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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

102 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 6

Fitzgerald's Bridge Car Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

As a result of a car accident at Fitzgerald's Bridge about 6.30 p.m. yesterday three men were admitted to the District Hospital, suffering from shock…

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Nine Killed, 71 Injured in Wrecked Arab Building at Jaffa (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 1

A message from Jerusalem states: It is officially stated that nine persons were killed, and 71 injured, in the violent explosion which yesterday wrecked the Arab…

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Fatal Accident to Const. M. Koop

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 3

Constable Maxwell Herbert Koop, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Koop, of Rainbow (Victoria), and a grandson…

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Five in Hospital From Parkes Road Accident Sunday Night's Car Smash

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

WHEN four spectators at the Forbes swimming carnival on Sunday night were returning home by car to Parkes, they met with a serious accident about 11 miles from Forbes, as a result of which all are inmates of Parkes District Hospital,…

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Three Wagga Women Injured in Collision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

Mrs. W. J. Hamilton, of Wagga, and mother of Mrs. J. K. Miller, of "Corran," West Wyalong, was…

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Eugowra District News Fatal Accident Boy Run Over by Wheat Truck

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 6

As briefly mentioned in Tuesday's "Advocate," Phillip, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bradford, of Eulimore, Eugowra, met with a fatal…

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Week-End Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

Young Joey Graham, son of the late Les Graham, suffered a broken leg last week when he jumped from a rafter in a shed. He missed a bale of…

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Mother Injured; Baby Escaped

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 5

A woman had one of her legs fractured and a baby had a narrow escape from injury, it not death, in an extraordinary…

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Died From Pneumonia Man Injured in Road Accident Inquest at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 9

The District Coroner, Mr. H. K. Ford, on Wednesday afternoon held an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

Mrs. C. Chisleft, of Wangajong, sustained a badly gashed eye yesterday morning when she was accidently tipped off her bicycle when crossing over…

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Girl May Lose Eye Accident in 'Bus

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

Valerie O'Malley, aged 14, of Hill Street, Forbes, suffered a severe eye injury on Tuesday when in company with children from the…

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Coroner Says Death Accidental

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

William Bernard Fitzgerald, £8 year old Burcher farmer, died from head injuries received when he…

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Fatal Road Accident at Forbes Joseph Holmes Killed Another Man Seriously Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

JOSEPH HOLMES, 42, single, was killed instantly, and George Arthur ("Tony") Spencer, also a single man, had his left leg fractured and sustained head and other injuries when overtaken by a panel van on the Forbes-Parkes Road, near…

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Diver Injured At Cootamundra

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

Frederick Weston of Sydney, had a nasty accident at the Cootamundra baths. He had dived from a tower and was…

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Condition of Accident Victim

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

George Arthur ("Tony") Spencer, one of the victims of the motor crash on the Parkes Road last Sunday night, continues to make satisfactory…

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Father, Daughter, Friend Drowned In Victorian River Tragedy (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 1

A man, his daughter, and another young girl lost their lives in a river near Rutherglen yesterday afternoon, in the latest Victorian tragedy. The father died…

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[?] Deal 3 Injured—Truck and Express in Level Crossing Smash (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—Twenty two year old Ronald Drake was killed when a truck which he was driving crashed into the Murtoa-Rupanyip…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

Thrown to the roadway when a motor cycle which he was riding struck a rut in Wombat Street, Forbes, on the evening of February 10, Raymond…

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Accident to Horseman

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

Ernest Lewis (34) was seriously injured yesterday when a horse he was riding at Jemalong Station throw itself over backwards and landed on top of…

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Unusual Accident Child Drinks Kerosene

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

Little two-years-old Margaret Parry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Parry, of Quarry Hill, caused consternation at her home on Sunday morning, when…

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