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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

250 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 13

Shooting Fatality Father and Son (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 1

While Harold Smith and his son Douglas, aged 17 years, wer shooting ducks in Chiti Lake, New Zealand, the latter picked up a gun by the…

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Young 'Man's Death Second Victim of Motor Accident (By Wire) Sydney! Tue'firday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 1

Lawrence Hales, aged 20 years, who was injured when Reginald Harding was klled in a motor, cycle accident, died at Canberra last night…

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Shocking Accident. Head-on Collision Near Temora. Child Killed-parents Seriously Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 4

Temora was shocked on Sunday by a tragedy in which a child lost its life and the parents received serious injuries. Two cars met in a…

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Nose Broken Cyclish Injured Collided With Car

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 4

While turning the corner of Church Street on a bicycle last Friday night, about 6.30 o'clock, Jack Smith collided with a motor…

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Killed by Train Fatality at Woy Woy (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 1

William Hall, aged 51 years, a baker, was killed, when he was struck by the Newcastle inter-city express train. while crossing the…

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Assaulted and Robbed Injured Man's Statement (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 1

Henry Scutts, aged 37 years, was found in a [?]dock, off Dowling Street East, Sydney, suffering from a fracture of the right leg, and…

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Injured Again "Cattle King" Bill Marsh Thigh Broken Kicked by Bullock

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 1

Forbes' "cattle king," Mr. "Bill" Marsh, met with his second serious accident within a year yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock,…

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Boy Injured Fell Between Train and Patform (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 1

While Langdon Walker, aged 12 years, was trying to board a train at Croydon Railway. Station, he fell between the carriage and the platform…

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Thrown From Sulky Accident to Parson When Horse Shied QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 6

While driving his horse and sulky past a visiting circus in town last Friday. afternoon, the Rev. D. McLoughlin had a narrow esscape from…

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Girl Fatally Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 3

Isabel Watson, aged 9, of Lockhart, died from injuries suffered in a fall from a horse while riding about her fathers paddock. She was the…

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Car Fatality Business Man Killed Two Others in Hospital (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 1

Mr. Roy Dark, aged 40 years, a well-known business man of Coffs Harbour was killed, when a car in which he was riding with two…

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Fatal Accident 1 KILLED, 5 INJUBED Returning from Dance (By Wire) Sydney, Thuraday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 1

A message from Brisbane states:— Vivian Beasly, aged 26 years, was kiled outright and James Bredden, aged 24 years, was fatally injured…

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Fell From Tree Bedgerabong Accident BEDGERABONG

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 6

Mr. Fred Osborne met with a serious accident on Sunday. By some means he fell whilst climbing a tree. He was badly cut about the head and face…

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Injured Aboriginal Found to Be Leper Three Spear Wounds (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 1

An aboriginal, who was brought to Darwin ou Saturday, suffering from a spear wound which was inflicted by three blacks, was, on…

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Painful Accident Mr. K. Tomkins Injured QUANDIALLA

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 6

On Monday morning Mr. Keith Tomkins had the misfortune to sustain, a painful injury to his shoullder. The horse he was riding suddenly…

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Trampled by Cow Woman Severely Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states Knocked down by a cow while milking, Miss Mary Thompson, of Dry Lake, was trampled on by the…

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Smash at Crossing Woman Killed Another Severely Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 1

A message from Perth states that Mrs. Louise Grocock, aged 48 years, was fatally injured, and Mrs. Margaret Gillespie, aged 41 years, may…

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Fatal Motor Accident Young Canowindra Man Killed. Donald Grant’s Sad End

Cowra Free Press · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 1

While returning to Canowindra at about 6 o’clock this afternoon after attending the Air Pageant[?] a motor car driven by Mr…

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Youth Killed Car Down Gully Three Others Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 1

A Melbourne message states:— A motor car containing four youths capsized dud rolled down the side of a gully near Storeham, and was…

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Impatient Drivers Cause of Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 2

The president of the National Roads and Motorists Association (Mr. J. C. Watson) said that a large proportion of road accidents was…

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