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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

51 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 3

Shooting Fatality Young Woman Loses Her Life

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

A sad shooting fatality occurred at Bateman’s Bay on Xmas Day, the victim being a young married woman, Mrs. Marjorie…

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Drowning in Yowaka Creek Body Recovered by Youth

The Bega District News · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

David Barry Severs, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Severs, of Yowaka, near Greig's Flat, was drowned in Yowaka Creek in…

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Accidental Death

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. U. K. Walsh, J.P., of Nowra, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Surf Man Injured

The Bega District News · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

In the first heat of the musical flags race at the intern-club surf competition between Tathra and Moruya Clubs, on Sunday, Harry…

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Constable Tragedy Inquest Finding of Accidental Death

The Bega District News · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. John H. Robbie, Bega Coroner, conducted an inquest into the death of Lionel John Constable, 36, and his wife Phyl[?] Constable, 32, at…

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Injured During Interval Youth Hit by Car Outside Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

As the last of the people were returning to the King's Theatre, Bega, after interval on Saturday night, Noel Joseph Sheehan, 17, of Double…

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Newtown Road Accident Described

The Bega District News · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

Constable Ian Crawford, of the Bega Police, said that he had been to the scene of an accident on Newtown Read, Bega, on January 7,…

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Another Monaro Highway Collision

The Bega District News · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

The bad turn on the Monaro Highway claimed another collision to its long list when Mrs. L. E. Shearer, of Numbugga, on Tuesday, was involved in a collision…

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Sedan Overturns Three Occupants Injured

The Bega District News · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 2

At about 5.15 on Monday afternoon,, as a long string of cars was returning to Bega from the Quaama sports, a sedan car ran into the embankment…

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Another Accident Victim

The Bega District News · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

Another victim of the car accident which occurred, on Monday, after the Quaama Sports, was Mr. Fred Winkworth, who lives five miles out on the…

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Coroner Finds Death Accidental Inquest Held On Jack Salway Tragedy

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

Mr. John H. Robbie, Bega Coroner, after hearing five witnesses, found that the late Jack Edwards Salway had accidently met his death from injuries caused by the motor truck deceased was driving at the time it ran off the Monaro…

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Fatal Accident on Bulli Pass Early This Morning “Herald” Truck Collides with Oil Lorry Young Man Killed

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 2

As a result of an accident on Bulli Pass, at 2.30 a.m. today, a young man lost his life, and another man was admitted to the…

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Car Leaves Road Occupants Injured

The Bega District News · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 2

While driving home from the football match in Pambula last Sunday, Mr. Kevin Jamieson, Mr. W. Manning and two Campbell boys had the misfortune…

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Car Off the Road Nobody Injured

The Bega District News · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 11

Eileen Amelia Fletcher, a staff member of the Bega District Hospital, said her husband, George Ernest Fletcher, was driving her car on the Prince’s…

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Hand Injured by Milking Machine Belt

The Bega District News · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

While operating milking machines on Wednesday morning, Mr. Allen Blacka, of Cobargo, aged 42, had the misfortune to have his right hand caught In the…

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Collision in Bega Youth to Be Reported

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 2

A collision between a car and a motor cycle, on Friday afternoon, at 1 o’clock, in Auckland Street, Bega, brought the Bega District…

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Truck Overturns Driver Injured

The Bega District News · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 2

Edward Emanuel Beasley, 22, of Coonamble, was injured on Wednesday afternoon when the truck he was driving capsized and rolled…

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Lorry Turns Over Collision in Bega

The Bega District News · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 4

The impact between a car and lorry, at the intersection of Upper and Gipps Streets, Bega, on Friday at 6.30 p.m., caused the lorry to be…

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Car on Wrong Side Two Vehicles in Collision

The Bega District News · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 1

When Constable Ian Crawford arrived at the scene of an accident, on the Prince’s Highway, about six miles north of Bega, he found that a…

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Footballers Badly Injured Two Dry River-cobargo Players in Hospital

The Bega District News · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 1

During the Dry River-Cobargo-Moruya football match, at Quaama, on Sunday, two members of the local team sustained injuries which…

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