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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Insurance against Street Accidents

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 2

At the Nowra Council meeting, on Monday, night, the Mayor said he desired Council to make arrangements for the taking out of an insurance…

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Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 2

Messrs. Ernest Rule (canteen manager) and George Whittington (petty officer) of the Naval College, were seriously injured in Sydney on…

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Fined £10. For Stealing From Nowra Victims Of Motor Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 6

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, last week, Allan Robin, son Miller pleaded not guilty to stealing one gabardine coat one lady's…

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Midnight Smash Mail Car's Adventure Collision at Yattah

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 2

Stan Gatehouse had an exciting experience in the early hours of Tuesday morning when bringing the mail car from Nowra to Milton, and all…

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Motor Accidents in United States

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 3

“People killed in motor accidents in the U.S.A. during 1928, number no fewer than 27,500,” states the National Council of Safety, Chicago,…

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Another Motor Accident

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 2

Up till recently Bega had been singularly free from motor accidents, but recently there have been several. On sale days, especially, the…

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Midnight Smash. Mail Car's Adventure. Collision At Yattah

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 8

Star Gatehouse had an exciting experience in the early hours of Tuesday morning last week, when bringing the mail car from Nowra…

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Chaffcutter Accident

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 2

On Monday Harry Gould, the 13-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. [?] of Jaspers Brush, met with a painful accident. He had his night…

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Man Killed Gerringong Accident

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

Joseph Francis Love, of 2A Vana Street, Waverley, while en route to Berry on Saturday, was killed when his car overturned on Mr. Pleasant,…

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Case Dismissed Alleged Negligence Kangaroo Valley Car Fatality

The South Coast Register · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 3

At the Kangaroo Valley Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Mr, G. A. Stevens, S.M., Arthur Robert Parrish was charged that on…

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Car Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 2

A motor car accident happened at Conjola on Sunday morning last. Rev. Father Cannon was driving from Conjola, where he had celebrated Mass…

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Euchre Party and Dance Berry Injured Footballers

The South Coast Register · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 1

On Wednesday evening a euchre party and dance was held in the Berry School of Arts under the auspices of the Berry Football Club in…

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The Quarry Accident at North Bega, Compensation Claim Fails. Important Point in the Law

The Bega District News · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 2

A court under the Workmen’s Compensation Commission, sat at Bega for the first time on Thursday, Judge Perdriau presiding, with Mr. Routley…

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Motor Car Accidents Head-on Collision at Falls Creek

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 1

A motor car smash occurred rounding a bend leading to the first bridge, travelling from Nowra, near Falls Creek post office, on Saturday forenoon…

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Head-on Smash Collision Between Motor Car and Cycle

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 1

A head-on collision occurred in Terralong-street, Kiama, opposite the Court House, at half past eleven on Tuesday morning, between a Ford…

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Two Killed in Motor Accident at BRAlDWOOD

The Bega District News · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 2

A dreadful motor fatality occurred on the Araluen road, five miles from Braidwood, on Saturday night about 8 o’clock Mr Jago, the well-known…

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Car Overturns Foot of Mount Pleasant Three Men Injured

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

While en route to witness the motor races at Seven-mile Beach on Sunday three Gerringong lads, namely, Messrs. Pat Devery, Bill Langton…

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Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 1

Mr. Jack Parrish, of U[?]anderra, brother in law of Mr. Les Watson, of Kiama, was involved in a painful accident. He was taking an engine and…

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Fingers in Chaffcutter Accident to Child

The South Coast Register · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Heather, the six-years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs O. O. McClelland, of Beaumont, met with a nasty accident at the…

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The Late Drowinng Fatality at Terara

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 6

The following lines, suggested by the untimely death by drowning at Terar[?], of the Misses Winifred und Maud Griffiths and Alice Mulley, on the eve…

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