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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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

Christmas Period Accident Free At Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

Although the Christmas holiday period at Forbes was entirely free of road accidents in which any people met with…

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Woman Crushed In Freak Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

A Tabbita woman, Mrs. A. Deegan, was several [?] In an accident involving three vehicles on the Hillston road…

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Motor Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

Mr. Barry Bargwanna, who was on his way to visit Mr. and Mrs J. Pengilly, met with an accident on the Orange Road on…

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Accident At Baths: Too Shallow Dive

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

One of the members of the successful Forbes Grinsted Cup team, celebrated the cricket victory over Parkes in an unhappy manner on…

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Car Overturns Accident Near Bogan Gate

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

A car containing two Condobolin doctors (Dr. L. Papworth and Dr. Smith) skidded in loose gravel near Bogan Gate on…

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BEDGERABONG Drought A Thing Of The Post Accident To Mr. Jim Adams BEDGERABONG Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 7

Rain, with a big capital letter, is the main topic of conversation. It was certainly a wonderful gift to the country. That hot, humid…

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Car Fatality Near Jugiong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

A man was killed when the car he was driving left the road and capsized near Jugiong. The victim of the accident…

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Two Linesmen Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

Two young men were seriously injured when they fell 35 feet to the ground from the top of an electric light pole…

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Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 6

A panel van owned and driven by Mr. Reg Thomas, of Eugowra, was badly smashed near Orange when the vehicle ran Into a safety…

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Lachlan Shire Employee Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

John Monro, employee of Lachlan Shire had an accident while driving a bulldozer. His a[?]m was lacerated by the…

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Sparrow Shooting At Weethalle Ended in Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

A sparrow shooting expedition in the garden of a Weethalle home led to an accident in which a five years old boy Was injured, the Weethalle Court of…

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Unusual Accident With Rifle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

The danger of pea rifles was very amply emphasised at Adelong a few days ago. Mr. Ken Lawson was in a…

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Dick Dodds Dies At Lifhgow: injured 8 Years Ago

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

A man who was injured more than eight years ago in a car accident while on his way to play football at Forbes, and was an…

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Fatal Accident At Mirrool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

A railway employee was fatally injured on Thursday when he tell under a train at Mirrool railway siding…

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Calleen Child Killed in Tragic Tractor Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

Much sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Collins of Calleen in the loss of their son Dennis Leon. The young boy who was…

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Three Injured When Car Leaves Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 5

Three people were injured when the car in which they were travelling skidded in loose gravel on the Mid-western…

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Man Arrested Following Hit-run Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 1

A 27-years-old Clear Ridge farmer has been charged on four counts following last Saturday's accident on the Ungarie road…

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Fatal Accident Near North Yalgogrin

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 1

A 26-years-old man was killed on Friday afternoon when his utility truck overturned on the Yalgogrin-Ungarie Road…

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Collision on Cowra Road

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

Motor vehicles belonging to Mr. Cecil Sly, Grawlln, and J. T. Rothe, of Sydney, came into collision last Saturday night on the…

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Man Fined As Sequel to Bellarwi Road Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 3

As a sequel to an accident on the Bellarwi Road, West Wyalong, on December 19 of last year, a man was fined in the Court Of Petty Sessions last…

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