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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

97 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 5

Unusual Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 7

Well known Tumut man, Mr. Nell McMasters was the victim of a most unusual and unfortunate accident at the week-end…

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Grazier Brothers In Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 7

Two Gundagai gnazier brothers Peten and Frank [?]don were involved in a motor, accident near Picton…

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Three Killed in Motor Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 4

Corowa woman, Mrs Mary Catherine McLeish, was killed in a motor accident at Bathurst on Saturday night…

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Pony Killed in Car Collision

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 9

A pony, whose owner was unknown, was killed in a collision with a cur driven by Mr. John Barton at 35 m.p.h. on the Parkes…

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Monument Collision Man Fined £20 For Driving Car Under Influence

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 1

JOHN HAROLD BOEHM, 28, who on the night of May 1, knocked down the South African Soldiers' War Memorial and pleaded not guilty at Forbes…

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Accident to Boy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 8

Peter, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Greenhalgh was playing on Sunday night and ran into a pot plant which cut his leg and…

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Fatal Accident At Young

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 8

A woman passenger died shortly after a collision be tween two cars at the corner of Thornhill and Currawong…

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Buddigower boy seriously injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 1

The young son, Bradley, of Mr. and Mrs. John Staniforth of "Yarrandale," Buddigower. aged 5½ years, met with a seri…

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Shocking Accidents To Motorists

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 1

Motorists should accept the warning provided by regular cases of shocking injury to drivers who allow part of their…

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Boy 10, Injured By Circus Elephant

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 1

A FORBES boy, aged 10, had his collarbone broken at Bullen's circus last Saturday by an elephant he was trying to feed in the animal lines. The boy Warren (10), son of…

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Unusual Fatality

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 1

A young man who was injured in a Griffith garage died later in the District Hospital. He was Felix Salvestro (27),…

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Mr. Doug. Scott Seriously Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 2

Mr. Doug Scott of "Bolygamy," West Wyalong, met with a serious accident on Fri day morning last. He was en…

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Woman Injured in Smash Improving

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

Condition of Mrs. Phyllis Edwards, wife of Mr. Robert Edwards, of "Riverview," Forbes, was improved yesterday,…

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Man Found Drowned at Griffith

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 1

Isaac Harold Alexander (33) whocame to Griffith seeking employment a few weeks ago. was found drowned in a dam…

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Former Temora Man Killed In Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 1

Advice was received at Temora at the week end that a Temora native, Mr. William Arthur Haggart had been fatally…

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Gaol After Fatal Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 2

Kevin Vivian Clarke, 23, of Murrumburrah, was sentenced to two years hard labor by Judge Curlewis at the Young…

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Sequel To Eugowra Road Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 8

Young Canowindra lucerne farmer, Trevor Carlton Hodge, of Goolagong Road, was before the Court at Canowindra last…

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Woman Dies As Result of Accident Near Gundagai

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 5

Mrs. Olive Barwick, who was injured in an accident near the Tucker Box Memorial, died as a result of injuries received in…

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Accident Causes Postponement Of Wedding

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 2

A most tragic accident caused the postponement of the wedding of Mr. Ken Kerly, of Vermont Hill, who was to have…

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Captain Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 4

Ken Fogarty,former Forbes football coach and captain had a painful accident recently at Taree baths…

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