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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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

Miners' Accident Allowance Discussion

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 16

In the Assembly last week Mr. Davies said: With regard to the Miners' Accident Relief Fund, we find that to-day persons in receipt of accident relief are…

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Sad Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. Wright, who has resided in Scarborough for many years, died in the Illawarra District Hospital on Thursday morning. He had just…

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Miners' Accident Relief Payments

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 8
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. J. C. L. Fitspatrick said: During the discussion on the estimates of the Mines Department the hon, member…

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Fatality to a Shiftman

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 20

At an inquest as to the death in Burwood mine, Newcastle, of Henry Williams, a first-class shiftman, the following evidence was given:—…

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Sad Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

On Thursday afternoon whilst Mr. V. J. Hannam was returning from Mr. C. B. Dawes' residence at Avondale he was stuck by…

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Mining Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 2

A miner named Thomas Aldred, 23 years of age, met his death by a fall of stone in the branch district of the old Scarborough mine on Wednesday…

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Fatality at Central Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 3

The Coroner also held an inquest on Monday touching the death of Thomas Kearns, a stranger to the district, who was killed by falling off a…

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Port Kembla News. Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 2

An employee at the Electrolytic works named George Sturge, had ono of his fingers badly crushed through an anode falling on it. First aid was…

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Burning Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 20

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. James Kir[?] by, held an inquest at Heleusburgh last Friday as to the death of John McIntyre, in one of the railway deviation…

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Inquest on the South Clifton Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 8

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. James Kirby, continued on Monday last, at Scarbor[?]gh, the inquest as to the death of Thomas Aldred in the South Clifton…

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Terrible Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 2

On Friday, bad tidings came through to Kiama Station, that were to be conveyed to his parents, concerning terrible injuries to Porter Clyde King…

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[?]est on the South Clifton Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 6

[?] inquest as to death of Thomas [?] in South Clifton mine on Nov. [?] was continued on Monday by the [?] Coroner, Mr. James Kirby…

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Peculiar Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 2

Whilst Mr Walter Castles was engaged last week in shoeing a pony in his blacksmith's shop Keira St., he turned his head around to look for a…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 5

Mr. W. Prior, of Albion Park, met with a nasty accident last week end through being thrown from a horse, and had a couple of ribs broken, as…

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