Two Killed Seven Injured In N.Z. Collision (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Wellington (New Zealand) states that when a van and motor car collided head on at Waikumete yesterday, an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents
Accidents, 1939
203 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 11
Trawler Wrecked Struck a Reef One Drowned 8 Rescued (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Brisbane states:—William Robert Lee, aged 38 years, was drowned, and eight other men narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Skull Fractured In Car Crash Condobolin Aboriginal Killed Accident At Jemalong Bridge
SEVERAL disastrous circumstances were associated with yesterday's hockey carnival at Forbes, but none more so than the accident which occurred at Jemalong Bridge in the morning, when, as the result of a lorry skidding on the bridge an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Skids Cause Accidents
Road accident reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding, and in the coming months many more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Condobolin Aboriginal Killed. Accident at Jemalong Bridge
We take the following from the Forbes "Advocate" of 13th inst. Several disastrous circumstances were associated with yesterday's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thrown From Horse G'gong Man Badly Injured GOOLAGONG, Wed
Mr. Ken. McGrath, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. McGrath, was severely injured when he was thrown from his horse on Mr. Ousby's property, Cowra, last week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Accident Quandialla Resident
Mr. Jeffries, a well known resident of Quandilia. met with a fatal accident when returning from Grenfell to Quandialla on Saturday night. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidental Happening Death of Ernest Wm. Wighton Coronial Inquiry
Mr. Arthur Sam, J.P., Coroner, on Saturday morning held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ernest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidental Happening Death of Ernest Wm. Wighton. Coronial Inquiry
Mr. Arthur Sam, J.P., Coroner, on Saturday morning, last week at Forbes held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Drowned in Tub of Pig Food SYDNEY
Thomas Old, 63, a farmer, uear Stratford, New Zealand, was found drowned in a drum of pig food he was mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Injured Fall Over Cliff SYDNEY
Falling over a 20ft cillf at [?]in Head yesterday Thelma Miller aged 20 years, of Enfield, was admitted to hospital suffering from fractured [?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Footballers Injured Bill Bray in Hospital Others Also Suffer
Suffering from the effects of "cauliflower" ear, badly gravel rashed leg and pai a from three bods. Bill Bray, from row forward, and prominent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JUMPED 2,000 FEET Then Drowned in Harbour Parachute Carried Man To Death (By Wire) Sydney
A parachute jumper, (Leo Hayward) was drowned in Manukau Harbour, close to the Mangere Aerodrome at Auckland, (New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Analysis Of Road Accidents
The number of accidents attributable to carelessness and inattention during the 12 months ended 30th June, 1938, was 1819, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Unexpected Cause of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently and the final answer was, meeting the unexpected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£46 Verdict in £400 Claim District Residents in Court Truck and Sulky Collision Sequel Medico Says Plaintiff Suffered Severe Injuries
Widespread interest was taken in proceedings in the Wyalong District Court when Mrs. Antonia Gertrude Bryant, wife of a well known Tullibigeal farmer, sought to recover £400 damages from Samuel John Monkerud, equally well known…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Mr. H. M. HAWKINS Accidental. Says Coroner Caretaker's Story Rejected
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the City Coroner (Mr. Oram) at the inquest on Wednesday on Herbert Middleton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Unexpected Cause of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently and the final answer was, 'Meeting the unexpected."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leeton Resident Seriously Injured by Car After Acquittal 011 Charge of Manslaughter (By Wire) Sydney
Ernest Ferguson Stephens, aged 32 years, the manager of a property near Leeton, who, on Friday, was acquitted on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unfortunate Accident. The Mayoress Breaks An Arm
The Mayoress (Mrs. J. V. Thompson) whilst engaged in giving the debutantes a rehearsal yesterday afternoon in the pavilion, slipped on the "Chronicle."…
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