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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

199 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 10

Painful Accident

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Mr. Ben Cullen, son of Mr. Jas. Cullen, of Taragala, was the victim of a painful and serious accident yesterday. Mr. Cullen and a fellow…

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Fatal Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 21

Miss Nellie Nash, second daughter of the late E. Nash, of Parkes, was accidentally killed in Mount Street, North Sydney, on Friday afternoon…

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Peculiar Accident Child Buried

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 5

A peculiar accident took place at Ashbridge, in the Coolamon district. A huge pine tree blown down in the recent storm was…

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Jack Gregory On Injured List Tennis to Blame

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 1

Jack Gregory, Australia's greatest hope in the Tests with England next season, is suffering from an injury which may seriously…

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Tram Smash Three Men Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 4

A tram passing through Glades. ville at 5 o'clock this morning, left the rails and crashed into a telegraph post…

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An Unfortunate Accident Motor Car and Horse Collide

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 3

The police version of an accident on Saturday last, courteously supply by Sergeant Lenon, is that a motor car driven by Mr. Ernest Whiteman, of…

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Horse Drowned

Western Champion · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 15

An accident at the Beargamil Dam. where additions to the embankment are being carried out, resulted in the drowning of a horse belonging to S…

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Local & General a Painful Accident

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 4

One day last week as Mrs. Herrick, sen., was about to board the train at Cowra West the door of the carriage slammed and completely severed…

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Boating Fatality Four Children Drowned (By Wire). Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 4

An Auckland (N.Z.) message says seven children of a wellknown Tauranga business man named Miller were in a small boat…

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A Painful Accident

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 3

Yesterday while Mr. J. F. Mackenney was attending to some machinery at his shed where shearing was in progress, he became caught in…

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Local & General Motoring Accident

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 3

Whilst being driven in a motor car at Coolamon, Mrs. Rixson, wife of the accountant of the Bank of N.S.W. (and formerly…

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Accidents

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 November 1923 · page 1

Mr. Wilfred Neeld, who is employed at Mr. H. Leadbitter's motor garage, met with a very painful accident on Saturday morning…

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Serious Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 15

For some time past Mr. Moses Woods has been living by himself in a hut across the railway line in the neighbourhood of Possum Gully. Mr…

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Railway Fatality

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred at Binalong early on Tuesday morning, when Guard Leslie Johnstone, of the Harden depot, was killed. Guard…

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Boiler Blows Up One Man Killed, Three Injured Ardlethan

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 14

While several men were engaged chaffcutting on Mr. F. Jerming's farm, near Ardlethan, a boiler exploded, killing W. O'Reilly,…

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Dreadful Fatality at Ardlethan One Man Killed, Five Injured Abridged from Ardlethan 'Times.'

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 6

The explosion of a steam engine which was intended to be used for the purpose of driving a chaffcutter on Mr. Frank Jenning's Farm,…

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Ardlethan Boiler Fatality The Verdict at Inquest Arthur Moad Committed for Trial

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 2

The adjourned inquest touching the death of W. P. O'Reilly, the victim of the boiler explosion at Ardlethan a few days ago, was…

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Boiler Explosion Three Men Injured a Complete Wreck

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 2

Three men were injured by an explosion which occurred at the State metal quarries at Martin's Creek, West Maitland on Tuesday…

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Accident to Father O’reilly

Cowra Free Press · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 4

An unusual accident betel Father O’Reilly, of Oberon late of Cowra) on Monday last whilst motoring from Black Springs…

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An Accident Shooting of Sergt. Clarke at Bathurst. Robert Shannon Tells His Story. Clarke Called Him a Mongrel. the Jury Locked Up Fortnight. a Disagreement Expected

Cowra Free Press · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court Sydney, yesterday, before Mr. Justice Campbell and a jury, Robert Shannon (38) constable of the New South…

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