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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

223 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 12

Man Drowned When Lorry Plunged Into River (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 1

When the brakes of a motor lorry which he was driving failed and the vehicle plunged Into the river near [?]water, Joseph Duncan was…

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Compensation for Accident Victims

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 4

A proposal providing for the creation of a "Guarantee" Fund to compensate people who are unable to receive redress, for injuries obtained in…

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Accidents Increase in U.s.a

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 4

Although the official view is that drinking has not increases much in the U.S.A. since the repeal of Prohibition, figures published recently…

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Three Drowned in Flooded Creek (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states that two men and a lad are believed to have been drowned, when a motor car, in which they were…

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Remarkable [?]Scape. Car Skids and Crashes. Motor Accident at Young

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1934 · page 3

Skidding in a high powered car on a slippery road, then to hurtle into, space, crash through two stout fences and end with the machine a…

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Child Drowned Fell From Wharf (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 1

Patricia Cowan, aged two years, and nine months, wa[?] [?]ned, when she fell from a [?] into the river at Laughton Dale…

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Struck by Pole One Killed, Another Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 1

A Melbourne message states:—At Kooyong late last night, Frederick Tilley, a middle aged man, was killed and Miss Theresa Driscoll, aged…

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Miner Killed Another Critically Injured. at Frogmore Wolfram Mine

Cowra Free Press · Monday 29 October 1934 · page 8

The Mt. Charlsted Wolfram Mine, three miles the other side of Frog more, was the scene of a distressing accident on Tuesday morning, when…

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General News a Chapter of Accidents. Stewart Plowes Fractures Leg

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1934 · page 2

Stewart Plowes, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Plowes, met with a very serious accident last week, and is now in hospital with a badly…

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8 Persons Injured Car Falls 20 Feet (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1934 · page 1

A message from Lismore yesterday states that a motor car crashed through a fence between Lismore and Bangalow, and was hurled…

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Fatal Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1934 · page 7

While he was driving at Jerilderic on Friday with T. Brain, the car driven by Edward Anlezark stalled Anlezark attempted to crank the car…

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General News Young Races. Jockey Keir Seriously Injured. Injured Man's Remarkable Ride

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 4

A number of factors militated against the success of the spring meeting of the Young Race Club on Saturday afternoon, with the result…

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Jockey Seriously lnjured Injured Man’s Remarkable Ride

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 6

A thrilling accident in which a visiting jockey was seriously injured threw a damper on the spirits of the small crowd which attended the…

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DROWNED Pinned Down by Tractor Leeton Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 7

Joseph James Fuller, aged 25 years, a well-known Leeton footballer, was drowned on Saturday when a tractor capsized and…

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Savage Assault Victims Seriously Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 1

Maxwell Muriell, aged 38 years was the victim of a savage assaula last night, when six men brutally attacked him in his bedroom on the top of the…

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Grenfell Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 6

Members of the Grenfell High Sohool cricket team were on their way to Holy Gamp to-play when the steering gear failed and the car, out…

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Youth Drowned At Henley-on-Yarra (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 1

During the Henley celebrations at Melbourne on Saturday night, a boat, containing four youths filled and sank…

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Cricketer Injured by Ball

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 7

Playing in a cricket match at Forbes during the week end, Donald Bull, a well known member of the Banks cricket team, was struck in the face…

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Rushed From Burning Hut But Drowned in Sea (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 1

When Thomas Steele, aged 60 years, was attempting to escape from a burning hut on Puck's Wharf at Mascot late last night he fell into the water…

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Man Dead Four Are Injured Car Overturns On Way to Cup

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

A man was killed and four others were injured on Monday night when a motor car, in which they were travelling from Narandera to…

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