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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

290 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 15

Parkes Pars News of the Week From "Champion-Post" Boy Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 12

Thrown against the windscreen when the vehicle hit a deep gutter, a boy suffered severe lacerations and shock while driving a lorry with his two…

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Boy Injured

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 1

Thrown against the windscreen when the vehicle hit a deep gutter, a boy suffered severe lacerations and shock while driving in a lorry with…

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Woman Injured Man Committed for Trial

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 6

At the Leeton Police Court, George John Clark was charged with assaul[?]ng Elsio Georgina Curry, [?] sioning her actual bodily harm…

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Collision on Corner Local Cars Involved Occupants Unharmed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

Returning to Forbes from Goolagong on Sunday afternoon in his car, Mr. H. Tribolet had an uneventful trip until he was in the…

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Men Injured. Saturday Night Brawl. (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 1

Following an argument between two Australians and two Italians outside the Broken Hill Stadium on Saturday night, it is alleged that…

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Shocking Accident to Tumut Resident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 6

Frightful facial injuries were received by Mr. Dick Cross of Tumut, when a charge of gelignite prematurely exploded, on…

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Painful Accident Lost Two Fingers. Girral Man's Misfortune

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 5

A very palnful accident was sustained by Mr. S. Ryding, of Girral. whilst working a chaffcutter. the property of his employer. Mr. C…

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Sad Drowning Fatality Another Lachlan River Victim

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

The Lachlan River has claimed another victim by drowning, this time in the person of Patrick John Shanahan, the…

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N.Z. Death Smash Excursion Train Derailed Six Dead, 20 Injured AUCKLAND

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

Six were killed and 20 were injured when an excursion train was derailed last night near Wanganui. Colliding with the edge of…

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Serious Motor Smash at Ungarie Passengers Admitted to Hospital Side Ripped Out of One Vehicle Three Persons Rather Seriously Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

As the result of a motor accident three miles from Ungarie, on the Girral road, at about 7.30 p.m. last night (Sunday) eight persons were taken to the Ungarie C.W.A. Hospital, where some of them are at the present time. Three of the passengers it is stated,…

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Reducing Fatigue Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 4

That every driver should take at least an hour's rest after a four-hour spell at the wheel is the subject of a decree plnnned by the Dutch…

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Eight Persons Killed Fatal Motor Accidents (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

Eight persons were killed in motor accidents in New South Wales on Saturday and Sunday, including four in the service car crash between…

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Child Almost Suffocated. Peculiar Accident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

On Tuesday last Mrs. Geo. Grimm was sitting in a car with her baby son, when a lorry carrying children passed down the street, and…

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Painful Accident Ungarie Farmer Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

Whilst working a chaffecutter at his property, Mr. Lou Henley, a well known Ungarie farmer, bad his [?] hand caught, in the machinery and…

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Fall From Hotel Window Man Seriously Injured at Junee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 6

Prank Reid, 30, was seriously injured last night when he fell from the window of a hotel at Junee. It is thought that he was walking in his…

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Dave Newham Seriously Injured Leg Badly Smashed at the Knee. Motor Bike and Truck in a Crash

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

Gala Week was marred somewhat by a very serious accident, by which one of Grenfell's popular lads, Dave Newham, met with an accident which…

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Forfarm Sfvered Shocking Accident at Waradgery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred at Waradgery, the property of Mr. W. F. Ross, M.L.A., when John T. Smith who was employed feeding a…

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The Bristol Case No Further Action Sequel to Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

No further action is to be taken by the Crown in regard to the accident on the Yalgogrin-West Wyalong road, which resulted in Matthew…

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Motor Accidents Lucky Escape of Parsons Family Cyclist Struck By Car

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

A COUPLE of motor accidents took place over the weekend at Forbes, and though there are at present two patients in the Forbes District Hospital as a result of the mishaps, their condition is not serious. In both instances those con…

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Girl Fatally Injured

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 3

Betty MacKay, 11, of Genanagle, was struck on the temple by a golf stick on Wednesday afternoon and died a few hours later. She was…

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