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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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

Schoolboy Injured Accident in Bridge Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 10

William Parslow (10), of Bathurst Street, Forbes, was seriously injured when a bicycle he was riding became involved in a collision with a motor…

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Car Accidents Parkes Residents Involved

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 3

Several Parkes men were injured on Friday night when a car, owned by Mr. Russell Baker and driven by Mr. N. Collits, skidded off the…

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High Accident Rate Retreads Are Dangerous, Says Expert

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 4

The danger of using retreads on the modern car cannot be too highly emphasised, a Sydney insurance investigator said last Tuesday…

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Car Accident Mrs. Q. Ercole Jr., Receives Serious Injuries

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

While on her way by car to Greenethorpe yesterday morning, Mrs. Q. Ercole jr., met with an accident, and was later admitted to…

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Bus and Horse in Collision

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 10

Thirty-two pasengers, including many women and children, escaped injury when a Parkes 'bus struck a horse three miles on the Orange side…

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Fall From Bicycle Child Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

Joyce Clark, aged 11, of Parkes Road, had a nasty fall from a bicycle, on Sunday night, when the machine skidded in loose gravel at…

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Bathurst Road Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 1

One person was killed and 14 injured, one seriously, in a series of road accidents which marred the Easter holidays in Bathurst, where thousands…

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"Cop" a Menace Almost Causes Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 1

On Thursday morning an "Advocate" reporter saw a girl on a bicycle riding in an absent-minded manner down Lachlan Street…

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40 Killed, 60 Injured When Express Train Blown Up (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

A message from Jerusalem states: An electrically detonated landmine yesterday blew up the Cairo-Haifa express, killing 40 persons, and injuring 60…

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Shocking Accident Mr. George Holland Loses Left Hand

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 5

Mr. George Holland, of "Good Hope," Goolagong road, met with a bad accident on Monday last by which he lost his left hand, which…

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Printer's Hand Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 6

A 17 year-old printer was taken to the Leeton District Hospital after his right hand became jammed in a printing…

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Finding of Accidental Death In Case of Joseph Holmes Parkes Road Fatality

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 1

AT Forbes Court House on Friday the District Coroner, Mr. H. K. Ford, investigated the circumstances leading to the death of Joseph Holmes, who met with an accident on the Parkes Road on the morning of February 2 last…

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Player Injured In Sunday's Football Match

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 8

Although his condition did not appear serious at the time, Kevin Headly, the 19-years-old full-back for Group X. in Sunday's match at Forbes, who…

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Man Injured When Car Strikes Horse

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

While returning to Forbes from Orange, by car on Sunday, Mr. Norman Privilege suffered severe lacerations to the face, when the car struck…

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Two Cowra Full-backs Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 4

Full-back "Curly" Hewitt, will not be wearing the No. 1 jersey for Cowra for at least four weeks. "Curly" was Injured early in the first half of the…

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Rail Engines. in Collision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 6

A light engine involved in a collision with a goods train at The Gap near Cootamundra was on the wrong line, it was…

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Plane Diverted To Pick Up Injured Hay Man

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 5

The Narrandera representative of A.N.A. (Mr. B. Edwards) made special arrangements to have an A.N.A. plane diverted…

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Accident Benefit Fund For Injured Australian Rules Players; Commendable Scheme

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 5

The Northern Riverina Australian Rules Football Association, with headquarters at Tullibigeal, has adopted a players' accident schema introduced by…

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QUANDIALLA Football in Mud Leads to Accidents. Successful Flower Show QUANDIALLA

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 5

The flower show held by the Quandialla branch of the Country' Women's Association last Wednesday was one of the most successful functions of its…

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Bedgerabong a Chapter of Accidents Races Will Show Profit BEDGERABONG, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

The weather-man smiled on the Picnic Race Club members and gave them a fine day for their meeting. The sun shone through a clear sky, until…

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