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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

437 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 22

Trams Collide Several Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

Several people were, injured when two trams collided in Marrickville last night. Both trams were badly damaged…

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Gang Warfare Two Seriously Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

During a quarrel in a house at Newtown last night a young man was struck with an iron bar receiving a severe wound in the chest…

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Leg Broken. Cycle Hits Horse. Peak Hill Road Accident

Western Champion · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

Mr. Robert Alexander, of the Main Roads Board office, Parkes, received a complete fracture of the left leg at 8 p.m. last night, when a motor cycle…

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Dubbo Car Fatality

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 3

John Tighe, aged 36, a nephew of Messrs. “Wagga” and Charlie Tighe, of Orange, and son of the well-known Dubbo undertaker, was killed on…

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Molong Storm Fireball Damage Resident Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 4

During the thunderstorm which struck Molong, on Saturday evening, the lightning was so vivid that it did not surprise residents…

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Cars Collide One Killed, Six Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

William Jewell was Tatally injured when two cars collided on Newcastle road, near the Four Mile Creek. Six others were hurt, but none…

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£100,000 DAMAGE Fire in big paint Works Firemen and Civilian Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 3

One civilian and at least six firemen were injured on Saturday, when a spectacular fire destroyed the big paint works of major Bros., and…

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Car Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 4

Mrs. Harry Ledger, of Ooma, had to seek attention at Grenfell Hospital on Sunday night, following a car accident near that centre. With her…

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Collision. Forbes Polk Have Miraculous Escape. Cars Crash on Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

Returning from viewing the Forbes versus Grenfell cricket match last Sunday night, two car loads of local residents miraculously escaped death…

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Fall From Lorry Leg Is Crushed. Severe Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 9

Mr. Harry Campbell, of Edward Street, East Orange, is an inmate of the Orange Hospital, suffering from serious injuries to his left leg, which…

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Three Injured Explosion in Quarry (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

A premature explosion at the Southern Blue Metal Quarry, at Berrima, dislodged a ton of rock, and injured three Serbs, two seriously, namely,…

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Important Announcement on Page One Next Tuesday Jockey Davis Badly Injured Sensation at Bendick Murrell Races

Cowra Free Press · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 7

While doing his preliminary on Collar Visto in the Handicap at Bendick Murrell on Wednesday, Jockey Les. Davis, who had…

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Two Drowned. Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 4

Mrs. Irene Elizabeth Bennett, 32, and her daughter Irene, 13, were drowned in the river at Swan Hill last evening…

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A Shocking Accident Man's Condition Serious

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 6

Charles Sanders, slaughterman, of Wagga, had to put a bulolck in a pen at the yards of O. King, butcher, on Monday, when the animal made for…

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Latest Telegrams Drowned while Fishing. Washed Off Rocks. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 11

Malcolm Hicks, aged 40, was washed off the rocks at Clovelly yesterday while fishing. His body has not yet been recovered…

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Motor Fatality Taree Man's Death SYDNEY

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4

Alexander Allen, of Taree, was killed, and his sister Marie Allen, seriously injured, when their car overturned near Kempsey…

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Week-end Fires. Two Girls Injured. Homes Destroyed

Western Champion · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 7

Two fires occurred over the week-end, the homestead on "Canberra," Mr. J. Aitken's property on the Back Trundle Road being…

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Motor Crash ! Visitor From Adelaide Injured

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

Yesterday just before 6 o’clock as Mr. F. Madden, of. Adelaide, was about to step into his car, which had been garaged at…

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Car and Cycle Collide Near Wyalong Young Man Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1

At about 10 a.m. yesterday (Monday) a Ford car, driven by Mr. A. E. Campbell, of the local branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd.,…

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Child Shot Believed Accidental (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1

"While Ernest James Peel, aged five, was sitting on a man's knee last night lie was hit in the back with a bullet His condition is not serious…

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