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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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

Man Loses Arm in Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 1

A man had his right arm amputated below the elbow in Dubbo Base Hospital following an accident earlier on the…

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Child Dead, 4 Injured in Tragic Road Smash

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 1

A four-years-old child was killed and four adults injured as the result of a tragic car smash on the Newell Highway four miles from Alleena, on Friday morning. The car in which the persons were travelling failed to take a corner in…

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Taxi In Freak Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 5

Cootamundra driver, Mr. Bill Perry, was involved in an unusual accident. About one mile the other side…

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Washing Line Causes Axe Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 5

Mr. Jack Edwards, of Lachlan Street, will not cut wood under a clothes line again after last Friday night when the axe he was…

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Surprising Horse-Car Collision Effect

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon. Mr. R Boreham, of Eugowra, took an unwilling part in what a circus proprietor would have billed as…

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Easter Holiday Fatality

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 1

A man was killed when a car overturned in Gagie's Lane, Ungarie Road, on Saturday afternoon. The man was William John…

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Two Cars In Collision

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

After crossing Bates' Bridge a car driven by Mrs. Una Michalk, of "Eulowa," Orange Road, collided in Forrester Street with…

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Crop of Accidents Two Motor Cyclists Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

An unusual collision of two motorcycles occurred on the Parkes Road at 2 a.m. on Friday. About 7½ miles from Forbes,…

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Car Bogged, Child Hurt, Baby Born Family's Day of Accidents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

A Roto family had a run of bad luck last week which must be something of a record for one family to endure in a short space of time. The family deft Roto for a drive…

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A Series of Motor Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 6

Local residents were involved in three motor accidents within a week. On Easter Monday, a car…

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Motor Accident in Lachlan St

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

A collision occurred at 2.45 p.m. yesterday at the intersection of Lachlan and Templar Streets near the monument. The driver of the…

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Accidental Shooting at Yoogali

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

A 72 year old man. Mr. Archie Robertson. was accidentally shot in a log on Mr. Irvin's property at Yoogali…

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Unusual Accident on the Marsden Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

A council employee was slightly injured in an unusual accident on the Marsden road last week…

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­­­Telescoped Carriage in Berala Train Collision

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

The worst electric train disaster in the history of Australia took place on Wednesday at Berala, where the Regent's Park-Liverpool line junctions with the Lidcombe-Bankstown loop. A train from Bankstown, emerging from a blanketing fog, crashed into a Sydney-bound Liverpool train standing in Berala station. Seven persons were killed and 97 injured. Our picture taken on the spot while rescue work was in progress shows volunteers and police removing dead and injured passengers to ambulances. ­…

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Straying Stock Cause Two Accidents Council, Police to Conduct Blitz

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 1

Straying stock in the West Wyalong district have caused two major accidents in the last week. The Bland Shire Council and the…

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Man Killed in Road Accident at Police Blitzon Tail Light Weethalle Offenders

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

A man was killed and another injured when a car overturned on the Weethalle-Rankin Springs road last Thursday…

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Ungarie Man Injured in Car Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 7

Travelling home after a Condobolin P.P. Board meeting, Mr. J. Daniher, of Ungaule, failed to notice the cement works on…

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Government Alarmed At Road Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 4

One of the State's gravest problems is the "shockingly high incidence of motor accdsnts on our roads." said the…

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Police Caught Motorist After Girral Road Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 2

A motorist who said he "shot through" before police arrived, following a collision between two trucks, did not get far when a young sleuth, Constable Keith…

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£800 Damages in Accident Near Weethalle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 1

Damage estimated at £800 was caused to a heavy transport in an accident on the Weethalle-Rankins Springs Road early this morning…

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