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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

346 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 18

Painful Accident To Mr. C. Cocksedge Loss of Two Fingers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

The many friends of Mr. C. Cocksedge, engineer, were sorry to learn on Tuesday of an accident which befel him at the Municipal…

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Impatience Causes Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 4

Declaring that a large proportion of road accidents were caused by impatience on the part of drivers, Mr. H. I. Johnson, secretary of the N.R.M.A.,…

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Aeroplane Crash Four People Injured Cairns Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 3

Four persons were injured when an sight sealer Dragon VHUZP, the latest addition to the air fleet of North Queensland Airways Pty., Ltd.,…

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Two Drowned When Canoe Capsized (By Were) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 1

A canoe, in which four Maoris were returning from a football match capsized in Kawhia Harbour, New Zealand…

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Archie Crippin Will Not Play This Season Injured Shoulder

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 6

City papers report that Archie Crippin the ex-Forbes footballer, whose meteoric rise to Rugby League International ranks was the…

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Woman Killed Two Others Injured Car Over Embankment (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 1

Mrs. Frederick J. Hayward, of Emmaville, via Glenn Innes was killed, and her husband and another woman were seriously injured when…

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Road Accidents Reduced Number of Deaths

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 1

The Deputy Commissioner of Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) announced that reports furnished to the department showed that 45 persons were…

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MR. H. HOARE Injured in Car Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 7

Mr. H. Hoare, the popular licensee of the Ungarie Hotel Ungarie whilst proceeding to Harden-Murrumburrah from Ungarie, and when between…

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Youth Injured By Car in Street

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 4

At about 7 p.m. on Wednesday night, Ray Lamont. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lamont. of West Wyalong received injuries to his left leg when…

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Adelaide Fatality Young Man Loses Life (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

A message from Adelaide slates that Arthur James Sorenson, aged 17 years, was hilled, and Arnest Sorenson. aged 12 years, was severely…

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Man Shot Brother-in-law Injured Attempted Murder Charge I

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

Sergeant Robson and Constable Whalen of the Moree police, answered an urgent call to a spot near the Moree racecourse. The police allege…

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Thrown From Car Accident at Ungarie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

Whilst returning from a coursing meeting at Condobolin on Tuesday night, Mr. Thomas Te[?] of Ardlethan was injured when he was…

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Many Accidents Occur in City (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

Respite precautions taken to control the traffic in the city streets last night, many accidents occurred Most of them. fortunately were of…

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Car Accident Driver Dazed by Lights Passengers Unhurt QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 6

When returning from the football match at Bribbaree on Sunday last, C. Baker had further misfortune with his car…

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Neck Broken When Pit Caved In. Tragic Fatality at Cowra Gravel Pit

Cowra Free Press · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 1

When the gravel pit, in which he was working at Fagan Bros,’ Mulyan property caved in on him on Saturday morning, a…

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Britain's Road Accidents

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 4

In 1936 there were 6561 people lulled in road accidents in Great Britain as compared 6502 in 1935. The number of accidents increased by…

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Fatal Car Accident Man Killed Near Traffic Bridge Grenfell Youth on Manslaughter Charge

Cowra Free Press · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 1

Struck by a car at the approach to the. Cowra traffic bridge at about nine o'clock on Saturday night, Francis Austin Reardon (45) received shocking injuries, which resulted in his death at the Cowra District Hospital a few hours later. His…

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Man Drowned in Inches of Water (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

James Stehens, aged 50 years, was found drowned in a few inches of water,at Lane Cove yesterday…

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Passenger Killed Pilot Severely Injured Plane Crash in Creek (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

A message from Bisbane states: When a Royal Aero Club Gypsy moth plane crashed into a creek at Budaamba racecourse, Douglas Oloan, aged 22…

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Five People Injured by Jagged Glass Car Crashed Into Window (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

Five people were severely injured from jagged pieces of plate glass when a motor car crashed through the window of a butcher's…

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