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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Children and Road Accidents

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

The irreparable loss to New South Wales of 72 children under 14 years of age who were killed during the year ended December, 1937, in road…

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Children and Road Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

The irreparable loss to New South Wales of 72 children under 1-1 years of age who were killed during the year ended December. 1937 in road…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

At Bermagui, during the weekend, a youth named Angus Robinson was badly injured when a pea riffle which his mate…

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Tragedy on Tragedy Nowra Suffers Second Shooting Tragedy Within a Week One Intentional, the Other Accidental

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 15

An inquest was held on Monday touching the death of Mr. C. D. Hendry the previous day, when the following evidence was adduced:—…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 1

A tragic accident happened on the Braidwood Road, near Nowra Hill, on Sunday last, when a man named Hendry, who was on a visit to the…

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Street Accident Little Girl Knocked Down by Motor Car

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 2

An accident occurred in Queen Street, Berry on Monday last, at about 5.30 p.m., when Janet, the 7 years-old-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J…

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Car Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 2

Mr. A. Barham, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Barham, of Tomerong, had a narrow escape from serious injury on Sunday afternoon, when descending…

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Road Accidents Appalling Figures

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 6

There were 2059 street accidents in the country parts of New South Wales during the year ended 30th June. 1938, compared with 1818 for the…

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Road Accidents

The Bega District News · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 6
Also in The South Coast Register

There were 2059 street accidents the country parts of New South Wales during the year ended 30th Jane, 1938, compared with 1818 for…

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Girls’ Cycling Accident Janet Williams Again “In the War”

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 4

Little Janet Williams, who was the victim of an accident a few weeks ago, when she was knocked down by a motor car in Queen…

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Serious Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 7

Miss Edna Aberdeen, daughter of Mr. Robert Aberdeen, formerly of Nowra, met with serious accident to one of her arms in Victoria on…

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Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 7

The Superintendent of the Shoalhaven District Ambulance, intimates that the following accidents have been attended to during the last few…

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Mr. Perkins Injured in Car Accident Admitted to Hospital at Nowra

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 2

While journeying from Canberra this morning to attend the funeral of the late Mr. Mark Morton, at Nowra, the Hon. J. A. Perkins,…

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Motor Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 4

A traveller, driving a Ford V.8 car, had a lucky escape from injury at the corner of Illaroo Road and the Prince’s Highway on Thursday…

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Accident to Wedding Party

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 4

Albert F. J. Gilmore and Stella Walton were married at Wollongong on Saturday and after the celebration the happy couple motored to…

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Mr. J. A. Perkins Injured

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 October 1938 · page 12

Mr. J. A. Perkins, Federal member for Eden-Monaro, and Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs, met with an accident on Cambewarra…

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Car-Collision. Clergyman Obtains Damages

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 October 1938 · page 2

At Bega District Court on Tuesday, before Judge Nelld, Thomas Walter Sear, Methodist minister, sued Cyril Ashley Malr, an officer of the Home…

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Car Accident

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 15

An accident that might easily have been attended by disaster occurred on Sunday afternoon, on the Falls Creek-Huskisson road, about half a…

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