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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

9 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Apathy Causes Accidents Motorists Should Be Careful

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 8

One of the greatest dangers on the roads to-day is that "It can't happen to me" attitude, says Mr. G. A. Ripley, of Bowral branch of the Road…

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Accidental Death Fatal Accident at Berwick Orchard

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 5

Following an inquiry by the District Coroner (Mr. W. J. McDonald) at Moss Vale last week into the circumstances surrounding the deaths…

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Accidental Death Fatal Accident at Berwick Orchard

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 2

Following an inquiry by the District Coroner (Mr. W. J. McDonald) at Moss Vale last week into the circumstances surrounding the deaths…

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A Berrima Resident Injured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 2

Mr. John Charles Maslin, of Ben dooley, Berrims, met with, a serious accident in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was travelling by…

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Road Accidents

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

Despite repeated warnings through the press, motorists are still not educated to the fact that victims of accidents should be left until the…

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Road Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 2

Despite repeated 'warnings through ; the press, motorists are still not educated to the fact that victims of accidents should be left until the…

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Fatal Accident Truck-driver Charged

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

After submissions had been made by Mr. G. F. O. Throsby (details of which appear elsewhere in this issue), the Magistrate (Mr. Hooke,…

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Road Accident Figures

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 3

Official figurse of read accidents in N.S.W. for 1947, issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr…

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Young Man Drowned

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at the Wollondilly River on Tuesday afternoon, when Raymond Lawrence Smith, aged 19 years, of 46 Throaby…

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