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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Bega Man in Collision

The Bega District News · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 9

Bega resident, Wal. Sirl, was involved a car collision, on Wednesday morning, 8 miles south of. Moruya, when the front offside portion of his car was…

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Serious Accident at Bomaderry

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 4

Suffering from a fractured skull, a compound fracture of the right leg and lacerations to the face, Frank Albert Schwert,…

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Tragic Motor Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 2

A tragic motor car accident, causing the death of two women and one man, occurred on Friday morning last, on the…

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Cousin Tried Hard To Hold Drowning Youth Swollen Muddy River Claims Youthful Victim

The Bega District News · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 2

Although his cousin, Neil Smith, tried to hold him as he struggled to keep afloat in the Brogo River at the junction Reserve, Donald James Peters, of Buckajo, was drowned IN 15 feet of water, on Friday afternoon…

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Sad Fatality Man Knocked Down by Car

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 2

Down to Gerringong for a weekend holiday, Mr. Edward Joseph English, of Doonside (Parramatta) was killed, when he was knocked…

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Show Rider Injured Unbroken Horse Falls on Jennifer Otton

The Bega District News · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

Show rider, Jennifer Otton, 15, of Upper Brogo, while breaking in a saddle horse near her home received injuries to her back and pelvic…

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Bega Foreman Injured Bottle Bursts at Cordial Works

The Bega District News · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 3

Frederick Robertson, 25, foreman at Ottons Cordials Pty. Ltd., received a severe lacerated wound to the left forearm when a bottle exploded while he…

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Car Accident on Niagara Road Some Occupants Lucky to Escape

The Bega District News · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 2

Some occupants of two cars, which collided on the Niagara Road, between Candelo and Bemboka, on Tuesday afternoon, at about half…

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Accidental Death

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 6

The District Coroner. Mr. A. Oakes, J.P. returned a finding of accidental death after hearing evidence surrounding the death…

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Motor Cycle Collides With Safety Fence Accident at Broughton Mill Creek Bridge

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 1

On Sunday last a motor cyclist evidently underestimated his ability to “ride” the turn at the Broughton Mill Creek Bridge, and…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Collision with Car Near Bega

The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 December 1950 · page 3

Frank Brennan, 26 years, of 12 Carraway Avenue, Coogee, while riding a motor cycle on the Prince’s Highway, near Frog’s Hollow, 7 miles from Bega,…

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