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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

165 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 9

Big Smash of Trucks Accident to Mixed Train from Temora. Near Barmedman. Fatality Narrowly Averted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 4

When the mixed train from Temora to Wyalong had reached a point about 2 miles on the Temora side of Barmedman on Thursday a…

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Frightful Fatality. Lad Killed by a Hit from a Swinging Boat

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 15 December 1917 · page 6

Quite a gloom was spread over Cowra on Wednesday evening when, it became known that a lad named John Quigley, had been killed by…

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Accidental Death

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 19 December 1917 · page 3

An inquiry was conducted by Mr. J. Montgomrrie (Coroner) on Saturday morning touching upon the death of the late John Quigley, which…

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Two Ladies Killed the Blackheath Fatality

Forbes Times · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 1

Further particulars regarding the touble fatality which occurred at Blackheath on Sunday afternoon which resulted in Mrs Huie and Miss…

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Train Smash. Passenger Killed—Others Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 5

The second section of the Cloncurry train, on the Great Northern railway, on Sunday night met with an accident near Ballitidalloch…

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