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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

56 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 3

Motor Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

While coming down Mount Terry on _Friday last, a party of tourists on the way home to Sydney got a bit of a shaking through one of the…

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Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Rawlinson will be sympathised with, in the nasty accident that befel him on Thursday afternoon. He was crossing a pile of timber at his…

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Collision. Dunmore Collides with Champion

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 4

The steamer Dunmore, employed in the South Coast metal trade, returned to Port Jackson on Tuesday morning with her bow damaged, and…

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Champion—dunmore Collision

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

An inquiry into the collision which occurred off Botany Bay early on the morning of February 12 last, between the tug Champion (owned by Messrs…

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Shocking Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 7

On Monday, about 6 p.m., when the driver of a coal train was approaching the Mount Pleasant Crossing on the main raid, he…

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Port Kembla News. Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

Whilst engaged at work At the I Electrolytic Works on Monday. an employee named J. Fenwick tell off a scaffolding. Besides breaking his…

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Railway Line Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 9

The Coroner, Mr. Edwards, S.M., held an inquest yesterday at Bulli as to the death of Francis Field, a miner, on Friday last…

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Injured by Young Show Bull

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. D. King who is at Sydney show looking after some local cattle, was badly knocked about hy a young bull on Saturday last. It…

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Accidents in Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 6

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, the State Minister for Mines, has made available statistics relating, to accidents in mines for the years…

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Sensational Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 4

As the result of a motor car and sulky coining into collision on the main road near Thirroul on Saturday night a sensational smash…

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Fatality to Mr. Tom Clifford

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 19

On Monday afternoon Mr. Tom Clifford and Mr. W. J. O'Brien were driving homewards on the Canterbury-road, Unanderra, in a breaking-in gig, the horse…

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Fatal Accident. Mr. Thomas Clifford Killed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

It came as a shock to the community on Monday evening, when it became known that Mr. Thomas Clifford had been killed. It…

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Accident to Fishing Party

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 5

Whilst a party of fishing enthusiasts were making their way on Thursday evening of last week in a cart over rough ground near the…

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Port Kembla News. Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

Whilst engaged at. work at the Electroytic works on Tuesday, Mr. F. Sloan got Ladly burned by splashes of hot copper…

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Albion Park Budget. Drowning Natality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 5

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Albion Park on Friday evening of last week, when Wilfred, the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank…

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Painful Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

Mr. R. Patterson, a crane driver at the Electrolytic works, was engaged on Monday last at work, when a crane traverser ran over his right…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 5

Mr. M. O'Neill, of Calderwood, Marshall Mount, met with a Painful accident on one day of last week through the horse which he was…

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The Fatality to Mr T. Clifford

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 21

The Coroner, Mr. Edwards, S.M., held a magisterial inquiry as to the death of Thomas Clifford, on April 1st. William James O'Brien deposed that on…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Barnes, a rigger at the Metal Manufactures, met with a painful accident on Friday last whilst encased at work. It appears that a…

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Albion Park Budget. Painful Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 4

The little three-year-old ton of Mr. P. O'German met with a painful accident on Friday evening of last week, through being knocked down…

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