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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

107 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 6

Shooting Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

Two young men named McKenzie and Green, respectively, wore shooting rabbits at West Dapto oh Saturday when the former sustained gunshot injuries…

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Magisterial Inquiry. Fatality at Yallah

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 1

The Coroner (Mr. M. J. McMahon S.M.) held a Magisterial Inquiry at the Court House, Wollongong, on Monday touching the death of John…

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Brothers in Hospital. Accident at Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 6

The opening night—Wednesday—of of the Smith Beach Carnival was marred by an unfortunate accident. A young man, James Cowan, a resident of Port…

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Fatality at the Lake Entrance. Police Sergeant Drowned

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

The Coroner, Mr. M. J. McMahon, held a Magisterial Inquiry at the Court House, Wollongong, on Monday touching the death of Sergeant Thomas…

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Drowned at the Lake

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 21

In Wollongong on Monday morning the Coroner, Mr. McMahon, S.M., held a magisterial inquiry as to the death of Thomas Forman, at the…

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South Beach Fatality Magisterial Inquiry

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

At the Wollongong Court on Monday a Magisterial Inquiry was conducted by Mr. M. J. McMahon, Coroner, touching the death of James King, 20 yours of…

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The Surfing Fatality. an Impressive Funeral

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

The funeral, on Monday, of the late James King, a member of Corrimal Surf Club, who lost his life at the Surf Carnival, Smith Beach, Wollongong, on…

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Motor Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

While endeavouring to avoid some children on ClifT Bond, Clifton, on Saturday afternoon, a motor car struck an embankment and capsized. The…

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Motor Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 1

On Monday night at Helensburgh station a motor bus belonging to Mr Bennett run back against a motor car belonging to Mr. Rowe and crushed it…

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Accident at Coledale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

Travelling down the notoriously steep Cater Street, Coledale, on Sunday afternoon, Mr. Brown, of Austinmer, who accompanied by two ladies, was driving…

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Accidental Death. Chinese Killed by Train

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

The death of Jack Weing Loong, a Chinese, 58 years of ago, who was knocked down by a train at North Wollongong on Monday, subsequently dying…

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Drowning Fatality

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

A tragic ending to a fishing party took place on Anniversary Day, when Sergt. Foreman, of Annandale was drowned. He was one of a party…

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Accidental Death

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2

On Sunday morning about 7.30 when Mr. Daniel Kates was walking along the railway line to Minnamurra, he found the body of Mr. Jonathan Francis…

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Fatality at Excelsior Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Tho Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. Kirby) opened an inquest at the hospital, Bulli, on Wednesday on the body of Arthur Rowe, a shot firer, employed at the…

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Surf Carnival Fatality Inquest on Body of James King

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

The inquest on the body of James King was resumed at the Court House, Wollongong on Monday, by the District Coroner (Mr. M. J. McMahon)…

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Mining Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 9

The year 1923 in Great Britain has been an unfortunate one in respect of accidents owing to two of those disasters on a considerable scale that occur…

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Accidents at Wollongong Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

A man fell off one of the wooden horses on the merry-go-round at the Wollongong show. Mr. L. Carr was knocked over by a bolting trotter…

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Fatality at Excelsior Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 7

Mr. Kirby, Deputy Coroner, on Wednesday in Bulli Court, resumed the inquest as to the death of Arthur Rowe in Excelsior mine, on…

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Motor Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

The appalling number of motor accidents that are recorded almost daily directs attention to the fact that the time has arrived when it stricter control should be exercised over motor traffic, more particularly in regard to the question of speed and cureless…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 8

Mr. Robert Dodd, of Wollongong, whilst engaged in discharging cargo at Port Kembla last Friday, had several of his fingers crushed, which…

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