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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

140 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 7

Shocking Fatality 'At Girral Sports Mr. Ven. Lewington

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at the Girral sports yesterday A afternoon, when Mr. Stanley…

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Torpedo Explosion Swedish Destroyers Sunk 31 Killed. 11 Injured (By Wire) Sydney. Thursday, (A.A.P.)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 1

A message from London?states:Explosions, which resulted in the sinking of two Swedish destroyers, and serious damage to another, at…

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If You Stop to Think You Will Think to Stop One of the first accident prevention

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 4

slogans ever used was this: If you stop to think you will think to stop. One road user has sent it to the Road Safety Council for use again…

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Two Bullets in Body Sunday's Shooting Accident Young Man in Hospital

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 1

A young man, William Ticehurst, aged 18 years, was concerned in a shooting affair at Forbes on Sunday, and is now an inmate of…

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Three Children Missing Believed Drowned (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 1

Three children, the eldest being five years of age, failed to return home from the Auburn Seventh Day Adventist School yesterday, and it is…

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Tragic Sequel to 'Bus Accident. Death of School Girl

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 2

A tragic sequel to the school bus accident al Holnwood on Weduesday of last week, was the death of Gweumeth June Simpson in the Cowra…

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Serious Injuries From Motor Cycle Accident Mr. Ray Lamont in District Hospital

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 October 1941 · page 1

On Sunday morning Mr. Ray Lamont of West Wyalong, was riding a moton cycle to the residence of his brother, Mr. Allen Lamont, when he met with…

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Road Accidents How Much Do You Care? Taking Too Many Chances

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 6

A driver whose car had struck and killed a little girl wag asked at. the inquest whether he had seen her step from the kerb and what he did…

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Three Killed. Level Crossing Disaster, Five Others Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 2

A serious level crossing smash occurred yesterday, the second in New South Wales during the last few months…

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The Motorists' Corner. Official R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon" Accidents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 3

Despite a remarkable decrease in the number of cars on the road, accidents have not decreased in proportion. The number of people killed and…

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Serious Accident Parkes Man Critically Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 8

William Bradbury, of Billabong Creek, Parkes. described as a missionary, met with a serious motor accident on Friday, and now lies critically…

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Accident Charge Failing to Stop and Ascertain Injury Unusual Case at Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 8

On a charge that he drove a horse and sulky to a public place so furiously as to injure Neville James Hawthorne, John O'Connor,…

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Mr. Thos Edgerton Sustains Serious Injuries In Road Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 1

Mr. Thos. Edgerton, of Wyalong, sustained serious injuries on Saturday evening last, when a motor lorry, owned by Mr A. W, Byrnes. of West…

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These Things Caused Accidents Excessive Speed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 2

Whether the driver was a city salesman or a country resident and whether the road accident occurred in town or out in the country, excessive…

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These Things Caused Accidents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 4

Whether the driver was a city sales man or a country resident and whether the road accident occurred in town or out in the country, excessive speed…

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Car Fatality Stan Kendall Killed Five Others Injueed When Car Overturned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 1

A tragic accident occurred on the Wyalong-Forbes road at about 7.30 a.m. yesterday, when a car which Mr. Stanley Kendall, of…

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Fatal Car Smash on Wyalong Road Driver Killed, Five Others Injured Single Seater Car Turns Over

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 1

WHEN the single-seater car which he was driving got out of control on a bend on the Wyalong-Forbes Road about 7 a.m. on Sunday, at a point about 31½ miles from Forbes, a young man named Stanley Kendall, about 26 or 27…

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Driver Killed Five Others Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 3

When the single seater car which he was driving got out of control on a bend on the Wyalong-Forbes road about 7 a.m. on Sunday, at a point…

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Fatal Car Smash On Wyalong Road Driver Killed, Five Others Injured

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

When the single-seater car which he was driving got out of control on a bend on the Wyalong-Forbes road about 7 a.m. on Sunday, at a point…

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Dreadful Honeymoon Tragedy Lithgow Girl Drowned

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Flynn were married only last Saturday at St. Patrick's Church, Lithgow. The bridegroom's brother, the Rev. Father P. Flynn,…

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