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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1972

10 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Severe Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 25 February 1972 · page 6

A 42 year old shearer. Reece Elliott Warren, was discovered severely injured on Saturday night after his…

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Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 17 March 1972 · page 1

At 11 a.m. on the 9th March, a car being driven in a northerly direction along the Mitchell Highway blew a…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 14 April 1972 · page 7

At 10 a.m. on April 4th. 1972, a S year old boy, of Bourke. was accidentally shot in the head. A .22 callbre…

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Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 28 April 1972 · page 3

At 4.45 p.m. on 21st April, a car being driven north along the Mitchell Highway ran out of control…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 19 May 1972 · page 5

At 3.15 p.m. on Wednesday, 17th May, a Holden sedan, driven by Alan Russell Walker, and a Falcon…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 26 May 1972 · page 3

Thomas Michel Brown, of 82 Hope Street, whilst riding a motorcycle, struck a dog at North Bourke on…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 26 May 1972 · page 1

From Reveille comes the explanation a driver offered when reporting an accident. “l was backing out of the…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 28 July 1972 · page 1

An acident which occurred 50 miles from Wanaaring on Monday, 24th July, has claimed the life of a…

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Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1972 · page 3

At [?] am on Saturday. 28th October a Station Sedan driven In Neville Roy Honeyman, of 36 short…

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R.A.A.F. Toasts 100,000 Accident Free Flying Hours

The Western Herald · Friday 17 November 1972 · page 3

Squadron Leader Alan Green (2nd from left) and his crew drink a champagne toast at Richmond Air Base. N.S.W.. after their Hercules aircraft had completed the 100,000th hour of accident-free flying by the twelve…

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