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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Car Accident Three Persons Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

Returning from Condobolin yesterday, Mr. R. A. Hendry, managing- editor of this paper, had the misfortune to turn over the car he was driving,…

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Latest Telegrams*: Motor Accident. Unusual Fatality. Sydney

Western Champion · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 6

When a motor, car struck the kerbstone at Darling Point, Mrs. Mary Fraser, an elderly widows was thrown by the impact against her daughter,…

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Drowning Fatality. Fourth Near Wagga (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

James Herbert Williamson, aged 16 was swimming in the Murrumbidgee near Wagga when he suddenly disappeared…

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Somersaulted Twice Fatal Car Accident (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

A motor car turned two complete somersaults near Port Kembla yesterday afternoon. The driver, Henry Williams, aged…

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Accident at Farleigh Swimmers Hurt by Snags

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 3

At “Farleigh” last Sunday Thomas Hay sustained nasty cuts as a result of hitting a snag while diving. He hit the snag with his head first…

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Seven Injured Lorry Overturned (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

Seven men were more or less seriously injured when a motor lorry on which they were travelling got out of control at Kogorah last night, and…

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Fireman Injured Tried to Board Engine Wheel Over Body Hotel Blaze

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 9

Failing to retain his hold as he attempted to board the Forbes Fire engine on Wednesday night, Norman Hudson, a local fireman…

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Brutal Assault Parkes Man Badly Injured Arrests Made

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 2

About 6.30 p. m. on Saturday, Daniel Dwyer, 26. employed at Vanderfield & Reid's timber works, Parkes, was found in an unconscious condition in…

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21 DROWNED Steamer on Rocks (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

A cable from Lisbon states that after the German steamer Deister crashed on the rocks at Cape Lelxoes, a mountainious sea swept 21 of the…

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Cylinder Explodes Chemist Fatally Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

James John Moncrieff, 57, a chemist was repairing an accetylene gas cylin der at Williamstown (Victoria) when an explosion occurred…

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Shocking Car Accident Canowindra Man Dies As a Result of Injuries. Three Other Occupants Escape Injury

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

A shocking accident occurred on Saturday night last, when a car drixen by Frederick Hilton Butler, of Canowindra, collided with a…

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Accident on Traffic Bridge Caused by Worn Out Decking. Owner of Horse Claims £10 DAMAGES

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

For some time past the “Free Press” has been endeavoring to awaken the authorities to the likelihood of the unsafe state…

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Morongla Bridge Accident Orange and Burrowa Residents in Car Smash

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

The Ambulance had no sooner attended the Canowindra road accident on Saturday night than a call was received from the…

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Accident to Road Worker Steel Splinter Enters Man’s Chest

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 3

John Hogan, a hammer and drill man, employed by the Irrigation Commission on the Mt. McDonald-Wyangala road, met with a slight accident on…

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Shooting Accident. Boy Seriously Injured. Bullet Shatters Jawbone

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 4

While out shooting with a number of companions at the back of tho settlement, Harry Myers, the nine-year-old son of Mrs. P. Myers, of Young…

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Heavy Hail. Drowned Sheep

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Wednesday—A heavy rain and hall storm swept over the district yesterday afternoon, preceded by a terrific wind and dust…

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Motor Fatality (By Wire) Sydney Friday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 1

Walter Cook received shocking injuries when his car crashed into a culvert on the Richmond road. The number plate penetrated his…

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Stack Collapsed Man Seriously Injured At Wargambegal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

A serious accident befell a man named William Henry Davis, aged 24 at the Wargambegal railway siding, on the Lake Cargelligo line, on [?]…

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Motoring & Cycling Notes (Written Specially for the "Champion.") Motor Accidents in 1928

Western Champion · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 8

Official figures just issued relating to the number of street accidents during 1928 make disquieting reading, says the N.R.M.A., and provide still…

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The Motor World. Motor Accidents In. 1928

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 4

Official figures just issued relating to the number of street accidents during 1928 make disquieting reading, says the N.R.M.A., and provide…

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