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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

133 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Mrs. Pigott's Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 12

Mr. H. R. M. Pigott, who will probably be the Country Party candidate for the Calare seat at the next Federal election, looked in on…

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Drowned in Whirlpool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 8

All the elements of tragic drama were involved in the death of Miss Elizabeth Jones, a girl of seventeen years of ago, who fell from a cliff in…

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“The Rule of the Road.” Shire Crs. Favor It Being Ta[?] in Schools. The Right Way to Minimise the Risk of Accident

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 4

Those of our readers whose avocacation necessitates their being frequently on the public highways, know only too well the absolute ignorance…

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Motor Crashes Into Window Accident at Sharman Bros'

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 5

A motor car driven by Mr W. Rutherford, of Barmedman, and containing five passehgers was returning home from the…

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A Jockey's Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 6

Young Bill Sayers, a jockey, met with a severe accident yesterday morning whilst exercising the well-known Forbes racehorse, Capeyllene…

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An Old Man's End Pensioner Drowned in the River

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 3

It was a coincidence that while the District Coroner (Mr W. T. Gilchrist), was away at Moonbi on Friday last inquiring into the death of…

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A Serious Accident

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 2

As the vast crowd was leaving the recreation ground on Sunday last a serious accident [?] James Dowd, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and…

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Injured by Falling Tree Accident at Merringreen

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 1

Whilst engaged in felling timber at Merringreen Station yesterday evening Mr Michael Moroney sustained rather serious…

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Railway Accidents Several Killed and Injured. (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 4

NEW YORK—Twenty persons were injured in a rear-end collision between two Hudson, trains. An attempt to derail the…

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Accident at the Racecourse

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 2

One morning this week Mr. J. H. Fagan’s fashionably bred Lin[?] — Malt Mary colt met with such serious injuries that be will not be able to…

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Accident at the Railway

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 2

On Wednesday evening Mr. Harry Oldfield was the victim of a very serious accident while working in the local railway yards. He was on the…

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Struck by Lightning Three Men Killed Others Severely Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 4

During a severe thunder storm at Weston, near Maitland, yesterday afternoon, sixteen members of a football team took…

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Serious Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 3

Walter Williamson Jr., met with a nasty accident recently in the bush near Blow Clear. It appears he was filling his pipe while seated, in his…

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Hurdler Killed Jockey Injured Coincidence of Names (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 19 September 1922 · page 4

While schooling at Randwick yesterday afternoon the hurdler "Big Bert" fell at the last fence and was killed…

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Accident at Coota. Showgronnd

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 19 September 1922 · page 1

John Bull aged 67, was getting a lorry load of hurdles into the showing on Wednesday afternoon. in connection with the…

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Car Overturns. Several Occupants Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 2

A FOUR-SEATER car overturned on the Temora road, about two miles on the Young side of Milvale, at about 5.30 on Thursday evening. Pour of the…

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Items of Interest Dog Causes Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 8

According to the evidence given in a case at Burrowa police court last week, a dog rushed out from George Benjamin Littlefield's tailor's shop…

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Unusual Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 15

An unusual and peculiar accident happened on the Brolgan road on Friday last. Mr. Percy Paull was riding a three-year-old chestnut filly by…

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Two Boys Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 4

Harry Dunn son of Mr W. J. Dunn, of Barellan, sustained severe injuries to his face through the bursting of a bottle, pieees of…

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Express Derailed 19 Killed—50 Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 8

A Bucharest message says the Constanza express was derailed. Nineteen persons were killed and 50 injured…

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