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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

139 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 7

Young girl hurt in riding accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 1

A young Wellington girl suffered facial injuries following an accident whilst out riding with a companion…

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Accident with Shot Gun

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 September 1953 · page 1

Mr. Os. Heinke was taken to the District Hospital after injuring his fool when the blank cartridge in a shotgun…

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Man killed in accident on district property

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 5

A well-known Wellington man was fatally injured in an accident on a district property this morning…

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Man Injured

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 1

Police and ambulance officers were called to the vicinity of the post office on Friday, night,…

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Lucky Escape Circular Saw Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 1

Whilst sleeper cutting on Monday afternoon, Johnny Copeland (20), of Lower Miller Street,…

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New Ruling On Workers' Accidents MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 1

The Full High Court ruled today that a man who had been injured on his way home from work was not entitled to…

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Attacked by Wild Pig Station Manager Severely Injured

The Western Herald · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 4

Last week-end, whilst out pig hunting, Mr. Jeff. Bowdcn, Manager of Beemery Station, was attacked…

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Inquest on taxi accident near Bathurst

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 3

The inquest into the deaths of three occupants of a taxi which crashed and caught fire near Bathurst on August 1 was…

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3 dead, 29 injured in road accidents in W'ton Shire last year

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 13

Fifty-seven road accidents occurred in the Wellington Shire during 1952-53. Three people were killed and 29 seriously injured. Mr. J. T. Keavney, Field Officer for the N.S.W…

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Shooting Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 4

A shooting accident with almost fatal results occurred last Sunday on Wingadee Station, below…

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"Accident" Was Foundation of Poll Herd Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 5

One Poll Shorthorn cow, bought by chance in 1872 in a draft of horned animals, was foundation poll dam of a…

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Serious Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 4

An accident occurred about 8 miles out of Bourke on the Louth Road last Saturday night, when…

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Heavy Lorries and Road Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 12

The N.R.M.A. is not satisfied that everything possible is being done to solve the problem of cars running into the…

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Crosby in Road Accident New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 2

Bink Crosby escaped unhurt when his car was badly smashed din a crossroads collision. Three persons in the other…

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Road accidents Two Had Fortunate Escape in Utility

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 1

Two men had a fortunate escape when a late model utility truck overturned and was badly wrecked on the Mudgee road…

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Coroner's verdict of accidental death Walmer man crushed by truck which overturned into creek

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 3

At an Inquest at the Wellington Court last week, the District Coroner, Mr. J. P. Dowd, found that Mr. John Harold Whittaker, had been accidentally killed in an accident on his property "Wyoming," Walmer, on…

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Man Injured in Fall From Pole

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

A Narromine [?] was [?]when [?] the top of a [?] pale at Warrow lake…

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Man injured by car

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 1

A Montefiores man was knocked down and injured by a car in Montefiores Road on Saturday night…

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Orange Inquest Patient in Ambulance Fatally Injured

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 4

In Orange Court last Thursday the Deputy Coroner (Mr. R. C. Sheridan, J.P.) was told how a patient in an…

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BOY (14) Says He Stabbed Man by Accident Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1953 · page 1

Giving evidence in a case in which his mother was charged with maliciously wounding a man, a 14-year-old boy said that…

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