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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

134 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 7

Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association

Forbes Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 3

Insure with F. RATH & CO., District Bepresentatives. Personal Accident, Workmen's Compensation, and other branches of Accident Insurabce Accep…

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Sad Fatal Accident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

An accident, which resulted in the death of a little boy named Allen Gordon Morris, aged six and a half years, happened at…

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Pea Rifle Accident Death of a Boy

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

Arthur Whitford, aged 13 years, son of James Henry Whitford, of Canowindra, lost is life as the result of a wound received from a pea ri[?]e…

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Accident

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

Mrs. E. S. Twigg, of "Mayfield," on Tuesday morning went to her bathroom to take her customary shower and upon her lengthy…

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Pea-rifle Fatality at Canowindra

Forbes Times · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

Arthur Whitford, aged 13 years, son of James Henry Whitford, of Canowindra, lost his life as the result of a wound received from a pea-rifle…

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Fatality Averted. Forbes Solicitor to the Rescue

Forbes Times · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

The ten-year-old son of Adjutant Buskin, a new arrival in Forbes, can thank Mr. J. D. Moloney, solicitor, that he is to-day alive and well…

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Alcohol in Accident or Illness

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

Anyone who has abserved the practice of a majority of people when Suddenly called on to look after a person injured by accident, or in a sudden…

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Rescue from Drowning

Western Champion · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 17

Whilst two small boys, song of Adjutant Baskin, of Forbes Solvation Army, were padding in some shallow water near the suspension bridge…

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Accident [?] [?] [?]. Returned Soldier Injured

Forbes Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

The day's horse-r[?] [?] [?]acle on Anniversary [?] tunately, marred by a [?] Mr. "Toss" Maher, [?]…

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Burning Fatality. at Springdale

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 1

Says the Temora "Independent":—"One of the most shocking burning fatalities in this district occurred at Springdale at about 4 o'clok an Monday…

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Sad Fatality. Boy Shot at Central Wyalong

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

A sad shooting fatality occurred at Central Wyalong on Tuesday evening, the victim being a boy named Patrick Alexander Conway, son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Car and Cycle Collide Serious Accident Narrowly Averted. Boy's Lucky Escape

Forbes Times · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

A telegraph messenger boy named Jack Johnson had a narrow escape from serious accident in Lachlan-street, Forbes, at about 5.30 o'clock yesterday…

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Sulky Accident

Forbes Times · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

Whilst in town on Wednesday morning, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Dukes had the bad luck to meet with an accident. Driving along Laehlan-street, in the…

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A Nasty Accident

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 2

Word was received here yesterday that Mr. J. P. McPhee, the venerable father of Mr. J. P. McPhee of our town, had met with a casty accident…

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Accident at Silos

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 2

An elderly man named James Morrison sustained a compound fracture of the left leg whilst working at the silos on Wednesday last. It appears that an…

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Car Destroyed. Fatality Narrowly Averted. Dangerous Gully at Redbridge

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 3

Travelling at night along the Young to Harden road, a motor car belonging to Watson's garage, driven by Mr. J. Pearson, and carrying four…

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Serious Motor Accident. a Resident of Young Secures a £25 Verdict. a Bachelor Who Can Live on 30/ a Week

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 3

A case of considerable interest was heard before Judge Bevan on Wednesday, at Cowra, when Robert Black, a market gardener of Young sued…

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Drowned While Bathing

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

NARRANDERA, Wednesday, — A youth named Fisher (19) was drowned while bathing with his cousin about six while below Berembed Weir in the canal…

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Drowned in the Flood

Forbes Times · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

During the floods on Saturday at Marengo station, near Young, Nancy Gleeson, 15, and George Hulm, 3, Were washed a way and drowned in the flood…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. R. Hynds

Western Champion · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 13

Mr. Robert Hynds, of Beargamil, died on Wednesday night as a result of injuries received the evening before. He was working with his uncles…

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