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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

258 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 13

Plane Crash in Street Two Seriously Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 1

The pilot and passenger of a Queensland Aero Club D.H. Moth were badly burned, when the minchine carshed in Curzon Street,…

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Four Seriously Injured When Cas Hits Post Wedding Party's Misfortune (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 1

Four members of a wedding party were seriously injured, when a car in which they were travelling collided with a…

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Night Accidents Defective Lighting Largely Responsible Tests in U.S.A.

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

Defective lighting of highways is held to be responsible for a large percentage of the traffic accidents occurring during night hours on the roads…

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General News Accident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 1

A motor accident occurred in Coleman-street, Wagga last week, when a motor car driven by Mr. W. Hand, an employee of the Great Southern…

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The Late Nor Man Lynch Full Details of Sad Accident Given at the Inquest. Comments by Coroner Poignand

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 1

Although finding that no blame was attached to anyone in connection with the motor accident near Yass which…

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Child Injured When Cars Collide. Sydney Road Accident

Cowra Free Press · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 1

Although nine persons were Involved in a collision between two cars on the Sydney road on Saturday morning only one—a…

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Aged Woman Injured by Non Stop Driver (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 1

Mrs. Helen New, aged 77 years, was knocked down in Liverpool Street, near the Western Suburbs Hospital, last night…

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Girl Drowned in Shallow Creek (By Wire) Sydney

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

Nancy Wallace, aged eight years, of Girraween, was drowned in a creek near her home yesterday afternoon…

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Road Accidents a Sensible Suggestion

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 8

A sensible suggestion was recently made in one of the English motor journals which had for its purpose prevention of road accidents which…

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Cyclists Crash One Seriously Injured (By Wire) Sydney

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

Eight cyclists fell during a 12 laps Test Race at the Hensou Park Carnival last night, causing admission to hospital of S.Parsons, with a…

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Painful Accident Farmer Badly Scalded QUANDIALLA

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 6

On Monday Mr. Reg. Penfold, of "Edaville," Bland, met with a very painful burning accident. The tractor he was using…

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Face Severely Gashed Girl in Motor Collision (By Wire) Sydney

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

Aisla Adams, aged six years, had her face almost cut to pieces by glass from the windscreen of a car in which she was riding when it came…

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Timber Fell From Lorry on to a Car Two Men Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 9

While Carl Smithers, of Young, was driving a lorry towards Grenfell last Monday, a collision occurred with a car driven by Mr…

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Four Dead Results of Road Accidents SYDNEY

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

Four persons died from injuries they suffered in road accidents yesterday and many were injured in city suburban, and country smashes…

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Airmen Unhurt Accident at Parkes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 9

Forced, owing to straying cattle to land at the northern end of the Parkes aerodrome, an R.A.F. Hawker Demon, piloted by Flying-Officer…

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Three Injured Two Dubbo Residents-train Crash Near Springwood. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 1

Two young men, both residents of Dubbo, were injured last night when two trucks up-ended near the centre of a Sydney-bound goods…

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Six Drowned Two Others Escape. Cars in Sea. Plunge in Mist. Terrible Tragedy at Woy Woy. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 1

Six persons were drowned early this morning when two motor cars plunged over a jetty at Davistown, near Woy Woy,…

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Motor Fatality Man Killed Another Critically Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 1

A message from Lismore states:— Vivian Harry King, aged 32 years, was killed, and John Coghalan was critically injured, in a head on…

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Man’s Leg Crushed Orange Road Collision. Eugowra Resident’s Misfortune

Cowra Free Press · Monday 6 April 1936 · page 7

When the cycle he was riding on the Orange-road, about 14 miles from Forbes, on Saturday week, collided with a car, Arthur Jolliffe,…

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Shooting Accident Young Man Critically Injured Coolamon Resident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 1

Jack (Larry) Strangers of Coolamon, aged about 20 years, was admitted to the Wagga District Hospital on Sunday afternoon suffering…

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