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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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

First Accident Cost His Boy's Life

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 2

The accident which Lucian Ronald Shaw, of Grenfell, had on the Young-Grenfell Road on the evening of Wednesday, 13th August, and in…

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Lessons of Recent Accidents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 3

Last week's road accidents in which motor vehicles were involved could have been avoided had the following points been observed…

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Awarded £850 by Workers' Compensation Commission Widow of Late R. Stone Forbes Power House Fatality Lengthy Hearing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 1

THE Workers' Compensation Commission of N.S.W.--His Honor Judge Moffitt and Dr. Clarence Read--was engaged at Forbes throughout portion of Tuesday and till a late hour on Wednesday night in the hearing of an application against…

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Miner Injured At Gibsonvale Mine

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 November 1941 · page 1

Mr. Frank Hull, an employee at Duff's Mine at Gibsonvale, was admitted to the Wyatong and District Hospital on Friday last,…

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Road Safety Lessons of Regent Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 7

Last week's road accidents in which molar vehicles were involved could have been avoided had the following points been observed, writes the…

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Horses Are in Road Accidents Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 2

Six persons have been killed and 25 others injured in road accidents caused by horses during the last three months in New South Wales. All of…

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Wagga Soldier Drowned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 1

When his canoe overturned in the Narrabeen Lake on Saturday afternoon, Corporal John Henry Bentley, Glenfield Training Camp, and a…

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Motor Garage Fatality Mr. Alf. McCaw Dies From Injuries

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 2

Mr. Alfred McCaw, proprietor of the Blayney Garage, died at the Hospital from the effects of injuries received at his workshop on the 5th inst…

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A Near Accident At Creek Crossing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 6

What might have been a nasty accident was narrowly averted on Thursday of lost week, when a motor lorry driven by Mr. Irwin…

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Three Killed Midnight Collision Near Parkes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 7

Three men were killed and four injured when a taxi-cab and a touring car collided headon on.the road between Parkes and Forbes…

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Cars Collide On Parkes-Forbes Road Three Men Killed Three Injured

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 3

We take the following from last Monday's "Champion-Post.": As the result of a car [?]ollision on the Forbes road, about ten miles from…

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Mining Accident at Gibsonvale Mr. M. J. Purtell's Leg Fractured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 1

When about 1½ tons of earth fell in Duff's mine, Gibsonvale. about noon yesterday, Mr. M. J. Purtell, senr., sustained a…

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Accident Season Approaches (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 8 December 1941 · page 4

The other day a child of seven impulsively ran across the road in the path of an approaching motor truck. He was knocked down and killed…

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Near Drowning Fatality at Gundagai Constable's Prompt Action Saves Life Young Girl Went After Brother

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 December 1941 · page 2

The prompt action of Constable McBurney, of Gundagai, saved the life of a young local girl, who got into difficulties at the swimming pool on…

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Road Accidents Are Sabotage

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 December 1941 · page 1

Road accidents today are destructive of national fitness and therefore cannot be tolerated. An avoidable road accident is virtually an act of…

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Sad Fatality Ex-west Wyalong Man Perishes in Central Australia

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 2

Old residents Wyalong who remember Mr. Frank Curll, a son of the late Mrs. W. H. Simmons, will regret to hear of the loss of his son,…

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Horses a Danger Straying, and Careless Handling Often Cause Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 5

Numerous incidents have occurred in country towns and rural areas by horses straying on to streets and roads, and by the carelessness [?]…

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Summer's Toll of Road Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 4

In the last eight days of November nine persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales. How many were injured can only he…

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Road Accidents and Sabotage

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 4

Road accidents to-day are destructive of national fitness and therefore cannot be tolerated. An avoidable road accident is virtually an act of…

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Cyclists Injured In Road Accidents Almost Equal Pedestrians

The West Wyalong Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 5

Cyclists injured in road accidents during, recent weeks increased in numbers so that. tliey almost equalled the number of pedestrians who were…

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