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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

231 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 12

Flood of Whisky. Ten People Injured, One Killed. Carts Caught in Deluge

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 5

The Loch Katrine Distillery, on the south side of Glasgow, was the scene of an extraordinary accident last month (as already briefly recorded in a "Herald"…

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Boy's Terrible Accident. Remarkable Peat of Endurance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 8

A dreadful accident occurred to a boy, Stanley Huxley, aged 13, at Gunnedah. He was driving a sulky at the tail of a mob of sheep, travelling…

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Sad Mining Fatality At The True Blue Mine. One Man Blown to Atoms. Another Badly Injured. By an Explosion of Dynamite

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

ABOUT 11 a.m on Thursday, an explosion of dynamite occurred in the True Blue mine, by which a young man named Edward…

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Accidents

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

A man named Michael O'Brien, employed at Ratcliffe's Farm, Buddigower, sustained an injury to his leg on Wednesday last, by a tree…

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Boy's Terrible Accident. a Remarkable Feat of Enduranoe

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 2

At Gunnedah on Saturday a dreadful accident occured to a boy, Stanley Huxley, aged 13. He was driving a sulky at the tail of a mob of sheep,…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 2

The little son, Russel William, of Mr and Mrs W. Butler, junr., aged 20 months, met his death on Monday afternoon by being…

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The True Blue Fatality

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 2

WHEN the enquiry was restimed on Friday last, evidence in identification of deceased was given by Charles Hardwick, after which the…

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A Street Collision

Western Champion · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 19

A collision which luckily was not attended with serious results occurred on Monday afternoon at the corner of Church and Clarinda-streets, the…

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Collision in the Dark

Western Champion · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 20

The Ven. Archdeacon McGrath of Rockley,is indeed fortunate (says the "Advocate") that he is able to take his projected holiday trip to Ireland…

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Station Manager Drowned. Brisbane

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

Mr Bennett, manager of Mooraberrie station, Queensland, was drowned while attempting to swim his horse across a creek…

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Motor Car Tragedy. Heiress Killed and Millionaire Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 6

A terrible motor accident occurred in Long Island on l9th November, in which Mrs Frances Burton Harrison, daughter-in-law of the authoress,…

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General News. Two Boys Drowned

Western Champion · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 14

For twenty-five years Our Boys' Institute (Adelaide) has held a camp at Easter and never experienced any accident. The record was broken on…

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Painful Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 19

On Friday last Frank Sykes aged 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Sykes, of Currajong-street, met with a very painful accident. It appears he was…

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Serious Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 19

Master Frank Cahill, son of Mr. A. Cahill, of the Alectown public school, was the victim of a serious accident on Good Friday. It appear that he…

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Sad Shotting Fatality. Didn't Know It Was Loaded!

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

A sad accident took place at the residence of Mr William Morris, Park-street, North Hill, on Easter Monday morning, when his son Frank-Herman…

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A Terrible Fatality

Forbes Times · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 4

A lad named Joshua Hogan met with a fearful death at the Kingsdale lime kiln yesterday. He was plunged into hot lime up to his…

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An Unfortunate Accident

Forbes Times · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 4

On Wednesday last the 14-year-old son of Mr. J. Riches, of Mickey's Plains, was riding on horseback, when the horse slipped and fell,…

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Fatal Revolver Accident. MASTER F. H. Morris' Sad End

Forbes Times · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 5

A revolver accident of a most regrettable nature occurred at Forbes at an early hour on Easter Monday morning, when Master…

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Shooting Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 4

A SOMEWHAT remarkable accident happened to a man named Camp bell, at the White Tank Hotel on Tuesday afternoon. During the…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 4

A youth, about 17 years of age, was killed at Annandale this morning, while attempting to board a moving tram. The lad missed his footing and fell…

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