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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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The Man Who Lost His Trousers. Narrow Escape Front Serious Accident. At Falls Creek

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 8

Mr. W. Page had a narrow escape from serious accident at Kimpton's sawmill, Falls Creek. He was engaged…

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Latest Telegraphs. Gun Accident

The Bega District News · Monday 17 August 1925 · page 2

John Field, aged 18, was in a shed at Riverstone Meat Works, when another employee entered and threw off his coat, which struck both…

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Letting Insurance Policies Lapse. Aid. Moss Waxes Warm. Danger to the Council. May Prove pensive. Danger of Accident. £750 for Loss of a Limb

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 6

At the meeting of Nowra Council on Monday night, a communication was received from the Queensland Insurance Company, in regard to…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 4

Knocked Down by Motor Car. On Tuesday last a man named Ryan, recently employed at the Empire Hotel, Nowra, in company…

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Motor Accident

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 1

Mr Jack O'Brien, of "Towrigee," met with a serious motor accident on Tuesday on his way to Bega. He was accompanied by bis brother Ted, in his…

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Scalding Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 5

Mrs. Wally Osmond, of Nowra, met with u severe scalding [?] at her home on Sunday morning last. She was carrying a [?]…

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Motor Fatality

The Bega District News · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

Arthur Bulgin, one of the victims of the Woollahra motor accident, died yesterday…

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Ex-Candelo Resident Injured

The Bega District News · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 4

An accident occurred at Kyogle last week, where the Geneva bridge crosses the river near Kyogle. William Darragh, of Ettrick, formerly…

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Caught in the Undertow Boy Drowned at Coogee

The Bega District News · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

Frederick Harris, aged 13, was [?]urfing at Coogee yesterday when he was caught in the undertow and swept to sea. Several men went…

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Motor Car Accident

The Bega District News · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

A motor car collided with a fence at Baulkham Hills, with the result that three men named . Occ[?] Twyman. James Taylor, and W. Scott,…

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Boating Accident. From The Nowra Leader July 21, 1894.--31 Years Ago

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 2

About 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon a boating accident occurred off Gerringong. Three men, named John Charlesworth, William…

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Hit by Falling Tree. Accident at Nelligen

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 3

Mr. Clyde Heycox, a married man with two children, met with a serious accident while felling timber about two miles from Braidwood Road,…

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Motor Accident

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 1

A rather serious motor accident occurred at the dangerous corner below the local Police Station on Wednesday afternoon, in which Constable Schumack received painful…

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Accident to Bowler. Jumped Out of Motor Car While in Motion

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 October 1925 · page 3

While the Knuts were making the trip from Sydney to Nowra one of them met with a very serious accident that might have proved fatal…

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Frightful Accident at Bomaderry. Railway Employee Cut to Pieces

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

A frightful accident occurred wl the Bomaderry railway station early on Monday morning, whereby Joseph McMahon, 45 years of age, employed…

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Fatality At Bomaderry

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 4

A frightful fatality occurred at Bomaderry railway siding early on Monday morning last, when Joseph McMahon who was engaged in…

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Bomaderry Fatality

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1925 · page 3

Mr. Reuben King, J.P. (Coroner) held an inquiry into the death of Jeseph McMahon (reported in Wednesday issue). when the following…

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Fatality near Candelo

The Bega District News · Monday 26 October 1925 · page 2

Messrs. Beazley, Shooks, and William Amos Murphy were working on a road contract for Mr Geo. Army strong near Mr H. P. Collins farm…

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Fatality at Genoa. Mr. Burbert Cameron Killed

The Bega District News · Monday 26 October 1925 · page 2

Our Eden correspondent phoned us this morning that whilst riding along the road near his farm at Genoa, on Saturday morning, a tree…

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Sad Fatality

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 1

"In the midst, of Life we are in Death" if a true saying, and never has it been move tragically and sadly exemplified than it was tin Saturday…

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