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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

31 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Motor Accident Miraculous Escapes

Southern Star · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Hergenhan started for Moruya Poultry Show on Saturday morning, in his Ford car, taking with him Messrs. Eddie Jauncey, W. Boot,…

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Motor Accident

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 2 July 1921 · page 2

On Saturday morning last a motor car accident happened on top of Dignams Creak Hill. Messrs Eddie Jauncey, Jas. King, W. Boot, and J. G…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 4

Yesterday when Mr. W. Wheeler, of Greenwell Point, was coming to Nowra i[?] his motor launch his little girl fell overboa[?] into the River. Without waiting to dive [?]…

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Shooting of Clack. a Pure Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 7

The City Coroner (Mr. W. Arnolt), held an inquiry on Tuesday morning last week into the death of Reginald Edward Clack, who died at Goulburn…

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Motor Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 3

A peculiar accident happened to Mr. Harry Manns, one of the motordrivers employed by Hunt and Co., on Thursday night, outside Berry…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 4

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Cambewarra on Wednesday morning last when Mrs. H. McGrath, junr., scarified her life in the dam not far…

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Drowning Fatality

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality took place at Brogo on Monday evening, the victim being the only son of returned soldier Bert Brown and his young…

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Timely Rescue From Drowning

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 November 1921 · page 3

What might have been a fatal accident, was happily averted by a local resident of Haskisson, one day this week. Mr. A. M. Hart, a prominent…

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Sad Fatality

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 1

Frightful injuries were sustained by Patrick Toohey, 33 years of age and a single man, whilst employed at the Superphosphate Company's works,…

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Fatal Accident at Kiah

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 2

In regard to the fatal accident at Kiah, our Eden correspondent sends the following :— Mr, Switzer was splitting timber…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Miss Grace Faulks the Victim

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1921 · page 1

It is no figure of speech to say that quite a gloom was cast over this community on Boxing Day when it be­came known that Miss Grace Faulks…

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