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South Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

30 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Prince’s Highway Accident

The Bega District News · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 2

A party of Bega people en route to Sydney in the early hours of Tuesday morning, had a miraculous escape from serious…

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Wyndham Death Accidental

The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 3

After holding an inquiry into the death of Cecil John Whitby, a Wyndham timber contractor, who was found dead in his bed at…

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Collision On Mountain

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 3

Mr. Willie Gel[?] of Lydia Street, Hawthorne, Victoria, collided with a truck on the Brown Mountain, above Piper’s Lookout,…

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Country Shocked By Fatal Accidents

The Bega District News · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 1

Residents of country areas are shocked at the regularity with which fatal accidents occur in country areas. Considerable contribution to this already large number is made by persons…

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Collision On Highway

The Bega District News · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 2

A party of Bega People who set on, sunday morning, in a brand banking new [?] to enjoy the day and the football…

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Elderly Couple In Car Accident

The Bega District News · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 2

A man and his wife who were making their way back to South Australia after a lengthy torn, escaped serious injury, on…

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Sedan Cars In Collision

The Bega District News · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 3

Just before three o’clock last Friday afternoon, two sedan cars collided on the Br. George Mountain, on the Bega-Bermagui…

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“Dinty” Whyman In Collision

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. “Dinty” Whymen had a fortunate escape from serious injury this morning, when the utility truck in which…

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Human Cause Of Accidents

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 2

Human maintenance — a vital subject—is now receiving consideration and study by the automobile transport industry,…

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Collision In Bega

The Bega District News · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 8

There was a resounding smack at the intersection of Belmore and Gipps Street, on Christmas Eve, when a small touring car and a…

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