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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

34 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2

No Accident Resolution

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 3

When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales, despite some…

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Fatal Accident at Black Bob's Creek Finding of Accidental Death

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

The District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) conducted an inquiry, at Moss Vale, on Monday, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Francis…

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Low Level—In Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 2

There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year holidays of…

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Accidental Death Gored by Bull

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 2

At Mittagong Courthouse on Tues­day, the District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death…

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Small Slips—Serious Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 2

The road accident figures for January show an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention to stop…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents (Issued by the Bond Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 3

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves" which are not confined to one part of the State but to the whole…

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Petrol Ignited by Hurricane Lamp Inquiry Into Bowral Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

The district coroner (Mr. W. Terry) held an inquiry at Bowral Courthouse on Wednesday into the circumstances surrounding the death of Walter…

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Air Crash at Meryla Pilot's Death Was Accidental

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

The District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Flight-Lieutenant Hector William…

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Safety First Railway "No Accident Drive

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

The New South Wales Railways are very proud of their safety record, and well they might be, having carried no less than 2,200,000,000…

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At the Crossroads—Beware Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 2

Stand at the intersection of any two streets in any town or at any crossroads imagine the manner in which…

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R.A.A.F. Accidents on Country Properties

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 4

The Department of Air has issued advice to country property owners on dealing with air accidents and forced…

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Road Accidents Pile Up Again

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 4

Seven persons are known to have been killed and scores injured in New South Wales during last week-end. These are only preliminary…

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Road Accidents Pile Up Again

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 3

There was a time when excessive speed was the primary cause of major accidents. It still is the cause of far too many, but more deaths are now…

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Failed to Stop After Accident Heavy Fines Imposed

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 2

At Bowral Police Court on Friday, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., George McColm Wilson, of Bowral, was charged with negligent driving and…

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Are Road Smashes Accidents?

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 2

Casuality lists for the first four months of this year show that people are still being on the roads of the State at the rate of 31 a month and…

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Weather Changes Accident Causes

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 June 1941 · page 2

(Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)…

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Accident to "Joey"

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 2

"Joey," the [?]19th Battalion kangaroo mascot which they "found" in a Red Cross box daring the voyage to Singapore, has had his back in a…

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Linesman Injured at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 2

As the result of an unusual accident, .Mr. Jim Shannon, an electricity linesman employed by Bowral Council, was taken…

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Fewer Road Accidents TOLL 1,033 LESS

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 4

Road accidents in New South Wales in the year ended June 80 resulted in 1,038 few casualties than in the previous…

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Charges Dismissed Shire Engineer in Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 2

The Magistrate (Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M.), after hearing the evidence, dismissed two charges against the Engineer to Nattai Shire Council…

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