Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1970

7 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Clinic Sister in Traffic Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1970 · page 7

whilst travelling to Weilmoringle on Wednesday, Sister Godfrey, Clinic Sister for the Far West…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Fatal Traffic Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 1

A 16 year old boy was killed in a traffic accident which occured about 4[?] miles from Enngonia on…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Goods Train Derailed Near Bourke Chaos at Trucking Yards Bourke's Worst Rail Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 14 August 1970 · page 1

The worst rail accident Bourke has seen occurred at about 7.15 a.m. yesterday morning near the trucking yards, when eleven carriages of a fully laden goods train were derailed. The scene was one of utter chaos with…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Collision on Brewarrina Road

The Western Herald · Friday 11 September 1970 · page 12

A sedan car was extensively damaged when it was involved in a collision with a semi-trailer on the…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Fatal Motor Accident Near Byrock

The Western Herald · Friday 2 October 1970 · page 1

One of Bourke's worst motor accidents of the year occurred three miles west of Byrock on the Mitchell Highway on Wednesday, when a car travelling east overturned. Of the four occupants in…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Station Manager Accidentally Shot

The Western Herald · Friday 20 November 1970 · page 6

The Manager of District Grazing Property "Toorale," was accidentally shot whilst mustering on…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Million Miles Without Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 11 December 1970 · page 8

A representative of the Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Company Limited, Mr. Duncan Jarratt,…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →