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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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

Police Had to Shoot Injured Horse

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 1

It was necessary yesterday for Sgt. F. C. Menzies, Chief of the West Wyalong Police, to shoot a horse that…

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Accident Victim admitted to Hospital This Morning

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 1

Norma Williams, aged 11, of West Wyalong, was admitted to the District Hospital following a street…

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Youth Shot Through Thigh in Accidentn

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

A seventeen-year-old Forbes lad was accidentally shot through the upper part of the left thigh on Sunday…

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No Road Accident Deaths on Anzac Day SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 1

For the first time in some years no road accident deaths were reported in New South Wales on Arizac Day. This was revealed this…

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Car Accident Mr. Bernie Dunn In Hospital

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. Bernie Dunn, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dunn, of "Carlowrie", Condobolin, met with an accident on Wednesday night when…

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Motor Cycle and Wood Lorry Collide. Mr. R. Stevens Seriously Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. Radford Stevens, of. "Arizona," Goolagong Road, is in hospital in a serious condition, the result of a collision between a motor…

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Brothers Badly Injured by Power Saw

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 6

Warwick Tom (16) and Peter Tom (19), of Hartley's Creek, Parkes, were seriously injured by a mobile power-driven circular…

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Three Accidents Last

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

Miss Doris Holmes, aged 20, of Mahonga street, was knocked down by a passing motorist in Melrose street on Friday night at…

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Verdict of Accidental Death Wellington Road Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 1

An inquest into the death of John James Fowler and Patricia Elsie Francisco was held at Dubbo Court House last week, before…

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Week-end Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 1

Mr. J. Carroll, of Elizabeth St.. received severe face and neck lacerations,, on Sunday, when a car In which he was a passenger…

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Boorowa footballer Has Armtorn Off In Car Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

Well known Boorowa footballer, E. Corcoran, lost his right arm as a result of a motor accident on Saturday…

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Frightful Injuries in Circular Saw Accident. Two Lads Suffer Severe Lacerations

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 2

Severe injuries to the legs were suffered by two brothers about mid-day on Friday week when a mobile circular saw jumped out of…

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Public Can Assist in Avoiding Traffic Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 1

With the co-operation of the public many traffic accidents can be avoided, Sgt. N. Pike said today on…

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Temora Man Killed in Road Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 2

When a truck he was driving overturned seven miles from Cootamundra on the Stockinbingal road on Friday…

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Local and General Collision in Main Street

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 2

On Saturday night last William George Phillip Wood 29, of Grenfell, was driving his car in Main-street, Grenfell, when for some…

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Baby Drowned at Ranking Springs

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 1

The baby daughter, Jill, of Mr. and Mrs. John Cullen, of Rankins Springs, aged 17 months, was drowned in a…

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Coroner's Court Two Verdicts of Accidental Death

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 3

The Court House, Grenfell, was the scene of two inquests held before the Coroner, Mr. J. R. English, on Monday last…

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Forbes Youths Injured in Road Crash

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

As a road safety meeting was being held in Forbes on Friday night two young men were severely Injured In a road accident at…

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Car Collision on the Parkes Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

CARS driven by Leon Baden, of Forbes, and Wallie Foggett, of Wellington, came into collision on the Parkes Road, about six miles from Forbes, at 5.20 p.m. on Wednesday…

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Accidental Death at Coursing Ground

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

Mr. Augustus Fisk, 32, of Bathurst street, was accidentally Killed while at the Coursing Ground last Tuesday night. The accident occurred shortly after 8 o'clock. He and other dog owners were…

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