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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1958

17 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Collision Betwees Utility and Lorry

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1958 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon last a utility driven by John Baker collided with a lorry driven by Neville Thomas Simmons at…

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Car Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1958 · page 8

On Monday last whilst travelling towards Wanaaring in a panel van, a man named George Scoppie, an employee…

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Drowning Fatality

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1958 · page 1

On Wednesday morning last the body of a man named Edward Hogan was found in the Darling River at Fairy…

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Road Accidents Last Year

The Western Herald · Friday 2 May 1958 · page 14

These figures are taken from the annual report of the Department of Road Transport for the year…

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Bush Brothers From Bourke Injured in Car Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 9 May 1958 · page 1

The three Bush Brothers attached to the Church of England at Bourke were injured in a car accident…

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Week End Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 1

Most Australians like to go motoring of a week-end. More fatal road accidets occur at the week-end…

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Appeal for Road Accident-Free Queen's Birthday

The Western Herald · Friday 13 June 1958 · page 11

A road accident-free Queen's Birthday on Monday, June 16, would be a splendid, practical…

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Aeroplane Used to Bring Accident Victim to Town

The Western Herald · Friday 18 July 1958 · page 1

On Thursday afternoon, Max Barton (son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Barton) met with a serious accident at…

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Car Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 1 August 1958 · page 13

The recent wide-spread rain has brought with it the usual crop of accidents. During wet weather a…

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Motor Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 1 August 1958 · page 12

During recent months faulty equipment on motor vehicles has caused a large number of accidents…

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Road Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 5 September 1958 · page 6

More road accidents occur at the week-end than at any other time. Statistics show that the…

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Racehorse Injured

The Western Herald · Friday 26 September 1958 · page 8

The sporting fraternity will learn with regret that the high class performer Mobinbry, property of the McGirr family,…

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Road Accidents in New South Wales

The Western Herald · Friday 31 October 1958 · page 14

A statement has been prepared by the Dept. of Motor Transport from information furnished in…

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Man Killed by Lorry Overturning MR. M. V. Robinson in Tragic Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 7 November 1958 · page 1

At midnight on Tuesday last a motor lorry fatality occurred on the Hungerford Road, 21 miles from…

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Semi-Trailer Overturns Man Injured

The Western Herald · Friday 14 November 1958 · page 1

On Monday night last, at 12 o'clock (mid-night) a Matador Semi-trailer laden with nineteen horses,…

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Swimming Fatality

The Western Herald · Friday 12 December 1958 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon last an unusual accident occurred at the North Bourke Swimming place,…

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Accident Toll of Young

The Western Herald · Friday 12 December 1958 · page 7

N.R.M.A. General Secretary, Mr. H. E. Richards, said that there was much food for though in the announcment by…

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