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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

107 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 6

Players' Accident Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 4

Particulars of the players' accident fund are published below. It is not compulsory to ensure, but all clubs should take this scheme up…

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Serious Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 3

Miss Nina Saywell, of Scarborough, tripped and foil while carrying a kettle of boiling water during the holidays, and was severely scalded about the…

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I.D.S.A. Players' Accident Fund

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 19

The following rules for the administration of the accident insurance und have been adopted:—Players in under 16 and under 18…

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Fishing Fatality

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 2

Another fatality whilst fishing occured here late on Friday, afternoon last. The victim was a young man named Ernest Conroy, 21 years of age, who…

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Motor Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 14

The Coroner (Mr. McMahon, S.M.). held a magisterial inquiry yesterday as to the death of Thomas Bissell. Mr. Russell appeared for relatives…

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Motor Fatality. Youth Killed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 2

The Corener (Mr. M. J. McMahon) conducted a magisterial inquiry at the Court House, Wollongong. yesterday touching the death to Thomas William…

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Modern Dick Turpins. Ride to Wollongong. Collision with Sulky

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 4

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. McMahon, S.M., the police proceeded against Claude Alfred Holmes and George Edward…

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Motor Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

A boy named Frank Suttoo, aged about 14 years, of Barolla Street, Wollongong, was admitted to the Wollongong Hospital last evening as result…

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Little Girl Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 2

While a little girl named Eileen Smith, of Fernhill, was walking along the Main South Coast Road on Saturday last she was knocked down by a…

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Accident on Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 2

Harry Burcher, of Oatley, received severe injuries to one of his ankles on Thursday morning, near Dapto, as a result of a sleeper falling on it. He…

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THIRROUL. Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 14

About mid-day Wednesday, a car containing two men and a little child crashed heavily into an electric light post opposite the Catholic Church…

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Accident to Trucks. at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 2

When unloading a Government truck in the E.R. and S. yard during the week the break was taken off a allow of the truck being moved to a new…

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Players' Accident Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Payments into this fund are growing less weekly. The players themselves are seemingly not taking much interest in the scheme…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 6

Mr. Sam Frost, at one time Postmaster at Coledale, had one of his legs broken at Forbes last week. He was riding a motor bike, when the machine…

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Motor Accident. Helensburgh Dramatics Co

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 6

Betty Southall, aged 6 years, residing in Russell Street, "Woonona, while returning home from the Methodist Sunday School, crossed the road at the Morn than ordinary interest is attached to the production in Helensburgh next Monday night of "Under Two Flags," and it is anticipated members…

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Footballers Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

Mount Kembla Footballers have been exceptionally unlucky this season. No less that five players have been more or less severely injured, W,: Annetts…

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News Items. Motor Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 9

Six men in a Chevorlet car ran over a bank about 250 yards on the top side of Bald Hill on Sunday night last after 8 o'clock, and although the car turned…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 2

Mrs.G. B. McAllister, of Corrimal, met with a serious accident in front of her shop on Saturday night last. She slipped and fell on the footpath,…

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