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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

177 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 9

Fatal Accident Near Girral

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 1

On Friday afternoon last a man named George Wililams, aged 62, accompanied by his two sons was driving a young horse attached to a…

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Accident

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 3

A lad named Chapman mist with a nasty accident on the Holmwood road on Sunday last. He was riding a push bicycle down an Incline when the…

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Severe Burning Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 23 October 1924 · page 15

A girl named Violet Carter (16) employed at Mr. F. A. Lancaster's private residence, was engaged in ironing on Tuesday afternoon, when…

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Another Tram Fatality Married Man Mutilated

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 2

Michael John Finnigan, 36, a married man with a wife and three children, was shockingly mutilated on Wednesday night. He was a…

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Car Accident. Bombala

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 2

Don's Whitby, aged 17, jumped off a motor car in motion yesterday and was. killed…

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Fatal Accident at Murrumburrah Popular Girl Killed Thrown From a Horse

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 4

Henrietta May Stocks, aged 19, daughter of the well known family of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Stocks, "Lindon Hills," Cunningar, was thrown…

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Two Men Killed Motor Collision in Mountains (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 1

A terrible collision occurred between a motor car containing four Lithgow residents and a motor cycle carrying two other men, on the…

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Will Not Race Again Accarak Seriously Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 1

Accarak was so seriously injured on Cup Day that he will never race again…

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Fearful Car Accident. Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 6

In Brighton, Melbourne, late last night a car containing three young men and three young girls hit a telegraph post, Cannoned into a tram…

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Avoiding Accidents the Brake Danger

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 10

Brakes, too, belong to that small army, of motor-car components of which it may be truthfully said in many instances that they "are out of…

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Motor News and Notes (Specially written, for the “Free Press”). Avoiding Accidents by Routine Maintenance

Cowra Free Press · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 8

Whilst it is impossible to [?] against accidents which are the outcome of personal lack of judgement on the part of the driver of the car…

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Accident

Cowra Free Press · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 5

Mr. Jack Rowan met with an accident whilst proceeding to Young on Saturday, when his car came into collision with a horse and cart…

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Victoria Suffers Train Derailed; Youth Drowned

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 1

Floods are causing much damage in Victoria. The railways have been damaged and a goods train derailed. While crossing a swollen creek, a lad…

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Terrible Tram Smash On Cronulla Line Engine Somersaults Driver Killed—18 Persons Injured (By Wire) Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 4

Another terrible tram smash occurred this morning. The Cronulla-Sutherland seaside steam tram, with sixty passengers,…

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Serious Accident

Cowra Free Press · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 5

Miss Doris Davis, daughter of Mrs. J. Davis, of West Cowra, was the victim of a serious accident at about 8 o’clock this morning, as a result…

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Train and Car Collide Fatality at Yass Two Persons Killed (By Wire) Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 4

A motor car and the tram plying between Yass and Yass railway junction, collided at Yass at 11 o'clock last night…

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Toll of the Motor For Past Nine Months ACCIDENTS 4888, KILLED 86 (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 1

In the first nine months of this year there has been 4888 motor accidents in this State. In 84 of these 86 persons were killed, while in 1659…

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Motor Accident

Cowra Free Press · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 5

On Wednesday night, when in the vicinity of Lyndhurst, on his return journey from Orange per motor car, Neil, son of Mr. Robert C. Cameron,…

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Motor Accident

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 2

Owing to steering gear trouble a car owned and driven by Mr. L. A. Martin, of Cowra, got into difficulties on a steep hill five miles the other…

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Accident to Ald. T. Howard

Western Champion · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 13

On Sunday night after the close of the services in the Methodist Church, Mr. Thomas Howard put the lights out, closed the church, and was…

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