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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Railway Accident at Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 5

Through a goods truck fouling the main line at Kiama on Monday, the evening train to Nowra was severely damaged, an official estimating that…

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Coroner's Court Railway Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 9

A Magisterial Inquiry touching the death of John Joseph Baietto. whose mutilated body was found on the railway line between…

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Horrible Accident. Man's Foot Torn Off

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 9

On last Friday afternoon whilst the steamer Woniora was lying at the Bellambi Jetty, it was found necessary to do something with tho mooring lines,…

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Local and General. Road Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 2

Our Balgownie correspondent writes: —A number of accidents have occurred on our beautiful roads. Messrs. R. Wee[?]es and M. Findley met with…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 2

Through falling from a ladder at the E.R. and S. Co.'s Works, Port Kembla, this week, Mr. W. Meurant, a Corrimal resident, severely fractured his knee…

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Accident on Railway Line

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 3

Mr. Hedley Thomas, riding ganger on the Thirroul Wollongong section of the local railway line, was riding a railway motor cycle near the Mount…

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Motoring Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 5

A party from Sydney, including Mr. Angus Matheson, were motoring to "Wyndang," Lake Illawarra, on Saturday night and were not for from…

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Serious Accident at Oorrimal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 5

Our Corrimal correspondent writes:— Mrs. J. MacKenzie, living at the old Coxton homestead, met with a very serious and painful accident on Monday…

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A Ganger Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 9

Severe injuries were sustained by Ganger Fred Ratcliffe on "Wednesday through being struck by a spawling box while in charge of spawling operations…

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Injured Miners. —Appeal [?] Award

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 2

An appeal was made to Mr [?] Ferguson, Mr. Justice Campb[?] Mr. Acting justice Ralston, in [?] on Thursday on behalf of [?]…

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Serious Motor Accident. Victim Fractures Both Legs

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 9

A motor accident occurred on Slacky Flat, Bulli, at midday on Wednesday, resulting in serious in juries to Mr .Jacob Jones, of Coledale, and minor injuries…

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THIRROUL. Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 15

A serious accident happened at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Slacky Flat, near Bulli. A motor bus owned by Mr. Richard Arblaster, of Thirroul…

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Shocking Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 2

An elderly man named Charles Bartlett, shockingly mutilated his hand last week through coming in contact with the knives of a sausage machine at…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 2

Whilst Leo Hunt was passing through Corrimal on Tuesday evening with a 'bus load of passengers a man named Critcher attempted to get on the 'bus…

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Fatality at the Cordeaux

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 10

Yesterday the Deputy Coroner, Mr. James Kirby, continued the adjourned inquiry as to the death of Roy C. S. Dalwood (24), at Cordeaux…

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Accident at Tom Thumb Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 2

Tom Thumb Bridge was the scene of a nasty accident early this week, when Messrs. Turner and J. Ballantine, driving a sulky and motor car respectively,…

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Motor Accidents. Bulli Pass

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 2

On Tuesday nighty the occupants of a motor ear coming down Bulli Pass had an unpleasant experience, but fortunately without serious results. Owing to…

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Railway Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon as the pickup train from Wollongong to Kiama was passing Yallah Crossing, a horse and sulky driven by S. Matheson…

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Serious Accident. Kicked in the Face

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 2

Mr. B. MeMahon, of Balgownie, was the victim of a serious accident at Balgownie this week. He was driving a horse at the colliery screens, when the…

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Cycling Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 2

A lad named Merryn Fleming, while cycling from Croome Towards his hone at Albion Park on Tuesday, lost control of his machine coming down a hill…

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