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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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

Serious Accident. Hand Injured. TULLAMORE

Western Champion · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 6

A very simple accident which, proved rather serious happened to Mr. Chris. Shaw, who is employed as a slaughterman by Mr W. Matthews,…

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INQUIRY. Fatal Accident. Magistrate's Finding

Western Champion · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 2

A Magisterial inquiry into the death of the late James F. Aubrey, of "Goonahra," 'Trewilga, which occurred on March 1, following…

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Bland Minister's Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 3

A bachelor of law, while driving a baker's cart for Messrs. Meredith & Barnwell, of Maimuru, near Young, late last Friday, fell off. Both wheels…

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Lorry and Car Collision at Intersection of Court and Pudman Streets. Man Taken to Hospital

Cowra Free Press · Monday 27 March 1933 · page 3

On Friday night week, about 7 o’clock, a car driven by Mr. W. Sligar, of Frogmore, collided with a lorry belonging to…

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Little Girl Has Painful Accident BEDGERABONG, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 8

Little Joan ("Bumpy") Black had the misfortune to have the first finger of her left hand badly crushed through a fall from…

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Fall of Earth Fatality in Tunnel (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 1

Samuel Binning, aged 43 years, a ganger, of Mitcham, South Australia was killed and Clement Slape aged 34 years, a labourer, was seriously…

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Four Killed Motor Fatality in N.Z. (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 1

Four persons were killed when a motor car dropped over a 40-feet embankment at Wellington, New Zealand, while returning from a party…

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Two Badly Injured Train and Car Collide (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 1

There was a serious accident on the line at Rhodes early this morning, when a good train crashed into a motor car which had fallen over…

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Car Fatality Steering Gear Failed (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 1

A message from Nyngan states that while Charles Day, aged 71 years was driving a motor car, the steering gear failed, the vehicle got…

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Motor Train Accident Boy's Dangerous Prank

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 4

What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted when the Eugowra—Cowra motor train crashed through timber and stones…

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Motor Accidents 304 Deaths Last Year

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 1

Deaths resulting from motor accidents in New South Wales last year numbered 304, compared with 318 in the previous year. The number of…

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Our District Page Contributions from all Parts of the District are Welcomed Nasty Accident Thrown from Sulky Collision With Stump BEDGERABONG, Wednes

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 8

Mr. T. Darcy, senr., the genial squire of "Traversdale," had the misfortune to be thrown from a sulky in the early hours of…

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Miscellaneous Mick Crowe Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 2

Playing with Inverell against Glen Innes on Saturday Mick Crowe bad the misfortune to break his collarbone just ten minutes before the…

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Sight Restored Blindness Follows Accident Local Man's Ordeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

Mr. Roy Cooper, a Wyalong dairy. man, recently became suddenly blind whilst working at his occupation. It is thought bis conditions is due to an…

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Cars Crash Head-on Collision Two Injured Others Have Narrow Escape

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

Two Forbes residents, Capt. J. J, Collingwood, of Ooma, and Nurse Jasprizza, of the District Hospital, were injured…

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ACCIDENTS And Their Results Bogan Gate

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 6

Early in the week a motor accident resulted in Mr. C. Fletcher, of Parkes, being confined to bed in Nurse Priestley's private hospital for two days. He…

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Cars Crash. Head-on Collision. Two Injured. Others Have Narrow Escape

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 3

Two Forbes residents, Capt. J. J. Colingwood, of Ooma, and Nurse Jasprizza, of the District Hospital, were injured when the two cars in which…

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Fatally, Injured Motor Cyclist (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 1

John Henry Abbott aged 33 years was riding a motor cycle along Alfred Street Granville late last night when he collided with a motor car,…

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Young Beaten. West Wyalong Turns the Tables. Two Players Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 3

Beaten at Young by a cricket score the West Wyalong players sensationally turned the tables on Young on Sunday in the return match, winning…

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Young Beaten. West Wyalong turn the Tables. Two Players Injured

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 12

Beaten at Young by a cricket score the West Wyalong players sensationally turned the tables on Young on Sunday in the return match,…

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