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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

211 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 11

Torpedo Boat Runs Aground. Crew Believed All Drowned (Reuter Message.) HELSINGFORD

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 3

The Finnish torpedo vessel, 22, ran aground and capsized during a violent storm during manoeuvres in the Gulf of Bothnie. It is believed that the…

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Race Accidents at Penrith. One Man Killed. Penrith

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 3

The motor race meeting at Penrith Speedway yesterday was marred by several accidents. H. L. Loftus, a youth, fell heavily during the day,…

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Latest Telegraphic Accident Palm Beach. Youths Fall. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 3

Losing his footing on the cliffs near Palm Beach yesterday afternoon, a 17 years old boy, fell a hundred feet to the rocks below. The accident was…

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Accident at Brickyards

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 12

Mr. H. Woods, a brickmaker in the employ of Mr. A. Sam, met with [?]nasty accident last week. He was loading bricks, when a dray, which…

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Motor Accident

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 7

What may have had a more serious ending and in which the chief actors were a motor car driven by Mr. S. Greig, of Nella Public School, and a…

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Motor Motes a Quarter of a Century of Motoring Without Accident. Simple Habits and Precautions Which Too Often Are Overlooked

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 6

A week or two ago we had the pleasure of passing an evening with one of Australia's motor pioneers, a gentleman who for more than 25…

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Motor Notes a Quarter Century of Motoring Without Accident. Simple Habits and Precautions which Too often are Overlooked

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 9

A week or two ago we had the pleasure of passing an evening with one of Australia's motor pioneers, a gentleman who for more than 25 years…

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Fatal Accident Struck by Slip-rail. South Forbes Resident Killed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 12

Mr. James Swann, J.P., Coroner of Parkes, conducted an inquiry at the Forbes Court House, on Wednesday morning into the…

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Terrific Gale. During Lithgow Sports. Accidents to Cyclists

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 8

Bathurst cyclists will long remembe their riding in cyclonic conditions at Lithgow on Eight Hour Day. To say the least, pushing the Jigger…

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Car Over Cliff Another Accident at Bulli. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1925 · page 2

Another car went over a 260 feet embankment at Bulli yesterday, the second at the same spot within a couple of months. The driver…

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Accident to Doctor

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 20 October 1925 · page 3

Dr. Aladna, of Koorawatha, In attempting to crank up his car yesterday morning, had the misfortune to break an arm. He was conveyed to…

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Accident at Ooma Wirrinya Man's Nasty Fall

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 13

Mr. Mick Cleary, a popular Wirrinya resident, is a lucky man to be alive today considering the nature of his accident at Ooma Sports last…

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Greek Bombardment Several Killed and Injured [?]

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 1

It is officially announced that the Greek artillery has since morning been bomarding [?] Jetrove, where several were killed and injured…

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Crushed to Death Skidding Car Runs on to Footpath. Doctor Injured

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 3

One man was killed and two others injured on Saturday night, when a car, carrying a doctor to a sick child, skidded in Main Street, Grenfell, ran…

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Current Topics Accident at Daroobalgie

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 2

Whilst shunting alt Daroobalgie on Friday at midday Bernard Hauville, a railway employee was the victim' of a nasty accident, with the result…

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Three Men Killed Shocking Car Accident in Mountains (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 4

A shocking car accident occurred on the Western road last night, on a hill at Emu Plains. Three men were killed—Edward…

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Bogan Gate Nasty Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 5

A nasty accident happened to Mr "Tib" Peters on Sunday last, which resulted in a bad dislocation of the right arm at the elbow…

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Shocking Car Accident. Three Men Killed. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 12

A car accident occurred yesterday at Lapstone Hill, Emu Plains, the car falling through a fence 40 feet into a rocky gully. Edward Donniston…

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17 Miners Killed Fatality in Germany (BY-CABLE) London

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 4

Seventeen miners were killed and several injured through an explosion of fire damp in the pit of the Phoenix Co. at Gelsen, Kirchen…

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Air Smash Three Killed, Two Injured. (By Cable) London

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 4

An Austral Press message states chat a Fokker aeroplane maikng a pleasure flight with five passengers, crashed…

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