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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

114 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 6

Unfortunate Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 November 1921 · page 4

Mr. E. Fitzgerald met with a nasty accident while helping to build a hay-stack in his crop paddock on Thursday morning. The ladder…

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Sulky Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 13

On Friday morning last, shortly after 8 o'clock, a serious sulky accident, fortunately unattended with fatal results, occurred on Bushman's…

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Gored by Bull. Four Horses Badly Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 6

Four horses, including a valuable sire, belonging to Mr. W. Robinson, of Cowra road, Young, which he had only recently…

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Harvesting Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 7

Whilst engaged in stripping operations on Friday last, Mr. T. Hanstock had a narrow escape from a serious accident. It appears that the team…

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Painful Accident to Local Railway Employee

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 2

On Tuesday last whilst Guard Walter Rammage was carrying out his duties at Grenfell Railway Station, one of his feet became caught…

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Nasty Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 3

Mr. Taylor, our worthy postmaster, met with a painful accident through running into a barbed-wire fence. Mr. Taylor struck the wire with his…

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QUANDIALLA (From our own correspondent). ACCIDENT

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 3

A very serious accident befell Mr Paul Fiegert on Monday week last, when he was driving a team of last ses attached to a waggon. He was…

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Driving Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith had a narrow escape from serious accident last week, while driving to Trundle. By some means one of the reins came…

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Accident at Silos Man Admitted to Hospital

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 6

A young man named James Wilson, employed at the silos at the Wyalong Central yards, met with a very painful accident on…

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Blasting Accident Three Men Killed. SYDNEY

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 6

A blasting accident occurred at the Tod River water works South Australia. Three miners were killed…

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Motor Fatality Driver Arrested. SYDNEY

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 6

A motor car, proceeding in the direction of Summer Hill last night, when the driver, in attempt ing to avoid, another car, swerved…

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Legs Crushed to Pulp. Soldier's Terrible Accident. SYDNEY

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 6

Gorge Hughes, a returned soldier, was run over by a tram at Darlinghurst last night. Both his legs were crushed to…

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Aeroplane Smash Passenger Injured. Mishap Near Canterbury

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 4

While pleasure flying at Earlwood Recreation Grounds, near Canterbury, late on Sunday afternoon, an aeroplane became…

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Railway Accident At Demondrille

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 23 December 1921 · page 9

Passengers by the train from Harden to Young and Cowra on Saturday night had an experience which some of them will not…

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