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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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

Motor Collision

The Bega District News · Monday 6 October 1924 · page 2

Two motor cars collided in Parramatta Road yesterday, and the occupants of both cars, numbering seven, were injured, but not seriously…

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Car Overturns. Accident on Barrengarry Mountain

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 3

The Eight-Hour holiday traffic was particularly heavy through the Valley this year. On Sunday there was a constant stream of cars, lorries, motor…

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Motor Car Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 4

On Wednesday last a motor car accident occurred on the Naval College road, and it was marvellous that it was not much more serious. It was what…

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Two Men Drowned

The Bega District News · Monday 27 October 1924 · page 2

Two young men, William Mills and Frank Sheehan, were drowned through the capsizing of a boat in a duck pond…

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Man Found Drowned

The Bega District News · Monday 27 October 1924 · page 2

William Murphy, a student of Hawkesbury College, was swimming at Sandringham yesterday, when he discovered the body of an unknown…

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Motor Car Fatality At Wyndham Miss Boris Whitby Killed

The Bega District News · Monday 27 October 1924 · page 2

News reached Bega this morning of a motor ear fatality at Wyndham, which occurred last night, and resulted in the death of Miss Doris Whitby,…

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Motor Car Accident at Wyndham. Miss Dorris Whitby Killed

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1924 · page 2

A pad fatality occurred at Wyndham on Sunday night, when Miss Doris Whitby, aped 17 years, was killed almost instantly while attempting to…

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Tram Collision

The Bega District News · Monday 3 November 1924 · page 2

Two trams collided at the junction [?]f Coogee and Clovelly tram lines. An unoccupied car was telescoped but a full one was not…

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Sad Fatality

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 November 1924 · page 2

Quite a gloom was east over the town yesterday morning, when little Leo Beresford, son of Mr and Mrs Percy Beresford, died in the Hospital…

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Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. Apperley, junr., met with a serious accident on Friday morning last. He was driving a usually quiet horse up the road not far distant from his home at…

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Gun Fatality

The Bega District News · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

Thomas Rossitter, aged 16, was killed at Lake Macquarie yesterday as the result of a gun he was carrying exploding.. The shot of two barrels…

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Trainee Drowned at Liverpool

The Bega District News · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

Corporal John Henry Stoker, aged 19, a trainee at Liverpool Catnip, was drowned yesterday in the river which flows through the camp.. The stream…

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Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 4

The squire of Sassafras, Mr. G. U. Alley, accompanied by one of his grand- daughters, had a narrow escape from serious accident on Wednesday when…

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Sailors Drowned

The Bega District News · Thursday 18 December 1924 · page 2

Two members of the crew of the schooner Cavan were drowned while being lowered in a boat from the vessel at Hexham near Newcastle…

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Too Much Pace Causes Accident

The Bega District News · Monday 22 December 1924 · page 2

Roland Carr and Clifford Aubrey received serious injuries near Penrith yesterday. Carr was testing a motor cycle engine on the recently…

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Burning Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 31 December 1924 · page 3

Mr. H. ("Sonny") McGrath had a startling experience one day last week. He was boiling tar on the stove, when it caught alight, and…

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