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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

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Man Killed; Wife and Son Injured

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 5

A message from Cowra says: Ernest G. Heinrich, a business man of Young, was killed on Monday when his car turned over on the…

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Motor Car Accident Victim Dies at David Berry Hospital

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 5

A motor car accident occurred near Milton which was surrounded by very sad circumstances, when Mrs. Emily May Bird received…

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Car Accident. Messrs. Weld Wren and Ray Kingsford Injured

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 2

Early on Tuesday afternoon, as Mr Weld Wren was driving his car along Parker Street, in company with Mr Roy Kingsford, son-in-law of…

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Dreadful Fatality. Child Killed

The Bega District News · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 2

The community was shocked on Saturday morning when it became known that Bobby, the 16 months old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Deacon,…

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Drowning Fatality at Hyam’s Beach

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 9

On Saturday morning last Miss Dorothy Maude Pratt, who was holidaying with her parents at Hyam’s Beach, went for an early morning…

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Another Car Fatality Boy Fatally Injured in Main Street

The Bega District News · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

Up [?] recently Bega had been fortunately free from fatal car accidents, but within [?]ent months there have been three in the town, and following…

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Inquest. the Power House Fatality

The Bega District News · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

Mr Bloomfield deputy Coroner, held an inquest on Tuesday into the cause of the death of Robert, the 17 months old child of Mr and Mrs Charles…

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Peculiar Accident Man Falls from Loft on to Horns of Bull

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

Mr. Charles McGill, son of Mr. Steve McGill, of Bolong, met with a peculiar accident, on Friday last, as a result of which he was admitted…

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Drowning Accident Tilba Young Man-loses Life

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 2

An exceptionally sad drowning case occurred at Reedy Creek, bodalla, on Sunday afternoon last, when Reginald Richardson, 19 years…

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Carp Street Fatality Coroner and Sergeant Differ at Inquest

The Bega District News · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

On Friday last the deputy Coroner, Mr H. M. Blomfield, held an inquest into the cause of the death of John William O’Neill, which occurred in…

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Tragic Fatality at Worrigee

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 11

A tragic accident by which a young woman lost her life happened on the Greenwell Point road near Worrigee yesterday morning. Mr. Victor T…

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Lives Blighted by Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 5

Through road accidents in this State since December 1 last six children have been orphaned and from once happy homes they are now…

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Lives Blighted by Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 1

Through road accidents in this State since December 1 last, six children have been orphaned, and, from once happy homes, they are…

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Sad Fatal Accident Young Woman Killed

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 4

Returning home to the city after having spent a happy holiday at Greenwell Point, a young woman named Mary Strong, 25 years of…

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Collision Near David Berry Hospital Horse and Sulky and Motor Car

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4

A collision occuried on Saturday night last between a horse and sulky, driven by George Arnott, of Crooked River, and a motor car…

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The Sorrow of Road Accidents Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 5

In the accidents that have occurred on the roads of New South Wales in the last 14 days, the following tragedies are recorded:…

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Motor Accident at Berry

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 14

A fatal accident involving the death of Stuart Stevenson, aged 11 years occurred on Saturday, just on the Sydney side of Berry…

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Damages for Car Collision

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

[?] Bega Court on Tuesday, before Mr Balmain, Police Magistrate, Charles Victor Southwell, of Canberra, claimed £15 damages from…

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The Inquest Verdict of Accidental Death

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 5

The District Coroner (Mr. [?] [?]of Nowra, conducted an inquest at the Berry Court House this morning…

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Shocking Accident on Prince’s Highway Stuart Stevenson’s Tragic End

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred on Saturday afternoon last, when Stuart Stevenson, the 11-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stevenson, of Harley Hill, met with terrible injuries, from which…

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