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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

290 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 15

Condobolin Man Loses Eye. Unfortunate Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 2

Thomas Clemson, aged 26, and son of Mr and Mrs. R. J. Clemson, of Molong street, had an eye removed at Lewisham Hospital on Thursday…

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Road Accidents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 5

There were 2,059 street accidents in the country parts of New South Wales during the year ended 30th June, 1938 compared with 1,818 for the previous…

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Baby Drowned Wanderd from Home

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 2

A child aged two years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Aldridge, wandered from home and was drowned in the Surrey River at Heywood…

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Man Fatally Injured When Alighting From Sulky (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 1

Peter Clark Knowles, aged 68 years, of Corrimal. was alighting from a sulky, when he fell to the roadway, fatally injured…

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Parkes Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 2

Mr. H. Jobson, of the firm of Johnson and Son, carriers, met with a very painful accident on Tuesday. He was loading petrol on to his lorry when a…

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Surfers Injured "Dumpers" at Newport (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 1

Five members of the Newport surf club, were "dumped" by a heavy roller, which overturned their boat, after it had been ridden in on the…

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The Horse Bolted. Boy Sustained Fractured Skull. Accident At Thuddungra

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 2

When the horse he was riding bolted at Thudduiigra, where he was the guest of Mrs. H. Brown, Michael Wertheim, a visitor from…

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Remarkable Escape Truck and Train Collision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 8

A motor truck in which were Bert and Nella Uoskitt, Betty Carey and Arch Montgomery, collided with the football special train at Bamawartha…

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Cyclone at Perth £10,000 DAMAGE 10 People Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 1

A. message from Perth states that ten people were injured and £10,000 damage caused by a cyclone which swept North Perth on Tuesday night…

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In Two Accidents Narandera Man's Experience

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 10

While working a circular saw at the Yanco Brick Works on August 22 Mr. C. Byron of Narandera, had tlie misfortune to have the index finger…

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Serious Accident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 2

Ann Macneil, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Macneil, of "Struan," Grenfell, had the misfortune to fall off a bicycle yesterday afternoon…

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Fell From Lorry Man Seriously Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 2

Mr. Robert McDonald, of Glenlea, Tabbita, near Leeton, has been admitted to the Griffith Hospital suffering from a fracture of the left…

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Around Parkes a Week's Gleanings From "Champion-Post" Eye Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 4

While engaged at his work at Lake Endeavour Dam on Thursday, Mr. J. R. Walker, of Clarinda Street, had the misfortune to be hit on the eye with…

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Truck Overturns Collision With Car Accident at Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1938 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon last, following a collision between a utility truck and a motor car, one of the passengers of the…

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Fell 600 Feet Down Moutainside Girl Seriously Injured (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1938 · page 1

Evelyn Browster, aged 17 years, while hiking on Mount Keira (Wollongong) yesterday, fell about 600 feet down the…

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Boy Drowned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 4

Francis Brannigan, 15, of Leichhardt, was drowned when he dived from a rowing boat on the George's River, Saudringham, with the…

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The Pedestrian Responsible for Many Accidents Too Careless

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 4

From statistics available for the last quarter of the financial year there has been no reduction in the casualty accidents attributable to…

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Parkes Boy Injured. Severe injuries to the face and

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 4

head with possible concussion, were suffered by Robert Pearson (14), son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pearson, of Clarinda Street North, when fell…

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Killed by Train Fatality Near Wollongong (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 1

While walking along the railway track at Colliston, near Wollongoug, yesterday, Mrs. Angelina Hampton, aged 50 years, was run down and…

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Ten People Injured Two Cars and Cycle Collide At Intersection (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 1

Ten people were injured in an accident. which involved two motor ears and a motor cycle, at the intersection of the Pacific Highway and…

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