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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Two Men Injured Knife Produced in Brawl

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

A murderous looking dagger was produced as an exhibit in the Coonabarabran Court of Petty Sessions on…

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Killed in Car Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

Mr. George A. Esdaile, of Old Northern Road, Castle Hill, and brother of Mr. Sy'd Esdaile, of…

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Man Hit Killed by Car, Train and Van in Collision District Blackout Follows When Truck Hits Light Pole —4 Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

Motor car accidents during the weekend in one of which a man lost his life culminated early this morning with a smash on the Old, Dubbo Road-Molong level crossing, when a…

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How Accidents Happen To Young Children SYDNEY Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

Accidents occur to young children frequently when they run, carrying breakable objects such as bottles or glasses; also…

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Geurie Man Killed in Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

Mr. Ernest Roy Bathe, aged 27, of Geurie, who was an R.A.A.F. corporal stationed at Dubbo, was fatally injured…

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Raaf Corporal Killed in Road Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

An RAAF corporal stationed at Dubbo, was fatally injured near Orange on Saturday night when the motor cycle he was…

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Detonator Explodes: Boys' Eyes Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

Dubbo doctors are hopeful of saving the sight of two small boys who were injured by a detonator…

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Two Boys Injured When Detonator Exploded

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 12

Two young children were badly injured when a detonator exploded while they were playing with it in a cottage on a district property on Tuesday. The children are Kenneth (5)…

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Five Escaped Injury in Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 1

A car containing four women returning from the Back-to-Yeoval celebrations on Saturday night was badly…

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Boy Drowned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 3

A coronial inquiry will be held into the death by drowning of a quarter caste aboriginal boy. The nine year old boy was…

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54 Drowned When Egyptian Ship Sank Alexandria

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

The Egyptian Navy minesweeper Sollum capsized and sank 15 miles west of Alexandria, drowning 54 of her crew…

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Saturday Night Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

Inquiries are being made into the actions of an alleged hit-run driver whose vehicle struck a car travelling on the…

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Two Injured Motor Trucks in Collision

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 4

An accident occurred on Saturday night on the Kenebri Gwabegar road, when the lorry Mr. O. Dewson was driving…

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Former M. L. A. Injured in Rail Collision

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 1

Former State Member for Mudgee, Mr. F. G. Cooke, was injured when the Mudgee mail train and a goods train…

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2 Model Ts In Dubbo Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Two Model T Fords were extensively damaged in a collision near the Railway Institute on SAturday night…

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Girl’s Arm Injured Parents Fly from New Zealand

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 2

Miss Margaret Turner a New Zealand girl, working at the offices of Coonabarabran accountant Mr. R. L Dive,…

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Mendooran Woman Killed Motor Accident

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 3

Mrs. P. Luckie 75 of Mendooran was killed almost Instantly on Monday evening when was struck by a…

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C’bran-baradine Shows Accident and Crime Free

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 3

Coonabarabran district ambulance service and district police report accident and crime free shows at…

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Drunken Driving Charge Followed Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 6

A man was given a bond in the Wellington Court of Petty Sessions last week for driving under the influence of liquor…

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Distinguished Naval Man Fatally Injured In Car Crash

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

Commander C. D, A. (Doug) Johnson, DSC was fatally Injured in a motor accident on Saturday evening…

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