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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Employees' Cars Liability for Accidents Council's Responsibility

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Cooma Municipal Council the Clerk reported that he had written to the secretary of the Local Government Association…

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Four Drowned in Lake Illawarra

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 5

Four members of a picnic party were drowned when a flat-bottomed punt overturned in Kelly’s Bay, Lake Illawarra. Three other members of…

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Motor Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 5

Another accident has occurred at Morton’s Corner—a very dangerous spot—when Mr. R. Eve[?] motor lorry collided with a car driven by…

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Bobingah Fatality Coroner’s Inquest

The Bega District News · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 4

The District Coroner, Mr [?] H. [?] opened an inquiry on Monday [?] instant, into the circumstances of the [?] 14th instant of a young…

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Horse Riding Accidents

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 5

A. G. (Mick) Lymbery, while riding down Plunkett-street on Sunday, the horse played up and fell, throwing its rider on to a fence. He…

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A Sad Accident Miss Mary Condon Fatally Shot

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

A particularly sad accident occurred on Saturday last, as a result of which Miss Mary Veronica Condon, a well-known and popular resident…

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Horse Riding Accidents

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 5

A. G. (Mick) Lymbery, while riding down Plunkett Street, Nowra on Sunday, the horse played up and fell, throwing its rider on to a fence He…

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Sad Fatality Bright Young Lady Dies From Gunshot Wound

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

It came as a great shock, not only to Kangaroo Valley people, but to the whole community of the Shoalhaven district when it became known on…

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Fatal Shooting Accident at Brogher's Creek

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 4

The adjourned inquiry into the sad death of Mary Veronica Condon, through the accidental explosion of a gun which she had taken up to shoot…

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Accident at Tathra. Mrs Reg. Johnston Seriously Injured

The Bega District News · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 2

Mrs Reg. Johnston, president of the Bega branch of the C.W.A., and group president of the South Coast, met with a serious accident at Tathra…

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Fatality at Tathra

The Bega District News · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 2

Some time after midnight on Friday Arnold Greig, a well known young man, employed as a timber-getter by Mr [?] Innes, was run over by M…

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The Tathra Fatality

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 6

Mr Bloomfield, deputy Coroner, held an inquest on Monday into the death of Arnold Greig, who died as the result of injuries received early on…

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Fell over Falls Man Seriously Injured

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 1

Mr. Geoffrey Curthoys, of Mosman, was seriously injured on Monday afternoon when he slipped and fell a distance of about seventy feet…

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The Bur [?] Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

"In these days of [?] haps, increasing to [?] is often made to "[?] industry." Efforts are [?]…

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Unfortunate Accident Mr. W. Monteith Knocked Down by Motor Cycle

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 2

To escape serious injury when his motor lorry overturned, and then a few days later to be knocked down by a motor cycle…

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Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 6

Jack Waller, 16, son of Mr. Waller, manager of Berry Boys' Training Home, in the employ of the Nowra Dairy Company, was returning home…

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Sensation at Gergong Three Men in Danger of Drowning Miss Mary McNamara a Heroine

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 4

Miss Mary McNamara, of Gerringong has got her name in the headlines as a result of her heroism when she swam into the open sea a…

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Motor Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

A motor accident occurred on the Prince’s Highway late on Saturday afternoon, about three miles from Berry, when two cars collided…

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Little Girl’s Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 2

Barbara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Leyerett, of Victoria Street, is nursing a heavily bandaged hand, as the result of a simple accident s…

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Maitland Show. Driver, Rider, and Horses Injured

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 9

In the final of the McRae Flying Mile at Maitland show, on Friday last, Bob Duncan, driver, and the horse General Lulu were injured. Miss…

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