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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Road Accident [?] Resident’s Serious Condition

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 2

The [?]police yesterday [?] the effect that [?] ridge was [?] a load accident and had…

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Accident at Baths Parent Makes Claim on Council Six Stitches in Boy’s Leg

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 8

While taking part in the Nowra High School swimming carnival recently, young Leslie Ison suffered a severe gash in his leg, in…

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Accident on Foxground Hill Two Men Admitted to Hospital

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 1

Constable King, of Berry, received a message on Saturday night last calling him to the Foxground Hill where an accident had occurred,…

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An Unfortunate Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 3

Philip Lindsay, 3, was killed at his father’s farm near Brownsville on Monday afternoon. An employee on the farm had stopped at…

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Sad Holiday. Local People Meet with Accidents on Way to Sydney

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

At Neil Anderson, engineer of the Bega power station, and Mrs Anderson, met with a serious accident while motoring up the coast to Sydney on…

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Collision

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 6

On Monday [?] there was an [?] bridge that [?] traffic for [?]…

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Two Men Die As Result of Wall Collapsing Another Seriously Injured

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 13

Two well-known local identities— Messrs. Oliver Honner and Herbie Crampton—died from shock, following injuries received through a wall…

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Accident on the Mountain

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 3

A party travelling over Cambewarra Mountain on Friday last had a miraculous escape. The car was being driven by Mr. Albert Buston, of Park…

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Remarkable Accident On Nowra Bridge Several Persons Injured

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 4

On Monday last, at about 6.15 p.m., a rather remarkable accident occurred on the Shoalhaven Bridge, Nowra, as a result of which three…

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Woman’s Stoicism Injured in Accident— Resumes Holiday

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 4

Mrs. Ada McCredie, 60 [?] of age, was proceeding to Jerry Bailey with her husband, Mr. Alfred McCredie, 54, when they met with an…

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Brick Wall Falls Two Men Killed at Nowra One Man Seriously Injured

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 2

The work in connection with the demolition of the Empire Hotel at (Nowra was attended by a most unfortunate fatality Yesterday, when…

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Accidental Death Coroner’s Verdict in Motor Cycle Smash

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

In our issue of last week we reported an accident, when a motor cycle turned over, throwing the Albert John Gough-Wheatley,…

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Grassy Gully Shooting Fatality

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 14

On Wednesday afternoon last a party of three youths, who were holidaying at Mr. G. Loft’s farm at Lower Budgong, went for a hike to Grassy…

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Safety First Railway “No Accident” Drive

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

The N.S.W. Railways are very proud of their safety record, and well they might be, having carried no less than 2,200,000,000 passengers in the past…

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Safety First Railway “No Accident” Drive

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 6

The New South Wales Railways are very proud of their safety record, und well they might be, having carried no less than 2200 million…

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The Mill Fatality

The Bega District News · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 3

On Thursday, at Bega Court-house, Mr H. M. Bloomfield, Coroner, held an inquiry into the cause of death of Percy Lloyd Reynolds…

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R.a.a.f. Accident Proper

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

The Department of advice to country pre[?] dealing with air acci[?] landings on their pr…

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Department of Air R.A.A.F. Accidents on Country Properties

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 6

The Department of Air recently issued advice to country property owners oil dealing with air accidents and forced landings on their…

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At the Crossroads — Beware Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 6

Stand at the intersection of any two streets in any town or at any crossroads in the country and imagine the manner in which accidents…

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Road Accidents Decline (Issued by the Road Safety Council.)

The Bega District News · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 1

In the first quarter of 1641 road accidents in country towns and rural areas declined by 24.2 per cent, from 678 in the first three months of 1940…

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