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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

258 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 13

Cyclist Fatally Injured SYDNEY

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

Thomas Sullivan, aged 24 years, of Hurstville, was fatally injured when two motor cycles collided at Hurstville on Saturday night. The rider…

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Dock Fatality Man Nearly Scalped SYDNEY

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

One man was fatally injured and another was nearly scalped when the bridle of a crane fell about 12 feet at Mort's Dock on Saturday afternoon…

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Three Drowned in Namoi River Tragic Pinic Party BOGGABRI

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

John Morrison, aged 68 years; his daughter, Mrs. Ethel Roirdan, aged 37 years, and his grand-daughter, Grace Iris Riordan, aged 13 years,…

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Two Boys Drowned When Swimming in River (By Wire) Sydney

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

A message from [?] states: John Francis Brown, aged 8 years, and Raymond Charles Carr, aged 8 years, were drowned in the Swan River…

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Man Drowned Woman Rescued After 7 Hours in Water (By Wire) Sydney

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

A message from Brisbane states: Frederick Burnett was drowned near a canoe capsized in Moreton Bay, and his fiancee, Violet Mclutyre, aged 27…

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Car Accident on Marsden Road

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 8

When Mr. George Bristow was driving homo from Grenfell recently his car struck a culvert five miles out on the Marsden Road, and it turned over…

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"Keep Them Off" Children on Streets Accidents May Occur (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 5

Sir,—Once again I must draw attention to the grave danger confronting motorists in Ungarie and district at every corner and by way, by the…

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35 INJURED When Verandah Crashed at Dubbo Sale Arms and Legs Broken Pitiful Scenes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 2

Thirty five persons met with disaster last Wednesday when the front balcony of the Macquarie View Hotel collapsed,…

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General News Car Smash. Mrs. Lane Seriously Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 2

Word was received at Grenfell late on Monday night that Mrs. Lane was seriously injured in a car smash, and that her sister was also in hospital…

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Human Missile. Boy's Shocking Death. Extraordinary Tree-felling Fatality. Mother Sees Tragedy

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 2

More than 200 Carshelton school children in England, on the first day of their Easter holidays, were horri fled when, while watching tree-fellers…

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America's Road Accidents

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 4

The gravity of America's road accident problem is revealed in figures compiled by the United States Census Bureau which have just been…

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Motor Notes Accidents and Education

Cowra Free Press · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 6

In practically all countries in the world to-day where automobiles are extensively used, efforts are constantly being made to reduce…

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Fall of Earth Fatality at Griffith

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 4

A man named Broushton, who had been engaged on excavation work [?] the Griflith sewerage scheme, was killed last week when a fall of earth…

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Picton Air Tragedy Coroner's Verdict Five Accidentally Killed (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 1

An inquest, which was held at Picton, concerning the deaths of five victims of the crash of the W.A.S.P. Airlines' Gannet areoplane in thickly…

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Shooting Accident Neae Maerar

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 5

While a party of young men were out hare shooting near Slarrar last week a serious gun accident occurred. It appears that a motor lorry…

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228 KILLED Road Accidents 3,089 Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

In an analysis issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) 228 persons are shown to have been killed and 3089 injured in…

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Forbes Lad Missing in Sydney Then Found Unconscious Accident Victim?

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 1

Found badly bruised and unconscious in a Sydney street last Saturday, Walter Savage, 17 years, a son of Mr. and…

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Doctor Dead in Scone Plane Smash. Wife Seriously Injured. Had Been Wed Only 3 Months

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 2

Dr. H. K. Houston, 35, of Scone, was killed, and his wife seriously injured on Sunday afternoon when an aeroplane in which 'they were flying…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

Reginald O'Brien, aged 14 years, of Leeton, to fatally shot while fox hunting with a number of other boys, all of whom were armed with pea…

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A Pathetic Tragedy Charlie Tompkins Drowned in Goobang Creek After Horse to Go to the Pictures

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 4

One of the most sorrowful tragedies that has taken place in Condobolin was the drowning of a well known and highly respected local identity in…

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