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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

116 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 6

Two Killed in Motor Collision (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 1

Two young New Australians were killed instantly last night when their motor cycle collided with a bus near Tom Ugly's…

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Injured in Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 2

Mr. Douglas Ross, a commercial traveller, was injured when his car crashed into a gutter on Saturday…

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Mr. R. James, M.P., in Second Serious Accident Within Two Years (By Wire) SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 1

A message from Newcastle states:— Mr. Rowley James, suffered severe injuries last night when a car in which he was travelling struck a post at…

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Two Killed, 4 Injured in Collision Near Forbes (By Wire) SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 1

A message from Forbes states:—Two brothers were killed and four other men were injured when a: semi-trailer and a car collided head-on about 26 miles from…

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Two Eugowra Men Killed in Car Crash Four Others Injured Sunday Night's Tragic Fatality on Cowra Road

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 1

EUGOWRA and Forbes residents and the people of the West generally were shocked on Sunday night when the news spread that two men had been killed and four others seriously injured as the result of a motor collision on the Forbes Cowra Road, three or four miles on the Cowra side of Payten's Bridge, which is some…

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Ex-Local Man Injured in Collision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

Mr. Stan Cross, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Cross, of Calleen, was one of the four men injured in a serious motor accident…

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Baby Drowned Near Deniliquin

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

The body of German bor[?] Stefan Holubobsky, 2, was recovered from a flooded creel, near Deniliquin, 30 yards from…

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Man Drowned At Narrandera

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 5

A 27 year old Narrandera man was drowned while attempting to swim across the irrigation channel near…

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Dived Through Windscreen But Not Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 3

Thomas Patrick John Grant, of Canowlndra, was catapulted through the windscreen of his brand new car when it crashed…

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Vandals Take Lamp on Forbes Road Could Cause Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

Is it the fault of the modern age that we have so many vandals? Or have people always delighted in stealing and destroying other…

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Road Accident Appeal Fund

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the public meeting called to discuss ways and means of helping the victims of the recent…

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Week-end Accidents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

On Friday night at 6.40 p.m. when a car struck the Monument in Bathurst street, Messrs. Christopher Sparkes, of Rosebery, and L. H…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Road Accident Toll

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 4

"Describing the behaviour of a small percentage of a small percentage of motor vehicle drivers as a blot on civilisation's page," Mr. H. E. Richards, N.R…

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Heavy Road Accident Toll is "A Blot on Civiiisation's Page"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 6

Describing the behaviour of a small percentage of motor vehicle drivers as a "blot on civilisation's page," Mr, H. E. Richards, N.R.M.A. General Secretary…

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DROWNED Death of C. M. Calopedis of Eugowra "Own Act," Says Coroner

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 1

Con Monus Calopedis, cafe proprietor, Eugowra, brought about his death by his own act, the Coroner, Mr. B. Herbert,…

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Accident at Ootha Three Men Injured

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

Mr. Fred Schneider, of Condobolin, was involved in a car accident last Monday morning, when a utility truck came up over a hill near Ootha on the Parkes road and both vehicles collided. He suffered a fractured right leg…

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Football at Forbes on Sunday Parkes to Assist Injured Players' Fund

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 8

AT Spooner Oval next Sunday, Forbes and Parkes Rugby League teams meet for the second time this season. With competition football suspended for the day…

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Man Killed, Seven Injured in Car Collision Near Camden (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 1

The man killed was Alfred John Byrne, aged 27 years, a son of the owner of the Narellan Hotel…

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Electrician Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

Jack Holloway, an electrician working for the Forbes Municipal Council, received shock and bruises when he fell from a pole after…

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Injured Scalp

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

Edward Looney, of Gunning Gap, received a badly cut scalp recently when attempting to get a tractor out of a bog…

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