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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

106 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 6

Injured Mans Half-mile Crawl

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

A man crawled half-a-mile with a fraetured [?] thigh at Wirringa on Wednesday before he was found by searchers who…

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Sequel to Accident at Weethalle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 1

As a sequel to an accident at Weethalle, a New Australian was fined in the West Wyakmg Court of Petty Sessions for driving under the influence of…

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Boy Injured Near Camp Street Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

David Walker, 9 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Walker, of Clement Street. Forbes, was returning on his bicycle from a Cub…

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Boy, 4, Injured in Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

A four-years-old boy, Raymond McNabb of Griffith, was injured in an accident at West Wyalong on Friday afternoon…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 1

Of the 146 motor cyclists killed on N.S.W. roads last year, 77 or more than half were between 17 and 20 years, 38 were between 21…

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Causes of Road Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 4

Four out of every five accidents on N.S.W. reads in 1951 were due to human failure. In all accidents 43.7 per cent, were caused by the…

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Ungarie Man Seriously Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 5

An Ungarie resident, John Anderson, was seriously injured on Monday. He was chopping wood when…

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"Bad Roads Big Factor in Accident Toll"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 2

Inadequate or badly planned roads intersections and bridges contributed very materially to accidents, Mr. J. S. Gawler said in a broadcast last week…

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Sunday Night Collision

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 1

Allen Dawes, of Forbes, parked his lorry near the southern kerb of Templar Street, adjacent to Sheriff Street, early on Sunday…

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Sad Drowning Fatality Near Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 1

A tragic drowning accident occurred in the billabong near Carrawobitty Homestead at 3.10 p.m. on Wednesday in which a young…

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"Sleepy Youth" Involved in Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 10

A youth charged with negligent driving at the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions told police that he had apparently fallen to sleep at the driving wheel…

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Drowning Fatality Accidental, Says Coroner

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Hendrikus Vos. at Carrawobltty, was held in the Court House,…

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Survey of Childhood Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 5

Some 50,000 mothers of N.'3.W. city and country children aged five or less are being asked to fill in forms saying whether their children have had any accidents and, if so, of what kind…

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Week-End Accidents Cowra Road Fatality

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 1

FORBES people were shocked on Saturday when it was learned that a Goolagong man had been killed as a result of a motor accident on the Cowra Road, some eight or nine miles, from Forbes. He died half-an-hour…

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Trainees In Road Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 1

Five Forbes National Service trainees had a lucky escape from serious injury when returning on leave from Holdsworthy camp at…

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Dr. Young Injured In Plane Crash Near Griffith

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

INTEREST was at a high level in Forbes on Wednesday when it was learned that Dr. Geoffrey L. Young, who has had charge of. the Flying Doctor Service at Forbes for a number of years, had crashed in his Auster…

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Man Drowned When Tub-boat Capsizes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE: A 21-years-old man was drowned in Lake Learmonth early on Sunday when a home-made boat capsized…

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Crushed by Fall of Gravel: Accidental Death

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 5

On Thursday, at Forbes Court House, the District Coroner, Mr. G. A. Locke, held an inquest into the death of Gino Bernardi,…

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Inexperience Caused Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 1

A driver's inexperience was the cause of his lorry overturning, Mr. W. Finlay said in the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. Mr. Finlay was hearing a…

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Sequel to "After the Ball" Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

As a sequel to an accident after a ball at Weethalle last July, a man appeared in the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday to face charges of driving under the influence of…

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