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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

144 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 8

Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

Last week, we regret to report that while in the locality of Warraderry, Constable Ruffles had the misfortune to have his horse fall and…

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Another Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

Some few days ago considerable excitement was caused by the appearance of a horse and sulky, minus a driver, careering through town…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Cowra Girl Drowned at Austinmeer

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

The exceedingly sad news reached Cowra that Miss Florrie Varley had been drowned whilst bathing at Austinineer yesterday…

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Sad Fatality Well-known Farmer Killed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

A sad fatality occurred on the outskirts of the town last evening, the result being that Mr John Richard Riches, a well known farmer,…

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Mail Coach Burnt. Peculiar Accident Near Hay

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

A peculiar accident happened to the Hay to Booligal mail coach early on Friday morning. When within nine miles of Booligal the horses…

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Began Gate Road Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry

Forbes Times · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 8

At the Forbes Court House on Wednesday afternoon Mr. R. Officer, Deputy Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death…

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Latest Telegraphic. Rain in Sydney. Fatality at Redfern. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

A boy in Redfern was electrocuted when picking up a live wire, blown down by a storm. Two other persons attempted to render assistance,…

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Inquest. Fatal Accident at Wheat Silos

Western Champion · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 17

The Coroner, Mr. D. Geddes, held an inquiry on Tuesday afternoon into the circumstances attending the death of Frank Bouffier, who was killed on…

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Sad Accident at Parkes

Forbes Times · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

On Monday the people of Parkes were much shocked on learning that a young [?]an named Francis Bouffler had fallen off the top of the silos at the railway…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 5

An accident occurred on the Cowra road on Saturday afternoon last, whereby a motor cycle rider named H. Boardman came into collision with…

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A Serious Accident. Youth Loses Part of a Hand

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

A young man named Leo Ryan, aged 19 years, was the victim of a very serious accident on Thursday afternoon. It appears that he was…

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Accident at Goonumbla

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 13

On Wednesday afternoon, at Goonumbla siding Mr. Jack Walsh was assisting in placing a team in position to load water from a railway water…

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"Old Bob's" End. Drowned in the Lagoon

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, at about halt-past two o'clock a lad named Norman Moore reported to the police that a man was in the water of the…

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"Old Bob's" End. Magisterial Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Drowning

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr T. M. Dunn, conducted a magisterial inquiry at Forbes Court House on Tuesday, regarding the death of Robert…

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Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 3

Mr Aub. Kirby met with a very unfortunate accident a few days ago, He was mending a fence, and while using the axe, the implement…

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A Dead Horse. Nearly Causes an Accident

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 2

Mr. W. M. Brieu informs us that while returning home with others from a fishing excursion late on Saturday evening the mare he was…

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Collision with a U-boat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 3

The Oceanic Company's mail steamer Sierra, which is well known in Sydney, had a narrow escape in the Allantic a few weeks prior to the…

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Nasty Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 6

What might have been a fatal accident occurred here on Friday morning. As far as I can ascertain, the men working on the erection of a…

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Three Children Drowned. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

A farmer named McVeigh, residing residing near Brisbane, returned home and found the dead bodies of his three children, the eldest of whom was six,…

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Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

An accident occurred at the Crickot Ground on Sunday morning last, through an onlooker crossing the track during the progress of a race…

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