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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

253 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 13

Cars in Collision a Parkes Smash Wonderfully Lucky Escapes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 12

A motor mishap of a serious nature occurred at the intersection of Bogan and Bushman Streets, Parkes, shortly after four o'clock on Saturday…

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Liquor After Hours Not for Injured or Sick. Interesting Legal Point Raised. Case Where “The Law Is a Hass.”

Cowra Free Press · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 6

The point as to whether a person could obtain spirits after hours at an hotel, in cases of emergency, illness, or accident, was raised in a case at…

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27 INJURED Sensational Tram Crash Narrow Escapes Hurled on Roadway Melbourne

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 2

An electric team car crashed into a stationary tram in Lygon Street, Carlton, at 5.30 p.m. to-day, injuring many of the passengers…

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All In! Country Football Fights and Accidents

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 3

There was an exciting scene at a football match at Carcoar on Sunday. During the progress of the match for the Stammers Cup between…

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Player Fatally Injured

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 2

Hugh Cameron was fatally injured when he collided with another player during the Australian rules football…

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Roof Collapses 13 Killed, 50 Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 1

A Reuter's cable states that 13 were killed and 50 injured by the collapse of the roof in the village of Woltersdorf, near Berlin…

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Dynamite in Mouth Man Blown to Pieces Building Destroyed and Ten Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 1

An Austral Press cable from Milan states that a mine foreman named Gagnon walked into a mess room with a stick of dynamite in his mouth…

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Express Derailed Train Disaster in France 17 KILLED, 97 INJURED Many Tourists Escape Injury (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 1

An Austral Press cable from Paris states that the latest estimate of the casualties at Poissy, where the HavreParis express was derailed in a…

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Off the Rails Accident to Condo. Train

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

At two minutes to seven on Saturday evening, when the Condobolin mixed train from Parkes had only half a mile to go to reach Forbes…

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Football Accident. Player's Leg Broken

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 2

Mick McKay is one of the best players who ever donned a jersey for the Forbes team. For many seasons he has played the King of Field Games…

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Railway Fatality

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred at Illabo. Edward Thomas, a well known stock dealer and butcher, attended the cattle sales at Wagga, and left for…

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Injured Footballers Fund Opened

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 2

A fund has been opened locally for the benefit of players injured during the Season. The necessity for such a fund has been brought home by the…

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Car and Train Smash Tasmanian Premier and Others Seriously Injured All in Hospital (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 1

A cable from Launceston, Tasmania, status that a motor car containing Premier Lyons, the Speaker of the Assembly (Mr. O'Keefe), and…

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Tottenham Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 3

Mr. D. Blake, of the railway staff, met with an accident on Thursday last, in which he broke his collarbone. Whilst cranking a Ford at…

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‘Ford’ and ‘Hupmobile’ Owner of Former Awarded Damages. a Goolagong Road Accident

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 4

Before his Honor, Judge Armstrong, in the District Court on Tuesday, Thomas Ryan claimed £25 from Geo. Alexander Gray, damage done to his…

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Head on Collision Two Women Seriously Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 1

Two women, Miss Emily Marshall and Mrs. Hemming, were injured in a head-on collision on the Western Road yesterday…

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Drowned !

Cowra Free Press · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 8

There was never a life-line there that could save, Beyond reach of all rescuing hands, They saw him rise on the breast of…

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Found Drowned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 8

The body of Mr. Harry A. Hansard, a leading business man of Wagga, was found drowned in a billabong near that town on Wednesday. He…

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Man Seriously Injured Playing Polo at Young

Cowra Free Press · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 9

Mr. Jack Frazer, of Gundagai, playing with the Wagga team against Narrandera yesterday, was seriously injured through his horse falling on…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Western Champion · Thursday 29 July 1926 · page 10

Mr. Victor Harris, who is employed at Mr. John Carr's watchmaking and jewellery establishment, was among the spectators at the football match…

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