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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

97 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 5

Taxi Wrecks Verandah Unusual Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

A cyclist was injured and the balcony of premises in Keppel Street, Bathurst, was almost wrecked in an unusual street…

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Plane Crashes Airmen Killed & Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 1

Two commissioned officers and a sergeant were killed and eight members of the crew injured, two of seriously, when an aircraft from an…

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Fatal Tram Accident Young Griffith Soldier

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 2

Great regret was expressed when it was learned that Gunner Arthur Lawford had been killed in a tram accident in Sydney on Saturday last,…

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Shooting Fatality Near Stockinbingal

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 2

-Wallace John Loiterton, 16, of "Kyra," Stockinbingal, was fatally wounded near Stockinbingal on Sunday when he was struck by a bullet…

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Shooting Fatality at Stockinbingal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 1

Wallace John Loiterton, 16, of "Kyra", Stockinbingal was fatally wounded near Stockinbingal on Sunday, when he was struck by a bullet…

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Value of First-aid Accident to Peter Gately

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 1

Peter Gately, the young son of Mr and Mrs. Leo, Gately, was playing cricket with some boys adjoining his home in Gladstone Street on…

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Cowra Taxman to Stand Trial Sequel to Grenfell Accident Manslaughter Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 3

At the conclusion of an inquest at Grenfell into the circumstances surrounding the death of Charles Henry Dickinson, who received fatal injuries…

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Man Asphyxiated at Narrandera Accident at Shell Depot

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 June 1942 · page 1

An unusual accident occurred at the Shell Depot, Narrandera, recently, resulting in the death of Mr. H. A. Kromsigt, of the Shell Oil Co's,…

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H.M.A.S. NESTOR Sunk in Mediterranean Three Killed-- One Seriously Injured SYDNEY

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 1

The Minister for the Navy has, announced the sinking in the Mediterranean of the H.M.A.S, Nestor, a modern destroyer of the Javlin…

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Two Killed In Air Crash Near Forbes Cause of Accident Not Determined

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 1

The Minister for the Air on Sunday disclosed that an R.A.A.F of flee and airman were killed in an air crash near a training base in…

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Sad Shooting Fatality Death of Ivan Lemon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 1

The many friends in town and district of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Lemon, of "Birdwood". West Wyalong, were deeply grieved when the sad news was…

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Miner Injured Accident at Gibsonvale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1942 · page 1

George Sheehan, a miner, of Gibsonvale, was injured yesterday at Miss O'Donnell's mine. It is understood that the accident happened…

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Shooting Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 4

Mr. Henry Jones had the misfortune to meet With what might have been a very serious accident on Sunday last while shooting on the river. He…

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John Francis McGARRY Fined Accident to Nurse O'brien

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 1

AT the Forbes Police Court yesterday Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., was engaged for the greater part of the day in the hearing of a charge of negligent driving against John Francis McGarry, whom he found guilty and fined…

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One Killed, Five Injured When R.A.A.F. Tender, Overturned (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 1

All RAAF member was killed, and five others were injured, when an RAAF lender in which they were riding overturned while negotiating a…

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A Painful Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 4

Mr. Bill Irvine, of Murga, met with a very painful accident last Saturday night. While walking across a vacant allotment he slipped over an Iron…

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Traffic Accidents and Defective Eyesight

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 2

The relation of defective eyesight to traffic accidents is a subject that appears to have been ignored to a great extent, yet it probably is…

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Chapter of Accidents to Rankins Springs Family

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 4

A chapter of accidents befel the Hill family, Rankins Springs, recently. Edward Hill, aged about seven or…

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Forbes Fatality Miss Carmel Leahy's Sad Death Thrown From Horse on Manna Park

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 2

Widespread sympathy is being extended to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Leahy and family, of Strathfield, in the death of their younger…

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Sad Fatality. Miss Carmel Therese Leahy Thrown From Horse

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

Intense regret is felt by very many at the tragic death of the above named young woman, aged 19, caused by being thrown from horse last…

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