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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 6

Mr. Charles Sherlock, a railway employee at Albion Park, met with a nasty accident on Tuesday night last, through stepping over a culvert in the…

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Sad Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 13

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Robert McCammon, junr., 34, of Short-street, Wollongong, met his death in a tragic manner, through leaping off the…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 5

On Monday the railway officials at Wollongong discovered a carriage, which formed part of the 10 to 5 train from Sydney bore signs as if…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 4

A young son of Mr. M. Carroll, Albion Park, met with a painful accident during the week while playing football. The lad with other boys…

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Plucky Rescue. Boy Saved From Drowning

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

Whilst several small boys were fishing off the T Jetty at Wollongong Harbour yesterday afternoon a small boy named Burns fell into the water,…

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The Fatality at South Bulli

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 7

Yesterday Mr. J. Kirby, deputy Coroner, held an inquest as to the death of James Richard Tresidder in the South Bulli mine, the previous Thursday. Mr…

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Sad Fatality. Poison Accidentally Taken

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 3

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. Jas. Kirby), held an inquest at Bellambi on Monday touching the death of Mary Knobel. Charles P. Hanson, a farmer residing…

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Mine Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 2

An inquest was held at the Cou[?] House, Wollongong, on Thursday, touching the death of James Coope[?] who had been injured in the Corrime[?]…

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The Fatality in Corrimal Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 14

Yesterday the Deputy Coroner, Mr. Jas. Kirby, held an inquest as to the death of James Cooper on the 18th instant…

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The Fatality in North Bulli Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 13

On Wednesday the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. Kirby, held an inquest as to the death, in North Bulli mine on the 15th instant of Joseph John Hanslow. Mr…

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Sad Fatality. The Coroner (Mr. O. A. Edwards

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 5

S.M.), conducted an inquest at Figtree on Wednesday touching the death of Joyce Isabel Waples. Mrs. W. W. Waples identified the…

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Motor Car Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 6

The residents of Albion Park were, on Tuesday morning, shocked to hear that a motor car accident had occurred at Macquarie Pass the previous night…

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Motor Car Fatality on Macquarie Pass Road

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 4

On Monday night last, Mr. John Moore, sheep farmer, of Dry Plains, near Cooma, met his death in a tragic way. The deceased arrived at Albion…

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Fatal Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1919 · page 2

On Monday evening Mr. John Moore a sheep farmer at Cooma, hired a car from Albion Park, where he had been visiting his wife and children,…

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Thirroul Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 2

Allan McLaren, a probationary shunter at Thirroul, was run over whilst shunting a train in the Thirroul yards about 3 a.m. on Saturday…

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Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1919 · page 2

At Jamberoo on Friday, Mr. R. Bishop was emptying a drum to refi[?] with carbide for an [?]tylene, gas plant and struck it match to see if…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 6

On Saturday, when returning from the Linen Tea at the Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Vowell's little daughter, Margo, sustained a compound…

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Train Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 7

On Wednesday the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. Kirby, held an inquest as to the death of an unknown man on the railway at Waterfall the previous day…

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Railway Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr. J. Kirby), conducted an inquest at Helensburgh on Wednesday touching the death of an unknown man who had been run over…

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Current Comment. Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 6

"During the Final of the Illawarra Rugby Leagues third grade competition match at Figtree on Saturday between Port Kembla and Gwynneville…

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