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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

346 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 18

One-armed Man Rescues Bov. from Drowning

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 7

[?]hough he lost one of his arms [?] elbow in the war. Mr. Fry, of Eglington-street Kew, dived into the Yarra at Kew and rescued…

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Australian Cup Favorite Injured May Not Start Saturday (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

A massage from Melbourne states hat Golden Promise, the favourite for the Australian Cup, has [?] [?]ed leg trouble, and could not be…

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90 Miles an Hour Train Dashed Through Station Two Killed, Six Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

A cable from Rome states:— Two men were killed and six injured, when a runaway engine collided with a train near Udine…

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General News Six Men Drowned in Launch Capsize on Harbour

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

Six men—possibly seven—whose names' have not yet been been ascertained, were drowned yesterday when a 33ft. launch was wrecked in heavy…

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Tragic Wreck Five or Six Men Drowned. Launch Smashed to Pieces on Rocks. Sydney Harbour Disaster. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1

Five or six men were drowned when a 33ft. launch was wrecked in heavy seas at Sydney Heads to-day…

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Painful Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 5

Impaled on the horn of a half-blind bull, Earle Alexander Anderson, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Anderson, of Lower Southgate, was dragged…

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Man's Eye Injured Shattered Windscreen

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

The Cootamundra police investigated a report that Gordon Daley, of Harden, had his right eye injured as the result of a shot fire near the…

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Are Ball at Adelongj Chemist Shop Struck No One Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 6

Exploding with the roar of a thousand cannons, smashing the top of a chemist shop,and plunging the whole, town into darkness, a fireball…

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Yachting Disaster Near North Head Five or Six Believed, Drowned Yacht Smashed to Pieces (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 1

Disaster overtook a yachting party near North Head on Sunday morning. Heavy seas smashed the yacht to pieces on the rocks. Three men were rescued, but it is believed…

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Serious Accident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 3

A serious accident happened to William O'Brien, aged 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O'Brien, yesterday afternoon. It appears that the lad, in…

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Head-on Collision Two MenTerribly Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 7

When two motor trucks met in a head-on collision at Little River, about seven miles from Albury, on the Tallangatta road, one man was…

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Garage Foreman Injured Heavy Car on Chest

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

Mr. Frank Burke, foreman mechanic of Gundagai Motors, was the victim of an unfortunate accident on Monday morning, when the big…

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Bomb on Bus Top 12 Persons Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 1

A cable from Jerusalem states: Twelve Jewish adults, and four children, were wounded, when a bomb exploded on the top of a…

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Small Child Drowned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 7

Last week a little girl, aged about two years old, the daughter of a married couple working on Mr. K. S. Drummond's property, "Airlie,"…

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Car Overturns on Marsden Road Five Men From Yenda Injured Two Admitted to Private Hospital Other Three Leave by Train for Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 1

At about 8.30 a.m. to-day (Monday) a Chrysler sedan car, owned and driven by Mr. H. E. J. Fowler, an insurance agent of Yenda, was proceeding to Sydney via West Wyalong, when it overturned on the Marsden road, about 13 miles from West Wyalong…

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Mother and Son Thrown from Sulky Mrs. Facey Injured Gunning Gap, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 1

Late on Monday evening Mrs. Facey and her son Allan were returning home by sulky, and when crossing a paddock close to their…

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Prevent Holiday Accidents

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 2

"With the approach of the Easter holidays I think the time opportune to make an urgent appeal to all motorists to co-operate in an endeavour…

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Man Killed Instantly in Collision Between Car and Steam Tram. Woman Dies Later As Result of Injuries. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

William Patrick Kelleher was killed instantly and Mrs. Eileen Crawford (64) died later from her injuries as the result…

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Woman Killed Near Grenfell While Returning by Car From Sydney Show. Three Others Also Injured. Grenfell

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred on the Marsden road about 16 miles from Grenfell, about 4 o’clock this afternoon, when a…

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35 Persons Drowned Miner's Cage Crashes Into Water CAPETOWN

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 1

Thirty-four natives and one European were trapped like rats and drowned to-day when a haulage cage in which they were riding crashed…

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