Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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

Parkes Fatality Refreshment Room Explosion

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 3

Theo Poulos, otherwise known as Theodore Georgopolous, was injured in a sensational explosion in a refreshment-room at Parkes yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Coghlan Injured Serious Motor Accident. London, Sunday Night

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 3

Sir Timothy Coghlan, Agent-General for N.S.W., was seriously injured while motoring. Sir Timothy, who was born in [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fortune's Smile Injured Man Benefits

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 6

Fortune sometimes smiles on the deserving, if only in a small way. The winner of the first prize in the Lithgow Labor Day art…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Cars Collide Doctor Seriously Injured (By Wire). Sydney, Monday Evening

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

Two cars coll'ded in Liverpool Street, Sydney, this morning. Both were badly damaged. Dr. Murphy was a passenger in…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Molor Overturns Two Killed—Three Injured (By Wire). Sydney, Monday Evening

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

A Melbourne message says two men were killed and three seriously injured when a charabanc containing eighteen men from…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

SIR T. COGHLAN Injured in Motor Smash (By Wire). Sydney, Monday Evening

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

An Australian Press message from London dated December 2nd states that Sir Timothy Coghlan, Agent General, was seriously…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

White Rose Fatality. A Double Inquiry. Fire Due to Incendiarism

Western Champion · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 16

The District Coroner, Mr. H. Bowditch held on inquiry on Tuesday into the recent fire at the White Rose refreshment rooms and the death of…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

THE Western Champion —And—thursday, December 6, 1924. Parkes and District Representative. Injured by Falling Bags

Western Champion · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 15

Mr. Reg. J. Pritchard, employed at the Western Queen Mills, was pulling out some bags of flour from a stack when several of the sacks came down…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Parkes Fatality

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 4

The coronial inquiry into the death of Theodore Georgeopoulos by burning and the destruction by fire of the White Rose cafe at Parkes, was…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fatality at Sawmill Man's Leg Torn Off (By Wire). Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 12

Edward Gallagher, working at the Kandos sawmill, had his right leg torn off at the hip and his skull fractured through being…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Motor Smash Three Persons Injured (By Wire). Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 12

A motor car travelling at a high, speed last night swerved and hit the kerb in Centennial Park. The car was completely smashed…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Fatal Explosion a Quarry Accident Workman Blow Into Air

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 1

James Sharrock lost his life in an explosion at Mount Knowles quarry, Mudgee, on Wednesday morning…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Riding Accident Mr. G. Sloane Badly Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 12

Mr. George Sloane met with a very serious and painful accident on Tuesday night. He was riding a young fresh horse, and when…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Boy Drowned Fell off Wharf (By Wire). Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 12

The body of Leslie Power, aged four years, of Balmain, was found floating near Morts Dock Ferry Wharf yesterday afternoon…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

"The Peanut King" Percy Brunton Drowned (By Wire). Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 12

The body of Percy Brunton, well-known throughout this and other States as 'The Peanut King' was washed ashore near Newcastle…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Shocking Fatality Cr. and Mrs. Hawkins Killed At Temora Last Night Run Down by Shunting Train

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 1

A shocking fatality occurred at Temora late last night, whereby Councillor Charles Hawkins, and Mrs. Hawkins, of Ariah Park,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Car Accident. Question of Liability

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 2

THE question of a Council's liability in connection with a car accident cropped up at the Burragong Shire Council meeting, when a letter was read from…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Unlucky Cripple Chaffcutter Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 16

J. Quinton, a farm laborer, was working on a chaffcutter at Mendooran, when his shirt sleeve became entangled in the…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Accidental Inventions

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 11

The automatic system of signalling was discovered accidentally at a spiritualistic seance. The many uses of borax were…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →