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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

104 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 6

H. Donnelly's Death How Accident Occurred

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Giving evidence on Wednesday in the inquiry at Bathurst into the death of Harold A. Donnelly (reported elsewhere), at which the Coroner…

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Cost of Road Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 4

Actual cost in £ S. D of road accidents, apart from physical suffering and pain, is a substantial reason why a much more…

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Old-age Pensioner Injured Refuses to See Doctor

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

An old-age pensioner, riding his bicycle along Grenfell Road about 12 noon, last Saturday, sustained minor injuries to both hands and…

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Lucky Escape in Car Accident at Cudal Creek

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 2

A miraculous escape from death was made possible for Mrs. E. S. Darby, of "Burrawang West," Ootha, by the heroic efforts of her…

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Farmer Injured in Collision Accident on Camp Street Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

A cyclist sustained minor head injuries at about 7.30 p.m. last Tuesday, when he collided with a motor car oil Camp Street Bridge,…

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SULKY v. TAXI Man Injured in Collision

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

A man received injuries to body and both legs when the horse and sulky he was driving collided with a motor car in Grenfell Street at…

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Car Damages, £3156 Sequel to Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

Thomas J. Green, farmer, of Grawlin, Forbes, who recently figured in a court case when a collision story between two motor…

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Bicycle Accident Railway Employee Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1

A youth sustained minor injuries, when he fell from the bicycle he was riding at Wongajong last Sunday afternoon. He is E. Edwards,…

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Unusual Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 4

An unusual accident occurred when Mr. Ken Armstrong of Boorowa had one of his rear tyres burnt off his truck—a…

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Tullamore Man Fatally Injured by Horse Death in Parkes Hospital

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

When the horse harnessed to the sulky in which he was driving commenced to kick and rear outside Tufllamore late on Saturday…

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K.0. For Batsman; Second Breaks Finger; Third Man Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 1

There was a feast of excitement in the final of the Northern Riverina Cricket Association competiton at Weja. A player broke a small finger, a second man was…

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Scores Drowned in Warsaw Flood (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 1

A message from Warsaw states: The Vistula broke its banks and flooded 40 villages to the north-west of Warsaw,…

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Havoc in Floods 200 DROWNED; 20,000 Flee (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

A message from Berlin states:— Two hundred persons are reported to be drowned in the worst floods…

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Milby Sawmiller Had Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 1

Whilst working a saw at his Milby sawmill, Mr. Martin Conway, sustained a nasty gash to a finger…

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Man Killed in Road Collision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 1

Ernest Tarrington Pincombe, (62), 18 Yarrunga Pde., Wollongong, was killed instantly in a motor accident on Hume…

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Car Smash Two Seriously Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 1

Messrs Bob McCrone, of "Bungambil," Mirrool, and Ken Boyd of Condobolin, were seriously injured and…

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One Dead, 13 Injured in Hut Blaze West Wyalong's Soldier's Escape

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 5

Driver Alwyn England, of West Wyalong, was one of several Members of the BCOF at Kaitaichi, in Japan, who had narrow escapes when the hut in which they were sleeping was destroyed by fire in a few minutes…

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Verdict For Weethalle Motorist District Court Claim For £235 Damages Car Accident Near Gidginbung

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

Mrs. Gladys Victoria Stuart, wife of Mr. William T. Stuart, of Weethalle, was granted a verdict for £235 in the District Court, Wyalong, for damages for…

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Shocking Motor Accident Miraculous Escape Of Occupants

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

One of the most gruesome nerve racking sights we have ever witnessed was that at the foot of William street last Friday night…

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Car Accident on Bimbi Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 1

The driver, Mr. Neil McMillan, of Bribabaree, and a passenger. Mrs. E. D. Bode, received, injuries when a car capsized…

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