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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

75 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 4

Car Collision. Mr. Dan Grant Injured

The Bega District News · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

A collision occurred yesterday evening between Mr Herb. Mitchell’s car and a tourist car. Mr Mitchell was returning to Wolumla from the races…

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Accident At Numba. Occupants Thrown Out Of Sulky and Injured

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4

Returning home from the Regatta, at Numba, on New Year's Day, were members of the Blanche family, of Crookhaven, Pyree, when Mrs. and Miss…

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Accident at Numba

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 1

When returning to their home at Pyree from the regatta at Numba on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Blanch and their daughter had a very…

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Accident Lucky Escape

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

Last Wednesday, while driving his milk cart into Gerringong near the Gerringong hotel, Mr. Edgar Miller was run into from behind by…

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Fatal Car Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

A fatal car accident happened on Monday morning on the Huskisson Road. Mr. and Mrs. G. Woodhill were driving their Baby Austin to…

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Society Lady Drowned at Narooma

The Bega District News · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

On Sunday last the body of Mrs Elsie Evelyn Osborne, widow of the late Ben Marshall Osborne, of Redbank Station, Harden, was found in some reeds on…

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Gallant Rescue From Drowning

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

On Sunday morning last a little girl named Amy Coates, whose parents reside at Parramatts, and was on holidays staying with Mrs. Smith,…

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Sad Fatality On Huskisson Road. Mrs. George Woodhill Killed Through Mptor Car Overturning

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

Quite a gloom was cast over the district on Monday morning last when it was learned that Mrs. Geo. R. Woodhill, of Nowra, had died as a result of…

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Peculiar Motor Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 10

Mr. and Mrs, W, Meese, and family, of Kembla Heights, who spent their Xmas and New Year holidays with friend in Nowra district, had rather a…

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Severed Artery MR. P. West Injured

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

While playing with Nowra Cricket Team on Saturday, Mr. P. West, who was fielding at the time, received a severe painful injury when he was…

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Boy Injured Fall From Motor Lorry

The South Coast Register · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1

Colin [?], of Kinghorn Street, Nowra, was riding on a motor lorry in Kinghorn Street, when he was thrown to the roadway…

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Painful Accident At Nowra Baths

The South Coast Register · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

Master Len Heron, a pupil attending the Nowra Intermediate High School, met with a very painful accident at the local swimming…

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Serious Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 7

A serious and painful accident happened on Monday afternoon to Mr. William West, an employee of Mr. F. M. Morison, butcher, Junction-street,…

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Circular Saw Accident Ghastly Injuries

The South Coast Register · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

Mr. William [?] of Mr. F. M. [?]…

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Thrown from Horse. Boy Injured

The South Coast Register · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

While hare hunting on horseback with Mr. J. Pottie, on Monday afternoon. Alick Gall (15), son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Gall, of Berry,…

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Fingers .Severed. Accident at Cambewarra

The South Coast Register · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 3

Mr. R. Evison, of Cambewarra, had the misfortune on Tuesday to meet with a serious accident, involving the loss of the fingers of one…

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Painful Accident Child Admitted to Hospital

The South Coast Register · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 1

On Wednesday afternoon Leslie, the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevenson, of Berry, met with a nasty accident…

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Accident at Bomaderry Railway Porter Injured

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 1

Railway Porter D. S. Crouch, of Bomaderry railway station staff, met with a serious injury while engaged in the performance of his…

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Fatal Accident Linesman Killed

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Gilbert, telephone linesman, was killed on Saturday afternoon when n motor car in which he was a passenger overturned at…

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