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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

83 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 5

No Xmas Road Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

The Forbes Ambulance had the quietest Christmas period for some years. There were no road accidents…

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Girl Drowned At Narrandera

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

A girl was drowned yesterday in a lake near Narrandera, bringing the death roll from drowning in the State to 10…

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Infant Drowned at Parkes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

Another case of drowning--the eighth in N.S.W. since Friday--was reported at Parkes on Sunday…

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Injured in Car Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

Robert Curtis, of Cremorne, Sydney, was seriously injured in a car accident near Orange yesterday…

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Boy Drowned at Griffith

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

A six year old bby was drowned in the crowded Griffith swimming baths as the temperature was round the century mark…

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3 Drowned Near Brisbane

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

Two men were drowned yesterday afternoon in a boating accident near Brisbane. The third member of the…

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Baby Drowned At Parkes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

Shirley, year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Oshorne, tell into a barrel of soapy water at her home at Parkes and was…

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Baby Drowned in Creek

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 1

A 15 months old baby, Malcolm. Glynn Thompson, was found drowned in a creek at the rear of his grandparents'…

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Man Drowned Near Narrandera

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 1

This body of Nonnan John Hortiby, 51, a resident of Narrahdera, was recovered from an irrigation channel near…

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Young People Cause the Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 8

Recently a survey was conducted to discover which age group was responsible tor the most accidents…

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Blowout Caused Fatal Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

Police believe that a blow-out was responsible for the tragic accident at Calleen on Jan. 14 when Constable Keith Ross of Tullibigeal was fatally injured…

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Motor Vehicles Collide One Driver Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

About 920 p.m. last Monday two motor vehicles came into collision at the corner of Johnson and Parkes Streets. One (a lorry) was…

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Man Injured, Car Overturneed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 6

A man was severely injured when the car he was driving overturned on the Araih Park road…

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Ex-West Wyalong Man In Dual Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 4

While driving his accident-damaged car to Sydney, Mr. Frank Reynolds, of Banna Avenue, Griffith (and formerly…

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Tullamore Fettler Fell Under Train: Critically Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

A railway fettler working on the length between Tullamore and Yethera Siding was critically injured last Friday when…

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Accidents Due To Straying Stock

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 6

In a letter to the Municipal Council on Thursday night the Forbes branch of the Road Safety Council drew attention to the fact…

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Doctor Drowned in River

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 5

Dr. Brian Geoffrey Green, only son of the Cleric of the House of Representatives (Mr. Frank Green) was found…

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Quandialla News Cow Causes Two Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 10

Tragedy was narrowly averted on Thursday morning after the ball. A car collided with a straying cow on the Bimbi Road. The…

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Premier Woman Found Drowned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

Mrs. Louisa Howarth, aged 61 years, a well-known resident of Reid's Plat (near Cowra) was found drowned in the…

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Mother and Child Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 6

On accident involving Mrs. Dulcie Hall, 30, of Grenfell Rd., Young, and her 5 year old daughter Kay, occurred about…

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