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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Queensland Fatality. Two Boys Drowned. Gympie (Q.)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

When four adults and two boys were returning from a picnic in a launch the engine failed and the launch overturned. The parents were…

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Painful Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 13

Master Owen Dowty, aged 11. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dowty, of Parkes, met with a painful accident on Friday afternoon. He was riding…

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A Peculiar Accident

Cowra Free Press · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon whilst Master James Bullivant, son of Mrs. E. Bullivant, of Woodstock, was engaged in a game of cricket on the…

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Mr. E. E. Field Injured

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. E. E. Field, one of the Progressive candidates for the Cootamundra electorate, has during the last fortnight, been the victim of two…

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Drowning Fatality At Winnunga Death of Mrs. Alexander

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

Our Winnunga correspondent writes:- A sad drowning fatality occurred here on Friday last, the victim being…

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Latest Telegraphic Another Railway Fatality Eight Persons Killed Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

There was a terrible accident last night at the level crossing at Highett on the Mordialla line, when an electric train crashed into a motor car…

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Express Plunges Into River Sensational Railway Accident. Several Perish in Wreckage Bridge Swept Away by Cloudburst (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

Reuters, Capetown, March 22.—The Estcourt-Cape Natal express plunged into a river beyond Hart's Hill yesterday…

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Sensational Accident Waggon and Horses Fall. Over Bridge Approach. One Horse Killed

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon as Mr. Tom Watt was driving a team, the property of Mr. Hy. Bryant, to his Cudgelo property, a very serious…

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A Frightful Accident Young Man Almost Burnt to Death

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

After spending Saturday afternoon here a young man named Preston went home with his sister (Mrs. Hodder) to Neila. After having tea…

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Serious Accident Averted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 2

An accident which could easily have had serious results happened at the local power house on Tuesday last. The large gas producer for the…

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Latest Telegraphic Buried in Molten Ore. Accident at Mt. Morgan Mine. Rockhampton (Q.)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 11

An accident occurred at Mount Morgan Copper Works, in which Walter Bates, 24, and James Lamb, 20, were accidentally buried to the…

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Straying Cow Caused Accident

Cowra Free Press · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 5

Last night, as Trevor Gilbert, call boy at the local railway depot, was on his rounds he collided with a straying cow on his bicycle, causing such…

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70 Policemen Injured 31 Arrests Made Riots in Latin Quarter (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

Reuters' London: According to the latest reports from Paris of rioting in the Latin quarter, 70 policemen were more or less seriously injured…

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Shunter Killed Shocking Accident at Cootamundra

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. George Hulm, a fine young fellow, and a most efficient railway official, was engaged shunting at 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning, in the…

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Accident on Iron Bridge Motor Bike and Sulky Collide

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

A nasty accident occurred at about half-past eight this morning on the Iron Bridge, when W. Debenham, a Forbes postal assistant, was knocked…

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Serious Motor Accident Three Persons Injured

Western Champion · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 15

At about half-past eight last evening a serious motor accident occurred in Clarinda street, which fortunatel[?] was not attended with fatal results…

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Authoress Drowned. Miss Mary Sturgeon. Hobart

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 10

Miss Mary Sturgeon, an English authoress, fell overboard from the Moreton Bay north of Tasmania and was drowned. The body was…

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Fell Overboard Authoress Drowned (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 2

Miss Mary Sturgeon, an English authoress was drowned through felling overboard from the Moreton Bay at the North of Tasmania…

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Motor Accident Car Out of Control Several Persons Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 5

A serious accident occurred in Clarinda Street, Parkes, when a car, driven by Mr. W. R. Martin, commission agent, got out of control, and…

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Lilypond Wins Sydney Cup. Six Horses Fall; Four Jockeys Injured

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 3

The Sydney Cup,, which was run yesterday afternoon, was won by the Victorian-owned Lilypond. Just after passing the 3 furlongs post, Kingslot,…

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