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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

199 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 10

Drowned in Tank a Station Tragedy

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

Trundle, Saturday.—[?] Leslie Siggs, aged 26, the son of the manager of Botfield Station, was accidentally drowned in the…

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Cronulla Again Three Men Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

Another sensational crash occurred at 8 p.m on Saturday, less than 600 yards from the spot where Mr Mack was seriously…

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Motor Smashes Mr Mack, K.c. Seriously Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. Mack, the well-known King's Council, was seriously injured the other day by a collision between his car and a steam tram…

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Fatal Accident at Tullibigeal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

On the evening of December 21st, Mr F. Feldman, an employee at Mr H. F. Selems' sawmill at Tullibigeal, sustained serious…

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Sawmill Fatality

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 6

Frank Joseph Feldman, a sawmill manager at Tullibigeal recently met with injuries which caused his death. From what can be learned, he was…

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Trundle. Drowning Fatality

Western Champion · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 13

A very sad drowning fatality occurred at Botfield station on Saturday last. Leslie Siggs, aged 26 years, son of the manager of the station,…

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Two Accidents

Western Champion · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 13

On Saturday afternon Mr. E. Gardiner, of "Lilyview," was getting out of a sulky in McGee Lane when his foot slipped, and his left leg caught…

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Trundle a Sad Drowning Fatality

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 9

A very sad drowning fatality occurred at Botfields Station on Saturday last. Leslie Siggs, aged 26 years and 4 months, son of the Manager…

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Motor Collision

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

Albury.—In a collision between motor cars at Black Dog Creek, near Chiltern, Mr Dan Riley, an elderly man, received…

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Shooting Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

Albury.—Boyd Lawrence (16) poked a stick into a hollow log at Wymah, to dislodge a rabbit. His companion, Keith Thompson…

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Driving Accident At Tullibigeal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 4

A man named James Haydon, aged 37, was admitted to the District Hospital on Wednesday last, suffering from injuries to…

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Obituary. Sad Case of Drowning at Gambarra

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

AT Gambarra on Thursday last, a sad case of drowning occurred, when a young girl named Elsie May Russell, aged 15 years, lost her life. The…

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Drowned in Dam

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 1

At Gamaira, 16 mies from Grenfell, a girl named Russell, home on holidays, went with others bathing in a dam. Men in a…

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Thrilling Experience Car Overturns Occupant Not Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 4

Able Seaman Cleve Andrew, of H.M.A.S. "Melbourne," who is on a holiday visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Andrew, of W…

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Fatality at Wagga Railway Inspector Killed

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 8

A well known railway inspec-. tor named Charles Bye was killed by the Sydney to Albury express near Wagga on Monday…

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Farmer Injured Kicked by Horse

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

Mr. Sam Harte, employed on Mr. W. H. Marshman's farm met with a rather serious and painful accident a few days ago. He was…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Collision with Fence (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Night

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

Edward McMorrow (18) was thrown from a motor cycle at Paddington yesterday afternoon. He struck an iron fence with…

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Collision in Main St. Motor Cycle and Sulky

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

A collision occurred on Sunday morning at Mills' corner between a motor cycle ridden by Mr Fred Atkins and Mr. R. H. Dunn, and…

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Baby Killed Mother Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Night

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

Mrs. Hare was driving asulky at Mullett Creek, near Bundaberg, yesterday afternoon, when the horse became frightened at a…

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Bryant's Bellringer P.P.P. Tuesday. Death From Drowning

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 15

A man named George Cox, who was working for Mr. John Hennessey at Coobang, was drowned in a dam on Mr. Hennessey's farm on Monday…

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