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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

28 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Local and General Unusual Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 2

A most unusual accident is reported from South Gundagai. After getting out of bed Mr. B. Murdock look a towel and walked past a…

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Unusual Accident

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 2

A most unusual accident is reported from South Gundagai. After getting out of bed, Mr. B. Murdock took a towel and walked past a table on…

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Tragic Accident at Numbaa Miss Daphne Woods Killed

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

Between 12 and 1 o’clock yesterday, a tragic accident happened at Numbaa, as a result of which Miss Daphne Woods, second daughter of Mr. and…

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Shocking Accident at Numbaa

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred on Tuesday last, at Numbaa, when a popular girl named Daphne Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enr…

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Pilot-officer Cecil Shepherd Killed in Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

Widespread sympathy goes out to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shepherd, of Bomaderry and Gordon, in the death of their elder son, Cecil Rainsford,…

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Another N.e.s. Accident at Kiama

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 2

Kiama N.E.S. is having a run of misfortune, for, following on a fatal accident when a young lady killed when a trailer knocked…

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Motor Fatality at Jasper’s Brush

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 4

On Saturday night last a party of six youths from Berry, driven by Gordon McIntyre in a single seater car, attended a dance at the School of…

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Sad Fatal Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over the town when the startling news became circulated that Patrick Leslie Byrne had been killed in a motor…

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A Tragic Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 1

A tragic accident happened at the rear of the showground on Saturday afternoon last (says the Shoalhaven “News”) us a result of which a…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 1

By referring to another column (the report of last meeting of the C.M.S.A.) it will be seen that Mr. John McPhail, the president,…

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Shocking Accident at Cambewarra Mr. Arthur Booths Right Hand Shattered

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 7

Residents of Nowra and the Shoalhaven haven district received an almost unbelievable shock about mid-day on Sunday when word passed around…

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Sad Fatality At, Bemboka (From our Bemboka Correspondent)

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 3

There was a sad gathering at the funeral on Monday of relatives and friends of Mr and Mrs Keith Alcock, whose eldest daughter, aged two years…

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Tragic Fatality

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 2

On Saturday night last Mr. W A. (Wallaga) Mead of Bermagu met his death under painful circumstances…

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Man Asphyxiated in Petrol Tank Accident at Narrandera

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 4

An unusual accident occurred at the Shell Depot, Narrandera, last week, resulting in the death of Mr. H. A. Kromsigt, of the Shell Oil…

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Claude Hardaker Killed Result of Accident

The Bega District News · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 2

The sad news came through from the Army on Saturday that Claude Hardaker, who went overseas with the first contingent from New Zealand had…

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Railway Man Injured

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 2

Mr. Jack Barron, the well-known railway employee of Jasper’s Brush, met with an unusual accident on Friday last, from which he…

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Motor Car Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 3

Two motor cars came into collision at Nowra on Thursday afternoon last—one driven by Mr. N. Spence, of Far Meadow, and the other by…

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Little Girl Drowned Sad Accident at Jerry Bailey

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

A sad accident occurred at Jerry Bailey on Sunday morning last, as a result of which Lynette, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs…

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Local and General Cars in Collision

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 2

Cars driven by Messrs. J. Blow and J. Scott collided in the blackout on Saturday night last at Jasper’s Brush. Neither of the…

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Sad Accident at Jerry Bailey

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 7

A sad accident occurred at Jerry Bailey on Sunday morning last, as a result of which Lynette, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs…

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