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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

263 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 14

Fatal Collision Car and Cycle (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 1

Thomas Wright suffered terrible injuries near Gowenfels, when his cycle collided with a motor car. He died soon after admission to…

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Motor Fatality On Nyngan-Warren Road (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 1

Richard Skewes, aged 54 years, a wool classer and skin buyer, was killed, and four others injured when a motor car overturned on…

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Benefit Social For Injured Footballer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 7

Mr. A. W. Stidwlll, Secretary of the Northern Riverina Australian Rules Football Association, has asked us to state that a benefits social…

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Slimbridge Social Popular Girl Injured BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 8

Recently Miss Mollie Hodges was struck in the eye by a tennis ball. This affected the sight so much that she had to seek expert advice and…

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AFTER 12 HOURS Injured Rider Rescued (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 1

Edward Ellis was thrown from his horse while riding near Coung. He was helpless for twelve hours, then crawled a distance of a mile…

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Cyclist Injured Pinned Beneath Machine Struck by Another YARRABANDAI, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 8

A motor cycle ridden by James Madden skidded, and the rider was pinned beneath the machine. Another cycle, ridden by Frank O'Gorman,…

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Paralysis Not Directly Caused by Accident

Cowra Free Press · Monday 21 August 1933 · page 1

To Mr. Kelynack: the union of the fracture may have been a bad one; I would not expect a man with an ununited verterbra to move…

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A Six Year Old Accident Cowra Carpenter Holds Has Resulted in His Total Disablement. Has Been Paid £1,000 and Now Claims Continued Compensation

Cowra Free Press · Monday 21 August 1933 · page 1

July 27th, 1927, is a day which will live long in the memory of Joseph Dobbins Fletcher, a well known Cowra resident, who…

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Another Riding Accident. This Time at Mt. Collins

Cowra Free Press · Monday 21 August 1933 · page 5

The same afternoon the Ambulance received a call to Mr. Waters at Mt. Collins to convey Miss Waters (a daughter) to the Hospital…

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Racing Fatality A. R. Goddard Killed In Fall at Ascot

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 1

A. R. Goddard, one of Queensland's leading jockeys and a rider well known on Sydney and Melbourne courses, was killed on Saturday…

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Health Notes Accidents and Diseases

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 5

Accidents and Disease—these twin factors of fatality impose on the community a burden which is incalculable. The subject of accidents and…

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Fatality

Western Champion · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 9

A former resident of Parkes, Mr. Thomas Clinton Wright, met with an untimely end on Tuesday night. He was at the Redfern railway station and…

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Peculiar Accident to a Horse

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 7

Mr. Robert Parkes, of Ponto, writes to the Wellington "Times" as follows: "While driving a team of nine horses in a plough on Thursday, 10th…

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Serious Young Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 7

Shocking injuries were sustained by Mr. A. E. Cape, owner of Kooramin station, at Monteagle, when his car crashed head on into a tree. His…

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Miscellaneous Man Injured at Races

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1933 · page 2

Just before the running of the last race on Friday a man named Dawson was walking through that portion of the saddling paddock…

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Carpenter's Death Accidental Poisoning Suspected SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 1

The Newcastle police are inquiring into the death a fortnight ago a Kurri Kurri, of Alexander Colquhuor. aged 23 years, a carpener…

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Peculiar Accident to a Horse

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 5

Mr. Robert Parkes, of Ponto, writes to the Wellington "Times" as follows:-- "While driving a team of nine horses in a plough on Thursday,…

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Man Injured at Races

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 2

Just before the running of the last race on Friday a man named Dawson was walking through that portion of the saddling paddock where…

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Scouts to Rescue Help for Injured Boy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 5

While members of the 2nd Forbes Troop of Boy Scouts were engaged in scout work in what is known as the police paddock,…

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Man Killed Forbes Level Crossing Fatality Skull Crushed by Engine Buffer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 1

WHILE cycling over an open level railway crossing about one mile from the Forbes railway station, at the rear of the Municipal saleyards, Neils Andersen, 72 years, a well- known Forbes resident, was struck by the engine of a steam…

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