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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Motor Accident at Eden

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 2

On Monday afternoon there was a collision between Balmain’s mail can and a touring car on the dangerous turn on the Prince’s Highway, near…

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Injured Players' Fund

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 5

In West's Berry-street bakery window there is a cake. There is nothing remarkable about a cake in a baker's shop window. But this is a…

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Runaway & Motor Collision

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 1

Quite lot of excitement was staged for the man in the street on Tues--day forenoon, a Nowra. Firstly, a number of motor cars in a line at…

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Gun Accident

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 2

On Wednesday last (from information gathered) a party of four went out shooting around about Couria. Included in the party were Messrs Jack Benson and…

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Cycle Accident

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

On Monday afternoon last Victor Jones met with a nasty accident on she Milton Road near Page's Hill. He was riding along behind a lorry,…

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Painful Accident

The South Coast Register · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 2

One day last week Bill Parkhill slipped and put his right arm through the glass in a door at Mr. Chittick’s residence at Gerringong…

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Local Cyclist Frightfully Injured

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 4

Victor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones, of Bomaderry, met with a very serious accident, through coming into collision with a pedestrian, a nurse,…

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Serious Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 4

On Saturday when Mr. C. Judson, Miss M. Newton and Mr. C. Newton, were driving along Belong road the horse bolted, through being frightened…

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Unlucky Cyclist Serious Accident

The South Coast Register · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 2

Victor Jones, the champion rider of the Nowra Cycle Club, had the mistertune to meet with a rather serious accident on Tuesday night…

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Cycling Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 November 1931 · page 1

The accident to Vic Jones, briefly referred to in Saturday's "News," happened on Tuesday night, about 7.30 p.m. Jones had ridden over to…

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Fatal Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 November 1931 · page 1

On Friday afternoon last, Mr. George Senior was thrown from his motor cycle near Moss's bridge, and sustained injuries from which he…

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Accident at Currarong

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 1

Mr. Wally Edwards met with a nasty accident at Currarong one day last week. He had just finished sawing a log into large blocks and was in the…

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Accident at Currarong

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 December 1931 · page 1

Mr Wally Edwards met with a nasty-accident at Currarong one day last week. He had just finished sawing a into large blocks, and was in the…

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Serious Accident

The Bega District News · Monday 21 December 1931 · page 2

Mr Norman Hyde was riding a motor bicycle in from Mr B. P. Godfrey’s (where he is employed) to Bemboka on Saturday night, when he ran into a…

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Fatality At Yerriyong. Bushman Killed When Felling a Tree

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 December 1931 · page 1

Some time on Saturday afternoon last a man by the name of Howard Lawrence met his death whilst felling a tree at Yerriyong, distant 12…

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