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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1963

20 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Accident Obligations

The Western Herald · Friday 25 January 1963 · page 12

Is a driver concerned in an accident legally obliged to leave his vehicle in the position in which it…

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Police Patrols Reduce Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 1

A policeman in uniform has a steadying effect on drivers and induces them to drive with caution and…

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Train Accident at Walgett 300 Sheep Killed

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 11

"When a stock train arriving at Walgett at 4 a.m. on Friday, 8th February, failed to stop at the…

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Shooting Accident at Yandaroo

The Western Herald · Friday 19 April 1963 · page 6

A 16-year-old lad of Merrylands was shot in the chest on Saturday evening last when he…

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Young Drivers in Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 3 May 1963 · page 6

N.R.M.A. Insurance Ltd. has issued figures comparing claims costs for drivers under 25 years of…

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Reporting Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 3 May 1963 · page 8

Drivers of motor vehicles involved in accidents in which no one is injured and property damage is…

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Freak Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 31 May 1963 · page 8

A Charleville motorist was treated by Dr. Tymms recently for lacerations to his ear following an…

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What To Do After An Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 14 June 1963 · page 13

Do you know what to do when you have been unfortunate enough to ber involved in an accident?…

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U.S. Highway Fatality Rate Halved

The Western Herald · Friday 5 July 1963 · page 3

The U.S. National highway fatal accident fate has been cot in half during the last fifteen years…

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Ambulance News Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 2 August 1963 · page 1

Garry McMullen, of Webar Station, Hangerford and employed by Talyealye Station, last…

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John Mumbler Seriously Injured

The Western Herald · Friday 9 August 1963 · page 1

John Mumbler, Bourke's clever five eight was seriously injured in a tackle at Cobar last Sunday…

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Ambulance News Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1963 · page 14

Sydney Christopher, of Warren, received a probable fracture of the collarbone, whilst playing football…

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Ambulance News Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1963 · page 14

Maxwell James Cannon, a young man, of 116 Thomas Street, Broken Hill, received a fractured sternum,…

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Road Accidents in New South Wales Statistical Statement — Year Ended 30th June, 1963 Total Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 11 October 1963 · page 3

In the year ended 30th June, 1963, there was an increase, by comparison with the previous year, of…

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Accidents and Animals

The Western Herald · Friday 1 November 1963 · page 15

Animals must take their share of the blame for road accidents in N.S.W. In the year ending last…

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Man Injured in Four-Bed Crash

The Western Herald · Friday 8 November 1963 · page 15

A 19-year-old Orange youth was injured in a spectacular four-bed collision in Saturday's…

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Childhood Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 8 November 1963 · page 16

Is your child "safe at home?" Chances are he Isn't. Today or tomorrow he may be one of the…

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Car Accidents Injure Children Each Year

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1963 · page 13

Doctor John H. Perry, Medical Director of the Royal Children's Hospital in Victoria, said that of…

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Browning Fatality

The Western Herald · Friday 6 December 1963 · page 1

On Thursday afternoon at about 12.30 a sad drowning fatality was reported below the Weir,…

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Five Injured in Car Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 13 December 1963 · page 8

Five persons were injured in a car accident which occurred on Monday morning last at 10…

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