Trapped in Car Man Drowned
Arthur Kingham, 45, rice farmer, of Marrani, was trapped and drowned in his sedan car in Yenda irrigation canal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents
Accidents, 1940
193 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 10
Boy Injured At Swimming Pool
Ron Broad, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Broad, of West Wyalong, received minor injuries in an accident at the swimming pool during the week, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Accident Cars Collide at Lithgow West Wyalong Man Injured (By Wire) Sydney
Donald Jeffrey Bucknell, 35, of West Wyalong, sustained wounds to the face and a probable fracture of the jaw, following a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck by Car Young Child Injured
Struck by a car in Main Street, West Wyalong, on Saturday night last at about 9 p.m. Ruth May Norton, the three years' old daughter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Collision Between Car and Truck Two Persons Killed (By Wire) Sydney
A Melbourne message to-day states that two people were killed and several injured in a smash between a motor car and a motor truck last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greenethorpe Residents Injured. Smash on the Mountains
Five people wore Injured on Monday night when two motor cars collided on the Western road at Mount Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Smash. Mr. Coelli jr. Badly Injured
An unfortunate motor smash occurred on the Marsden road, near Caragabal, during the early hours of Thursday morning last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sample Faults Cause Many Accidents Openng Car Doors
The careless opening of car doors was one of the main contributing factors which led to 152 accidents in which horses and other live stock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death Follows Accident. Car Overturns at Cowra
A Cowra report states that Ernest Heinrich 55, a prominent business man of Young, was killed in a car accident near Cowra on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Overturns Young Butcher Killed Wife and Son Injured
Ernst Gottleib Heinrich (55), a master butcher, of Young, was killed when a car driven by his son, Cyril Heinrich (22), left the road at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Knocked Down by Bull; Injured "Cattle King" in Hospital With Broken Thigh
Knocked down by a bull on his Orange Road property early Wednesday afternoon, Mr. W. Marsh, the well-known "cattle king,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Caragabal Fatality Grenfell Farmer Killed
Mr. J. H. Parker, well known farmer and grazier of Grenfell, was killed when his car crashed into a tree near Caragahal during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gored by Steer Dunedoo Week-end Accident Fettler Injured
Attacked by a Queensland steer at the Dunedoo railway yards, Patrick Flynn, 50, Merrygoen railway fettler, was severely injured about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmer Killed When Car Hits Tree Grenfell Fatality
Mr. J. H. Parker, a Grenfell farmer, was killed last Friday night when the car in which he was travelling crashed into a tree…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Foot Injured Crushed Under Lorry Wheel
When the wheel of a heavily laden wheat waggon passed over his foot at Binya, G. Turner, labourer, suffered a probable fracture of a big toe…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yacht Wrecked in Fierce Gale Four Persons Drowned Owned Alive But Badly Injured (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Auckland (New Zealand) states that the yacht, Nithauia, was wrecked at Mackata Island, in a fierce gale,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News From Other Centres Lake Cargelligo Drowning Hoax
A stir was caused on Tuesday evening when cries for help were heard from the bathing area half way up the town. People ran down to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Face Scalded Mr. R. Navin Injured
Mr. R. ("Bobby") Navin, a mechanic in the employ of Mr. R. Lindner, garage proprietor, of West Wyalong, was badly scalded about the fact by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Year Starts Badly Many Road Accidents
As reports are being received by the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the State it is becoming more and more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tragic Car Accident Forbes Native Killed Mr. Ron. Holder's Death
When a car which he was driving on the Trangie-Dubbo Road overturned on Sunday afternoon, Ronald Phillip Holyer,…
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