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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Holidays Free From Crime, Accident & Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 3

Although a big number of visitors spent the Easter weekend in Dubbo, there was not one accident or fire reporter and…

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Few NSW Accidents At Easter SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 4

NSW had a comparatively accident-free Easter. Although nine people were killed in road accidents over…

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Accidents at Arthurville

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 2

Ross youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Martin, met with a painful accident when he fell and cut his chin on the bath…

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Six Road Accidents Before and During Easter

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 8

Wellington Police were kept busy with road accidents which occurred at an average rate of one a day during the six day pre-holiday and Easter period. Nine vehicles were damaged in the six accidents during Easter but no passenger was injured seriously enough…

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Motor Accidents Near Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 3

On Easter Monday a motor car driven by John Edward Milling, of Forbes, turned over on the Newell Highway, about…

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Road Accident Rate in U.k

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

Speaking at a National Safety Congress in England, Sir Frederick Mander said that figures of…

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Coonabarabran Man Drowned in Macquarie

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 1

Mr. William Wallace Chat-field 56, was drowned in the Macquarie River Dubbo, on Wednesday night or…

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Gwabegar man injured Log rolls on worker

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 15

Mr. George Mitchell of Gwabegar received an injured spine on Thursday afternoon at Mr. E. Head’s Mill, Gwabegar when…

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Olympic Runner Injured New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

Larry Remigino, Olympic 100 metres champion, fell during a race at the Seton Hail Unifersity relays at Newark (New…

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Girls Injured in Cycle Accident at Bathurst

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 10

A young Wellington girl was injured at Bathurst on Saturday afternoon when a bicycle on which she was…

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Four Injured At Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 8

Four players were injured in weekend Rugby League matches. They were: M. J. Malcolm and W. R…

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Don't Blame Weather for Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 4

Bad weather does not cause accidents, says the NSW branch of the Road Safety Council…

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Unusual Road Accident Mr. C N. Carney Injured

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 15

Suffering from aback, [?] and possible internal injuries, Mr. C. N. Carney was admitted to the [?]…

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Family of 10 Killed in Car Accident New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 3

John Scarantino, 21, lorrydriver, who was involved in an accident which killed 10 members of one family…

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Two Men Shot In Accidents

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 3

Two men were admitted to the peak Hill District Hospital at the week-end and the result of suprate shooting…

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Drowned in River

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 5

The body of a man, fully dressed, was recovered by Dubbo police with grappling irons from the [?]acquarie River on…

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Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 6

Test bowler Bill Johnston had a recurrence of a leg trouble in the picnic match against East…

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Police Seek Man After Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 1

Wellington Police are seeking a man whom they wish to question about an accident in which two cars were…

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Road Safety Council Move to Stop Accidents at the Whiteley St. Railway Gates

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 7

The Wellington branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. will make representations to the Wellington Shire Council to have a "dead-end" sign erected at the Whiteley (formerly Montefiore) Street pedestrian railway crossing…

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Trangie Man Killed in Rail Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 1

A former resident of Trangie, Mr. Edgar Athol McIn[?] was killed when he fell between a moving train and a railway…

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