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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

231 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 12

Girl Drowned in a Well

Western Champion · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 12

A little girl, Florence Paul, has been drowned in a well at Bentleigh. The well is thirty feet in circumference, and ten feet deep, and is…

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Railway Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 33

What might have been a very serious accident occurred about 1½ miles on the Sydney side of Bell railway station. It is stated that No. 37…

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Very Painful Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 19

Mr. S. H, Molesworth, organiser of the Church of England Men's Association, who visited Parkes last week for the purpose of forming a branch and…

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An Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 1

Mr W. Stanley last week met with an accident while working on the clearing of the telegraph line. He was doing axe work, when the axe…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 2

A sad death occurred at the residence of Mr Gunning, on the Boganroad, yesterday morning, when Nellie Reedy, the infant child of Mr and Mrs…

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Shooting Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 4

A boy named Stanley Patten (son Mr and Mrs J. J. Patten, of West Wyalong) met with a very painful accident on Wednesday afternoon…

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A Serious Burning Accident

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 4

One night recently as Mr. and Mrs. P. Haydon's, of Goolagong little daughter was engaged combing her hair with a xylonite comb, when by…

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Sulky Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 20

Mrs. E. Woods, of Brolgan and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. Woods, were the victims of a sulky accident last week. They were driving to Parkes…

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Serious Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 4

WE regret to report a serious and painful accident which befel Mr H. S. Edwards on Tuesday evening. He was engaged in soldering a large gas lamp, out of…

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A Terrible Accident

Forbes Times · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

A fearful accident occurred at Narromine on Friday night last when a railway guard named Harry Ellis was crushed between two…

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A Motor Accident

Forbes Times · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

An unfortunate accident occurred to Mr. George Thornton, of Wowingragong, and several members of his family, while motoring along the…

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Man's Leg Amputated. Accident to an Ex-forbesite

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

News was received at Forbes on Friday to the effect that late on Thursday night Assistant-Guard Ellis was knocked down and run over by a…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Clara Stephenson

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 4

WE deeply regret to record the death of Clara Eileen, the seven-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Stephenson, of "Northcote." West…

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Accidents

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 4

A MAN named Ross, an employee of the Bland Shire Council, met with a very serious accident on Tuesday last. He was engaged…

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Mysterious Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 24

Mr. John Thorne, of Clifton, met with a serious accident either late on Saturday night or early Sunday morning. He was returning to Clifton…

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Motor Van Fatality. Adelaide

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 6

A train ran into a motor van near the Adelaide abattoirs, killing the driver, of the latter and his assistant…

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A Railway Fatality. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 4
Also in The Forbes Advocate

A woman about 35 years of age, not yet identified, was killed last night on the railway line at Banksia. She was terribly cut about the head…

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Serious Accident

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 4

On Thursday evening last as Mr. Alfred Connaughton and some members of his family were returning home from Cowra the sulky overturned and threw…

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A Dreadful Fatality. Adelaide

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 2

A child aged two and a half years came into contact with fire at Leathingham, South Australia, and her clothes immediately caught alight…

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