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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

75 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 4

Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 3

Remarkable fortitude was shown by Harold- Clarke, aged. 13, son of Mr. W.G.Clarke, of Falls Greek, who got the fingers of his left hand…

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Footballer Injured

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 2

W. Keft, of the Nowra second grade team, had the misfortune to suffer an injury just after play started in the Jamberoo-Nowra…

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Motor Accident at Meroo Bridge

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 4

At the Wollongong District Court, last week, George Charles Rands proceeded against James Williams, claiming £30 damages arising out of a…

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Fatal Accident

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

News was received on Wednesday night of the tragic death of Laurence Bennett, aged 18, of Canberra. Deceased was the…

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Remarkable Accident. Lorry Falls to Roadway. Story Of An Eye-Witness

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

A party consisting of a man, his wife, four children and a youth on their way from Melbourne to Queensland, in a covered Chevrolet lorry, had…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Smash Near Berry

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

On Saturday morning Mr. T. Facer, brother of Mr. G. Facer, tobacconist, of Nowra, met with a serious accident at the Broughton Creek…

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Motor Smash Rev. Fr. Cannon Injured

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 7

Owing to his car getting out of control, Rev. Father Cannon met with a serious accident, in Prince's Highway, Milton, on Saturday evening…

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Motor Smashes at Milton. Car Crashes Into Light Standard. Rev. Fr. Cannon Injured

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 3

Owing to his car getting out of control, Rev. Father Cannon met with a serious accident in Prince's Highway, Milton, on Saturday evening…

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Footballer Injured

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

One of Shellharbour’s players, Greer, had the misfortune to sustain an injury to his shoulder during Saturday’s match, and at first it was…

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Linesman Injured Falls With Telegraph Pole

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

Last Friday morning Mr, A. Wood, of Berry, who is employed by the Postal Department as a linesman, met with a serious accident at…

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Eyesight Restored. Injured Footballer Returns

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 7

Injured in a football match, while playing for Canterbury, in 1927, Mr. Roy Kendrick lost his eyesight. For weeks he was completely blind. In…

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Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 4

Mr. J. D. Weigand, on Wednesday last, whilst in the act of repairing a bicycle at his business premises in Jnnction-street, Nowra, met with a…

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Accident to Mr. J. Weigand

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 3

While effecting repairs to a bicycle at his business premises, on Wednesday last, Mr. Jos. Weigand had the misfortune to get the index finger of…

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Extraordinary Fatality

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 3

A Lismore High School student named Donald Gregor Mackay met his death tragically last week when he was strangled by a clothes line which…

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Berry Goes Down to Nowra Cook and Gillam Injured

The South Coast Register · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 1

The second-grade match between Nowra and Berry at the berry ground on Saturday was a very tame affair, While not…

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Motor Mishap Footballers Injured

The South Coast Register · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 1

On Sunday night Messrs. Don Graham, E. Rutledge and Jack Stewart, of Jamberoo, set out on the former’s motor-bike intent on…

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Footballers Injured in Motor Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 1

Four members of the Jamberoo football team were involved in a motor accident on Sunday evening, last, two of them sustaining…

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Railway Fatality Sad Ending of Little Girl

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 1

The news, particularly at Dapto, on Wednesday morning of last week, of the death through a fall from a train, while on her way to school at…

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Accident on Nowra Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 6

On Saturday evening last when Mr. G. Harkins was returning home, after attending to his milk run in Nowra. and met with mishap on Nowra bridge…

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Accident to Equestrian

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 4

Mr. Jas. Louttit, of Huskisson, was returning home from Nowra late on Tuesday afternoon when his horse ennui down on the bitumen at the…

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