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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

195 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 10

Cable Clippings. Airman's Accidents

Western Champion · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 28

Charles Hamilton who gained fame as an airman, flying from New York to Philadelphia died suddenly on Friday as the result of internal…

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Engine Blows Up. Accident on Stockinbingal Line

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 1

Brief mention was made in our telegraphic news last issue of an explosion on a railway engine near Stockinbingal, whereby two men were…

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Drowning Fatality Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

A motor launch party at Auckland were returning from a cruise when a big wave struck the boat and washed Myrtle Rowan (18) and Roy Bevins overboard…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Saturday, Jan 31, 1914. Local and General. a Sad Fatality

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

During an altercation with his brother-in-law (Joseph Patterson), at Penrith, James McGuirk, at one time on the local railway staff, received…

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Shocking Accident

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

George Ford, a railway laborer at Red fer[?], was run over by the train from Hurstville this morning and cut to pieces…

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Ferry Boat Sunk. Exciting Harbor Collision

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

THE ferry boat Memel and the steamer Mokau collided in Darling Harbor on Saturday last. There were 30 passengers on…

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A Sulky Accident

Forbes Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

A young man named Wm. Maybury was driving down Lachian-street in a sulky on Wednesday evening last when the horse slipped on the tarred street and…

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Accident at Eugowra. Lad's Toe Cut Off

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

Willie Little, son of Mr Henry Little, of Eugowra, met with a severe accident on Thursday last. Mr Little's two boys, Jack and Willie, were…

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Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

On Tuesday Mr Jack Buckley met with an accident which might have resulted in serious consequences. He was leaving the Forbes Hotel after…

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Collision in the Air

Western Champion · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 22

At the Johannisthal Aerodrome, Berlin, on Tuesday, a biplane, piloted by the aviator Sedlmyar, and carrying a passenger, collided…

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American Football, 14 Dead; 175 Injured

Forbes Times · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 7

The American football season, now closing, has been a record one so far as the casualty list is concerned. Thore is a total death toll of 14, while 175…

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American Football. 14 Dead; 175 Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 4

The American football season, now closing, has been a record one so far as the casualty list is concerned. There is a total death toll of 14, while 175…

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American Football. 14 Dead; 175 Injured

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 9

The American football season, now closing, has been a record one so far as the casualty list is concerned. There is a total death toll of 14, while 175…

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Burning Fatality at Orange

Forbes Times · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

Miss Mary Dalton, daughter of the late Mr. M. J. Dalton, died at Orange as the result of a burning accident early on Saturday morning…

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Sad Fatality at Orange

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

Orange was shocked to learn on Saturday morning that early that morning Miss Mary Dalton, daughter of the late M. J. Dalton, had met with…

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Frightful Blasting Accident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. HENRY FITCH met with a frightful accident at the quarry on the Goolagong road on Saturday afternoon last. He was setting a charge of 25…

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Accident at a Mill

Western Champion · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 19

An accident involving, some extraordinary incidents occurred at Tremain's flour mills in Keppel-street, Bathurst, near the railway station,…

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Serious Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

A MINER named Mat Collins met with a serious and painful accident in the True Blue mine on Thursday last He was carrying some carbide…

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A Serious Accident. Well Known Townsman Badly Injured

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 2

On Tuesday morning our residents were shocked to learn that Mr. A. W. Curtis, of the well known firm of Curtis and Reilly, lay in the local Hospital…

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Blayney Shunter's Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 6

A serious shunting accident occurred at Blayney early on Friday morning, which resulted in a young man being run over and narrowly…

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