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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Shooting Was Accident, Says Temora Coroner

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 6

The Temora District Coroner (Mr. C. Wellingham) returned a finding of accidental death when he presided at the inquest…

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Darby Munro Arrested and Charged After Serious Accident (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 1

Sydney jockey, David Hugh ('Darby') Munro, 35, of Randwick, was arrested by the police last night following a head on collision, in which six people, including…

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Fatal Riding Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 1

Airs. Frank Wilkinson, aged 27, of Crowther, near Young, died in the Young District Hosptail on Friday night as the…

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Accidents

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 5

Painful injuries were sustained by Arnold Waters, six years of age, of Bimbi when his foot became entangled in the sprocket of a bike which…

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Series of Accidents Amputated Finger

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 10

Mr. Fred Keir, of Quandialla, was admitted to Grenfell District Hospital last Friday suffering from an amputated finger and severe lacerations of…

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Two Men Believed Drowned (By Wire). Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—Two men are believed to have drowned after their sailing boat capsized on Port Philip Bay yesterday…

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Accidents at the Week-end Young Married Woman Falls from Train

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 1

LAST Sunday was a bad day for accidents so far as Forbes people were concerned, three casualties of a serious nature taking place, while other minor mishaps also occurred. Mad Career bu Horse…

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Coroner says Fire Accidental Lawyer Submits that Maniac Set Premises Alight Crowe Discharged on Arson Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 2

The West Wyalong Coroner (Mr. H. Kaye), in a reserved finding to-day, said that the fire which partially destroyed the business premises of Mervan Lyle Crowe, of Barmedman, was accidentally caused…

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Accident on Forbes Road Baby Clemson Admitted To Hospital

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

Myra, the ten months old baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clemson, residents of the Melrose road, was admitted to…

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Drowned in Well Fatality at Orange

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 4

Denise Ann Murray (4 years) was drowned when she fell into a well at Bloomfield, near Orange, on Sunday…

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Two Barmedman Fires One Accidental -- the Other Suspicious

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 1

A police officer told Coroner H. Kaye, at West Wyalong, that there were no suspicious circumstances in connection with a fire at John…

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Volunteers Lift Wheat for Accident Victim

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 8

The Trundle district farmers, and the wheatcarters working there, have shown a fine spirit of co-operation and practical sympathy for an…

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Coronial Inquiry Death of Mr. Jas. W. Parslow Accidental Finding

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 5

The Coroner, Mr. H. K. Ford, on Wednesday afternoon held an inquiry into the death of Mr. James William Parslow,' who met his…

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Barmedman Fire Accidental

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 8

The Coroner, Mr. H. Kaye, found that a lire which damaged a shack and premises occupied by Mervyn Lyle Crowe, in Greer Street, Barmedman, on…

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Sixteen Injured in Motor Smash (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—Sixteen people were injured—five seriously—when a truck carrying 14 picnicers collided with a car and overturned at Ivanhoe…

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Elderly Woman Severely Injured By an Escaped Criminal SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—An elderly woman was knocked down, and had her jaw broken by an allegedly escaped convict who attacked her in her Ascot…

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Desperate Effort to Save Life of Accident Victim

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

Medical officers and nursing staff at the Wyalong District Hospital are engaged in a desperate effort to save the life of James Herbert Selems, aged 4½ years,…

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Police Make Final Plea for Accident Free Christmas

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 2

The best way to make the time honored maxim, "A Happy Christmas" come true is by making it a week of festivity, free from road accidents or the sorrow of…

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Lorry Overturns Accident at Tichborne Forbes Girl Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 1

Travelling from Forbes to Peak Hill, a lorry owned and driven by Mr. Jack Corns, cafe proprietor, of Peak Hill, turned over near the…

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Driver Saw Fatal Accident, Later Died Himself

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE.—A man was killed in a car and train collision. Four hours after he had seen a bus driver killed in a…

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