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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

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Level Crossing Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 2

There were 51 level crossing accidents during the year ended June 30, 1940 In the previous year there were many more and in the present…

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Negligent Driving at Bowral. Two Cars in Collision

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 3

An accident in which two cars were involved in Bong Bong Street, Bowral, on 27th July, resulted in the driver of one of the vehicles, Victor…

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Aid for Injured Footballers. Successful Social at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 2

A dance and euchre party organised by Mittagong Junior Football Club attracted an attendance of one hundred and sixty persons to the…

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Fatal Accident One Killed; Two Seriously Injured

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 3

When a sedan car crashed into the bridge over Black Bob's Creek, Sutton Forest, on Saturday night, Frank McAloon, aged 20, of Burke Street,…

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Fatal Accident One Killed ; Three Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 October 1940 · page 2

When a sedan car crashed into the bridge over Black Bob's Creek, six miles south of Berrima, on the Home Highway, on Saturday night, Frank…

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New Conditions—New Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 November 1940 · page 3

New conditions caused by petrol rationing have created a few more cause of road accidents. Immediately the new conditions…

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New Conditions—New Accidents

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 4

New conditions caused by petrol rationing have created a few more causes of road. accidents. Immediately the new conditions…

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Looking Behind the Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 2

Behind each of the 23 fatal accidents already reported in this State for October there is probably a pitiful story of anguish and desolation. Some…

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Accidental Death. Girl Thrown From Horse

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 4

The District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Audrey Berta Bennington, who…

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Risks That Cause Accidents

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 3

I suppose there aren't many motorists who have not had the experience of either bumping into the rear of another car or of being bumped on the…

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Holiday Time Is— Accident Time

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 December 1940 · page 3

Seven years ago the accident statistics of the State were recorded for the first time. Since then there has been an entry each Christmas of at least…

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