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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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No Accident Resolution [?]Road Safety Council([?]of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

When the final load accident figures are available for 1910 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales…

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Shooting Fatality at Upper Kangaroo River

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 14

On Friday morning last a party of seven youthful textile workers from Sydney, who had been spending their holidays camping at Glen Murray, set…

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Sad Shooting Fatality Young Man Shot at Kangaroo Valley

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 5

A sad ending to a happy Christmas camping party took place at Glen Murray (Kangaroo Valley) on the 3rd instant, when a young…

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Low Level in Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 14

There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year holidays…

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Accidents

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 13

James Williams, of Marrickville, a laborer employed on the reconstruction of the Crown Theatre, Nowra, fell from a girder on which he was working…

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Low Level in Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 6

There were fewer fatal road accidents dents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year…

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Tragedy at the Junction. School Boy Drowned

The Bega District News · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

A wave of sorrow swept over the community on Friday evening, when it become known that a nine years old boy Marshall Kith Carnival…

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Small Slips, Serious Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 1

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention to…

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Small Slips—serious Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention to…

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Accidents Boy Severely Injures Leg

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 6

Arthur McPherson, the 11-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. McPherson, of Alexandra Street, missed the show as a result of an accident…

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Two Evils in Rood Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 1

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in waves,” which are not confined to one part of the State, hat to the…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 5

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in “waves,” which are not confined to one part of the State but to the whole…

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The Junction Drowning. Criticism by Coroner

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 2

Yesterday Mr. H. M. Bloomfield, District Coroner, held and inquest on to the drowning at the Junction of Marshall Keith Carriage. Me Cash…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 6

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in “waves” which axe not confined to one part of the State, but to the…

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Painful Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 2

Mr. F. A. [?] of “Woodside Park,” met with a very painful accident a few days ago, as a result of which he is carrying an arm in a…

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Fatal Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 2

Mr. James Williams, who fell from a girder whilst working on the remodelling of the Crown Theatre at Nowra, died in Sydney last,…

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Jervis Bay Fatality Man’s Terrible Ordeal Three Days Without Food and Water

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 10

Shipwrecked without food or water since Wednesday night, Edward Morley. 61-year-old fisherman, was rescued on Saturday from a narrow…

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Shooting Accident at Sussex Inlet

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 9

A shooting accident that might very easily have had serious results happened at Sussex Inlet on Friday last. From the information available, it…

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Shooting Accident at Sussex Inlet

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 2

A shooting accident that might very easily have had serious results happened at Sussex [?] on Friday last, From the information…

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Motor Car Collision Claim for Damages

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 12

At the District Court, on Monday, before Judge Neild, Albert Heron Beazley claimed £40U for damage sustained by a motor car from Michael…

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