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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

263 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 14

Car Smash. Accident on Temora Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 3

On Friday night last at about seven o'clock a Windsor sedan car, owned by Mr. Horton Browne, of "Memagong;" and driven by his wife, Mrs…

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Valatch Injured

Western Champion · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 9

Valatch, the thoroughbred stallion owned by Mr. A. W. Beuzeville, of Trundle, was trucked to Sydney on Wednesday night to receive…

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Three Party Collision Near Reefton

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 1

A three-party collision occurred near Reefton, on the Temora-Barmed man road on Monday night. Two motor cars and a sulky met…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning Old Lady's Mistake

Western Champion · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 12

An old lady, Mrs. Mary Thomas, wife of Mr. George Thomas, wood merchant, of Dalton Street, went for a walk yesterday afternoon…

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Child Drowned Fell from Board (By Wire). Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 1

William Hardie, aged four years, was drowned in a waterhole at Kahibak yesterday afternoon. He was poised on a floating board…

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Eugowra Mishaps Chapter of Accidents EUGOWRA

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 6

Mr. Ken. Douglas, the Eugowra builder, cut his ankle badly while using an axe. The wound bled profusely and stitches had to be…

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Boxer Dies "Young" Stribling Sequel to Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 2

W. L. ("Young") Stribling, the prominent heavyweight boxer, died in New York on Tuesday from injuries sustained in an…

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Hurt During Storm Mrs. Staunton Senr. Seriously Injured

Cowra Free Press · Monday 9 October 1933 · page 4

While endeavoring to remove a stretcher from a verandah at her home in Brougham street, during this morning’s storm, in…

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Boy Killed While Mother Was at Bribbaree Show. Tragic Lorry Accident at Cootamundra

Cowra Free Press · Monday 9 October 1933 · page 1

While his mother was attending Bribbaree Show on Wednesday, Jack Dempster, aged 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dempster, of…

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Explosion on Submarine Two Killed, Several Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1933 · page 1

A cable from London states:—Two rating were fatally injured, 14 were seriously injured, and 5 were gassed, as a result of a mysterious…

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Two Drowned Lighthouse Fatality SYDENY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 1

While fishing at the Lighthouse on Cape Maria, Van Dleman, New Zealand, the assistant keeper, Mr. Newsome his wife, and another…

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Car Overturns Six Injured SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 1

When a motor car overturned near Bankstown last night Mrs. Ada Blundell, aged 46 years. sustained a fractured skull, besides internal…

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Plane Crash Wife Killed, Husband Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 1

When an aeroplane crashed some distance from Rabaul yesterday, a passenger, Mrs. Minfield, and her husband was injured…

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Car Fatality One Killed, 3 Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 1

A Melbourne message states, that when a car went over a 50 feet embankment, it somersaulted and landupside down on a log near Rosedale…

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Gas Cylinder Bursts Much Damage at Burnley Youth Injured MELBOURNE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 1

Houses within a radius of 100 yards were showered with pieces of iron when an acetylene gas cylinder ex ploded at the works of the Australiar…

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Two Killed Car Crashed Through Bridge Driver Seriously Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 1

Miss Rita Ferrier and Norman Warren were killed instantly, when a motor car crashed through a bridge near Tenter…

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Painful Accident

Western Champion · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 11

Mr. Fred Root, a carpenter employed on Messrs. McGlynn & Co's. new store, met with a painful accident on Tuesday afteroon. He was…

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Two Killed Collision with Cattle In Avoiding Train (By Wire)' Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 1

A cable from Nelson' (New Zealand) states that William Francis Froyer, in endeavouring to avoid a collision with a train,' drove his…

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Pea Rifle Explodes Woman Critically Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 1

While a picnic party was wandering along the river bank near Horns by, Mrs. Estelle Caletti, aged 19 years was critically wounded in the…

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Car and Lorry Lachlan St. Collision

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 10

A lorry driven by Mr. George Strickland, of Forbes, was capsized in Lachlan Street, near the old "Times" office, early on…

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