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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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

Rescued from Drowning

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

Don Derwin, a young son of Mr. C. J. Derwin, on Sunday last courageously rescued a lad of about seventeen from drowning. The young fellow it appears…

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Accident a Broken Arm

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

MR. J. RUTHERFORD, met with a very painful accident on Saturday morning last. He was engaged in the erection of a shed for Mr W. H…

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Shocking Accident

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

A man named Jack Boss, a resident of Lyndhurst, had his arm cub off at the elbow while engaged tending Kirkman's steam chaff-cutter at Mr. Jus,…

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Paris Motor Accident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 5

From Paris on [?], the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:— All Paris is shocked by a…

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A Shocking Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 1

On Saturday, while a young man named J. Boss was working at feeding a chaff-cutting machine at Lyndhurst, he had the misfortune to get his arm…

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A Sad Fatality

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon last Mr. W. O'Halloran was driving a pair of horses in a waggonette down the 'Grove Hill,' on the Cargo Canowindra…

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Death by Drowning. at Ben Robinson's Bend

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 4

A little girl named Mary Elaine O'Connell, 9 years and 9 months old, was drowned yesterday at a spot about two miles up the Lachlan River…

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Engish Railway Accidents. a Year's Record. the Butcher's Bill

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 8

Thannual report has just been made to the Board of Trade of the accidents that have occurred on the railways of the [?]nited Kingdom during the year…

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