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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

111 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 6

Driving Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 2

Whilst Mrs. Minter, of "Townsdale," accompanied by Miss Gordon, was driving between Canowindra and her home on Tuesday evening last an accident…

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Paris Motor Accident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 3

From Paris on May 9th, the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:— All Paris is shocked by a…

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THE Western Champion and Parkes and Forbes Representative Friday, July 21, 1905. Accident

Western Champion · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 13

On Monday morning a lad named Leonard Townsend, aged 14, employed at Mr F Foy's stud farm, Brolgan, met with a painful accident. He was…

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Sad Fatality

Western Champion · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 13
Also in The Peak Hill Express

The following evidence was taken before Mr O J Howard, J.P., on Tuesday, touching the sad death of young man named John Barnes:—…

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Paris Motor Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 4

From Paris on May 9th, the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:—All Paris is shocked by a…

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Accident

Western Champion · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 14

"Jimmy" Sladden, the well-known bicycle rider, met with a very painful accident last week. He was training for the Sydney-Bathurst Road Race,…

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Double Fatality. Children's Terrible Death. Suffocated by a Fall of Sand

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 10

A SHOCKING accident happened at Moore Park on Friday afternoon of laSt week, resulting in the death of two children, Olive Burgess, aged 7 years, and Nora Ronayne, aged 13 years…

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Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

A nasty accident occurred to Mr J Kable of Behmore last week in the mine known as Hay's Reef. He and Mr A McKenzie were working in a drive when…

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Automobile Accident in Trance

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 7

M. Rene de Kynff, the well-known automobilist met (reports the "Matin") with an accident on May 1.1, while going over the Auvergne…

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Fatal Accident

Western Champion · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 13

While shunting ab the Cobar Copper Mine last Friday morning an employee named George Doran, who wag in a waggon in the middle of a train, got…

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Boating Tragedies. Two Men Drowned

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 7

A sad boating fatality occurred in the upper reaches of the River Mersey near Warrington on Saturday night, May 27th…

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Fatality at Amaroo

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 4

News Las arrived of a fatality at Amaroo, through the explosion of a pea-rifle. It appears that about 7 o'clock Saturday a young man named Casey, aged 19 or 20…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 2

A SAD fatal accident, which once more demonstrates the absolute necessity of severely taxing the use of the pea rifle, happened at Amaroo, near Molong, on…

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Local Items. Driving Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 2

An accident by which Mr. J. Fliedner sustained serious injuries occurred on the Lockwood. Toogong road on Monday night last. Mr. Fliedner was…

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Railway Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 3

SOME excitement was caused here yesterday when it was learned that an accident had happened to the Temora-Wyalong train. Fortunately there was not any…

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Drowning Fatality

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 7

A fatality surrounded by extremely sad circumstances occurred at Budgerabong on Saturday afternoon last. The children of Mr. W Smith were…

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Shocking Shooting Fatality

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 8

A SHOCKING fatal shooting accident is reported from Trunk Lead, near Ballarut, the victim being a boy aged 12 years, named Eric Sim, who was…

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Serious Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 8

A SERIOUS aceident happened to a lad named Bertie Flynn on Friday morning last. He was cutting a string from his schoolbag with a pair of…

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Pea Rifle accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 8

AT Bulgandramine on Friday afternoon a young man named William Jones, aged 20 years, was accidently shot with a pea rifle the bullet…

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