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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

258 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 13

191 Sheep Killed Trucks Through Dead-end Accident Near Coota

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 1

When the engine of a stock train crashed through the dead end at Meemar, seven miles from Cootamundra on the Stockinbingal line,…

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Bigga Kiddy’s Death Sad Fatality at Bigga. Baby Smothered Whilst Sleeping

Cowra Free Press · Monday 9 November 1936 · page 3

It was the unhappy lot of Mrs. Lesley Newham, of Bigga, on Friday last, to discover her fivemonths old baby daughter dead…

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Cyclists Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 1

Edgar Pascoe, a young man employed at Coles and Cannon, was coming to town on Sunday and was crossing a gutter bridge near the cricket…

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Car and Lorry Collision at Calleen Driver's Arm Fractured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 1

A touring car driven by Mr. Arthur Dempsey, of Blow Clear, collided with a motor lorry and float driven by Mr. Colin Lamont, of West Wyalong,…

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Unlucky Family Accidents Cause Deaths

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 5

Fate has been far from kind to the Jones family, of Cadow, one of whose members (Mr. R. H. Jones) was shot the other day on his…

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Unusual Accident Woman Loses Finger

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Barry, of Fitzroy street, Dubbo. was the victim of an unusual accident which resulted in the loss of one finger, She was feeding her…

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Utility Truck Overturns Two Men in Hospital Week-End Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 1

When the wheel of a Ford utility truck collapsed on the South Condobolin Road on Sunday, about four miles from…

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Former. Morongla Youth Fatally Injured When Sheaves of Hay Fell

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 12 November 1936 · page 6

While hay-carting on his father’s property, West Bandon, Eugowra, on Tuesday, Keith James Norrie, 16. year-old son of Mr…

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Nine Perish When Plane Crashed Rescuers Fatally injured (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 November 1936 · page 1

A cable from Rome states:— Nine deaths resulted from the crash of a bombing plane in the Lepini Mountains…

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Launch Disaster When 12 Were Drowned Inquest on Victims Survivor's Story (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 November 1936 · page 1

All inquest was here to-day on me 12 victims of the Hawkesbury launch disaster. Wolfe Kalenstein (one of the…

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Bullock Driver Gets £600 Leg Amputated After Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 November 1936 · page 6

A bullock driver, Reginald Lovell, was awarded £600 (including £50 for medical and hospital expenses) by Judge Perdrian in the Workers'…

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Into Creek Bed Accident Near Orange

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 November 1936 · page 6

Leaving the Barhurst Road and swerving off a bridge, a car travelling towards Changee fell 15 feet into the bad of a creek, and the two…

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Road Accidents Many Night Fatalities

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 16 November 1936 · page 2

An analysis of road accidents during the year ended June 30, 1936, shows there were 2024 in which pedestrians were involved, or 20.6 of the…

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Mother Killed Two Sons Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1936 · page 1

Mrs. Francis Platt Hepworth of Rose Bay, was killed wlien the car she was driving craslind into a gateway near Penrith…

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Storms in England Eight Seamen Drowned (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 1

A rable from London states:—Eight members o the crew of a small drifter are believed to have been drowned when the vessell sank in heavy…

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Claim for Damages After Car Accident Chanae of Venue Sought But Judge Dismisses Application SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 2

Application was made to Mr. Justice Owen in the Supreme Court. Sydney, on Tuesday to have heard at West Wyalong an action by Joseph…

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Train Accidents. No Deaths Last Year

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 1

The annual report of the Railway Commissioners shows that only four passengers and eight employees were injured in train accidents during the…

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Youth Drowned Swimming in Hawkesbury (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 1

While swimming in the Hawkeshiuy River at Jolmstone Picnic Ground, near Windsor, Gerald Behan aged 17 years, was drowned…

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Man Drowned When Boat Capsized (By Wire) Sydnicy

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 1

Harry Taylor, aged 19 years, a married man, was drowned in the Berowla waters late on Saturday night, when a boat in which there…

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Boy's Neck Broken Fatality Near Forbes (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 1

A message from Forbes states that Peter Niion, aged 16 years, was found dead in a lane off Bogan road, with his neck broken…

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