when little Pamela Helen O'Reilly, the 2½ year old…

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Court Case [?] October [?] Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 1

Whin a [?] man was critically injured as the result of a must unusual accident last October a great deal of…

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Four Accidents in Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1950 · page 3

Thursday produced a crop of accidents for the Dubbo District Ambulance men. One patient splashed lime into…

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Father Injured Daughter Alleges Mother Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1

A father had dropped his 12-year-old daughter over a 15 feet balcony, fracturing her wrists, said the child's mother in the…

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