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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Accident Victim Gets £8000

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 4

Damages of £8000 were awarded to a man by a Sydney Supreme Court jury after the man had claimed £5000…

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Five People in Hospital After Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

Five people were admitted to the Wellington District Hospital yesterday after the car in which they were travelling…

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Woman Struck by Car, Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

Mrs. H. Burge of Narromine Road, West Dubbo suffered a compound fracture of the left foot when she was struck by a…

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Petty Sessions Accident Sequel. Remand for Geurie Farmer

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 1

A Geurie farmer was remanded on Friday last on a charge of driving under the influence of liquor and of…

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Homebuilder Is Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

A man, who is building himself a home, was struck on the head by a timber frame yesterday, and was admitted to the Base…

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Another Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

A utility truck overturned on the Mitchell Highway near the Dubbo [?]erodrome on Thurs day. The driver, Gregory S…

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Man Injured While Unloading Truck

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 2

Severe lacerations and abrasions to the right leg were received by Mr. P. A. Scott of Chelmsford Street Dubbo last…

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Fourteen Injured at Week-end Football Matches

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 6

Two major and twelve minor injuries were sustained by players in the three football matches played at Dubbo Oval on…

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Sulky Accident Mr. A. Deans Injured

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 2

Hitting a projecting stump as he was driving in a sulky, on Monday, Mr. Alan Deans, of Lanark. Baradine, was thrown…

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Shooting Fatality Mr. Edward Allen Botfield

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

Accidentally shot when. ah automatic 22 rifle discharged, Mr. Edward Allen Botfield 43, orchardiet, of…

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Car Accident: Two Cars Crash

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

A crash took place at intersection of Macquarie and Narren Sts., on Saturday between Ford Bros, taxi driven by…

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Ambulance Busy Several Accident Cases

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 2

The Coonabarabran District Ambulance has completed an extremely busy fortnight with several accident castes…

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Fatal Accident Drover Killed by Fall From Horse

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 10

A well-known drover, Jack Deveraux, aged 51 years, was killed near Hungerford on Saturday evening last, as the…

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Car Accidents at Week-end

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 4

Nobody was injured when a car and a utility collided at the Darling Street level crossing yesterday…

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Wellington Girl Badly Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 1

A 16-year-old girl was admitted to the Wellington District Hospital last night in a serious condition after she had been…

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Semi-Trailer Hits Cyclist. Montefiores Girl Seriously Injured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 7

A young Montefiores girl was seriously injured when she was knocked from her bicycle by a semi-trailer at Montefiores…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

The NRMA shares the alarm expressed by the Australian Road Safety Council at the b[?]g increase in the number of…

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Man Killed in Jeep Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 1

One man was killed and four others motived minor injuries when a Jeep overturned on the Nymagee stock route, about…

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Level Crossing Accident Charge Against Car Driver Dismissed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 1

A level crossing, smash between a goods train and a motor car at the Troy crossing near Dubbo on December 19, had a sequel in the Dubbo police court on Friday…

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Cyclist Injured in Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

A 17-year-old cyclist was badly injured when he was involved it a collision with a motor car in Talbragar Street yesterday…

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