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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

264 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 14

Sulky Accident

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 5

While driving along Station Street, In the vicinity of the grain sheds, [?] Tuesday evening, Mr. arid Mrs. Edward Gunning, of West Cowra,…

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Baby Drowned in Can

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 7

Keith Blackburn, aged one year and eight months, was drowned next door to his home in Beamish-street, Campsie. When he was missed a…

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Two Young Men Injured One in Hospital

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 3

On Saturday night, about seven miles from Cootamundra on the Young Road, a Baby Austin car pitched headlong into a narrow and deep…

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Run Down by Train First Bridge Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 3

The first accident to occur on the train lines of the Sydney Harbor Bridge took place early on Tuesday morning. The victim…

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Car Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 2

Those residents of Condobolin who heard 2 F.C. last Saturday morning announce a sensational motor collision about two miles out from Penrith…

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COLLISION. Motor-Cycles Meet

Western Champion · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 2

On Easter Saturday morning, about 5.45, Mr. Clem Daniels left Parkes for Sydney, riding a motor cycle, with his brother-in-law Mr, Robert…

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Man Injured. Fell into Sewer

Western Champion · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 6

On Saturday night, when Mr. Hairy Sanders visited his machinery shed in Browne Street, he heard groans arising from the…

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“Don’t Tell Mother” the Plea of Lad Who Meets with Serious Accident. Will Possibly Lose His Foot. Attempted to Board a Moving Rain

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, while a young man named Edward Lovett (19), who gave his address las Clinton Street, Orange, was…

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Painful Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 8

Mr. Norman Quinn was the victim of a very painful accident, on Tuesday afternoon. He was engaged in pumping with a horse pump for stock…

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INJURED Young Forbes Man

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 5

A well-known Forbes musician, Mr. T. Sayers, son of Mr. T. Sayers, Sen., of Forbes, was badly injured in a car smash at…

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Forbes Man Accident at Parkes Fell Into Trench

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 6

A Forbes visitor to Parkes who was enjoying a good time at the A.L.P. social in West's Hall during the holidays, had a very unpleasant…

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Serious Collision

Western Champion · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 8

Injured in a motor collision at the intersection of Howick Street and Stewart Street Bathurst, on Tuesday. Erie Simpson, the six-year-old son of…

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Struck a Stump. Motor Accident. TICHBORNE

Western Champion · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 9

Mr. and Mrs. Am[?] Miller, of "Hentherleigh," accompanied by their little daughter and Miss Douglas, were motoring beside the telephone line on…

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Four Injured Woman Thrown Through Windscreen (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 1

When a motor car collided with a pole near Prospect yesterday, two men dad two women were injured. Miss Wilda Zeheader was thrown…

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Sad Fatality

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 April 1932 · page 2

Great sympathy was felt in Condobolin when it became known that Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reynolds (well-known in Condobolin) had lost their only son…

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Nasty Accident Boy's Eye Injured Pea-rifle Backfires BEDGERABONG

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 3

A rather peculiar accident happened on Tuesday. Master George Osborne had a shot at a crow with a pea-rifle. By some…

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Arm Broken Playing at School Peculiar Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 10

A peculiar accident occurred to little John Perry, 8 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Perry, of Clark Street, at the Forbes Public…

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Man Injured Thrown From Sulky Orange Road Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 1

Arthur Sayers, a son of Mr. T. W. Sayers, of Farrand Street, North Hill, suffered injuries last Monday when he was run over by…

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Two Drowned When Launch Capsized (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 1

A message from Wellington, New Zealand, states: When a launch capsized in Waitara River, Captain R. S. Halcrow and A. Aallen were drowned…

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At Court Canowindra Residents Injured by Bull

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 8

Through his next friend, George Creek Townsend, a claim for £10 damages was made by 15-years-old Harold Townsend against…

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