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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

263 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 14

Killed at Well Gulgong Fatality (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 1

Charles Grimshaw, aged 41 years, was killed at Wa[?]tawhile Well, which is to be the source of Gulgong's water supply…

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ACCIDENT Young' Farmer Burnt Over-heated Tractor Radiator

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 3

A peculiar accident befel Mr. "Bob" Gibbes at Mulyandry recently, when he was badly scalded about the face and neck,…

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Fewer Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 8

The president of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. C. Wilson), referring to the relatively small number of road accidents over the Easier holidays, when…

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Queer Accidents

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 4

It all sounds unbelievable, but it's true, according to a writer in the "American Weekly," which is published in New York. Records of…

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Serious Accident Victim Now in Cowra Hospital. Car Owner Arrested for Wanton Driving. Wyangala Worker Now on £150 Bail

Cowra Free Press · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 6

Knocked down while crossing Kendall street in the vicinity of the Post Office at a late hour on Saturday evening an aged…

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Three Drowned Car Plunged into River (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 1

Three persons were drowned when a motor car skidded on a bridge and plunged Into the river near Invercargill, New Zealand…

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Mechanic Rilled Rail Motor Overturned Collision with Cow (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 1

A railway motor collided with a cow on the line near Cooma yesterday. The Carriage was derailed and…

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Pole Fell Accident to "Barney" King

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 2

Mr. "Barney" King, linesman for the Bland Shire Council (and the well known local Rugby League [?]) met with an accident on Friday last,…

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Motor Collision Aftermath P. M. Finds in Favor of Plaintiff. Conflicting Evidence in Court Case

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 3

On the morning of January 31, there was a motor collision at the intersection of Kendall and Macquarie streets between cars…

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FOOTBALL. Tullamore Competition Player Injured. Tullamore

Western Champion · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 6

In the second fixture of the Tullamore and district Rugby League competition, played yesterday, Tullamore defeated Kadungle 18 to 8,…

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Knocked Down by Car Serious Accident on Lynch Street Bridge. Well Known Young Resident’s Misfortune

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 3

A well-know resident of Young Mr. Fred Molloy, 63 of [?]pit Gully, had the misfortune to be knocked down by a can on the…

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Accident at Play Collarbone Injured BEDGERABONG, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 8

Little Nell Constable had an unpleasant accident on Friday afternoon. He was playing football with his brother, when he fell heavily on the…

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Two Boys Injured

Western Champion · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 11

Two boys were injured in Robertson Park, Orange, on Monday afternoon when Raymond Penhall, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Penhall, of…

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Cycle Skidded Two Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 1

When his motor cycle skidded on the Northern Highway near Gosford yesterday, B. Young, aged 25, was thrown down a hillside…

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Horses Burnt to Death Trainer Also Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 1

Three race horses were burned to death, and a fourth badly burned, in a fire in a training stable at Newcastle…

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Knocked Down by Cars One Killed, 3 Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states that, when two sisters named Lampock were knocked down, by a car at Brighton late last night, one was…

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Accident at Experimental Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 2

At the Temora Experiment Farm last week Mr. Harry Windbank, an employee, met with a severe accident, as a result of which he is now…

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Queer Accidents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 6

It all sounds unbelievable, but it's true, according to a writer in the "American Weekly," which is published in New York. Records of accidents "now…

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Cyclist Badly Injured As the Result of C[?]lliding with a Car. Victim now in Bathurst Hospital

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 8

This afternoon as a cyclist was riding down Fitzgerald’s Mount, near Blayney, his machine seems to have got out of…

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Woodstock Well Walloped in First Match for the Hutchison Cup. Visitors are not at Full Strength. Finish Game with only Eleven Men While Locals are also Short Part of Game Owing to Accidents

Cowra Free Press · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 1

In consequence of a hard game at Bathurst on the previous day and also because several of their players had been the victims of…

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