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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Accidents at port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 11

Collin Mills, 17 years of ago, who lives at North Wollongong, and employed at the Metal manufacturers Works, at Port Kembla, fell from a…

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Accidents at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 9

[?] Steel, fell over a cask of blue[?] the E.R. and S. Works, Port [?] during the week and badly [?] a knee, and consequently was…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 2

The storm on Monday was responsible for several accidents. Mrs. John Porter, of Mount Keira, was trying to prevent a door slamming when two of her…

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Serious Accident

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 2 July 1924 · page 2

A bad accident occurred in Terra long-street opposite Bullen's tinsmith's shop on Saturday, as a result of whie Patrick Byrne is now lying in the…

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Painful Accident. Man's eye knocked out

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 9

Yesterday afternoon J. J. North, of Wollongong, sustained painful injuries to his right eye whilst at work in the Tube Mill at the works of the Metal…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Miss Masie Quist of Wollongong[?] an exciting experience on Wednesday She was out riding and when [?] ing alone the Main South Coast [?]…

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Motor Accident. at Brownsville

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 3

After leaving the Dapto A. and H. Society's dance early on Saturday morning, a care driven by Mr. Ballyntine, of Port Kembla, dashed up an…

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Frightful Accident. Well Known Resident Killed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 10

About 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon a sad fatality occurred at the South Kembla Colliery, which is being opened up at Wongawilli…

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Fatal Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 9

On Saturday afternoon last at South Kembla Colliery a new enterprise, while newly installed machinery was being tried, Arthur Gilbert…

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Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 16

On Saturday on the Keira street bridge a young horse in a breaking in sulky shying, collided with Mr. H. Boland's car, which was being…

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Colliery Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 8

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. Kirby, on Tuesday held an inquest as to the death of Arthur Gilbert Pinch, at South Kembla Colliery…

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South Kembla Fatality. the Inquest

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 8

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. Kirby, J.P.) conducted a magisterial inquiry at the Court House, Wollongong, on Tuesday touching the death of Arthur…

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Dreadful Accident

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

On the Sunday morning about 11 o'clock the residents of Kiama and Bombo were horrified to hear of the terrible death of Henry Hammond, who was…

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Touched a "Live" Wire. Fatality Near Minnamurra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 4

Henry Hammond, of Bombo was electrocuted near Minnamurra on Sunday, as the result of touching an electric wire, which had been blown down…

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Bicycle Collision. Two Patients in Wollongong Hospital

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 6

On Saturday evening last James Johnson, of Auburn Street, Wollongong, was riding a push bicycle along Crown Street West, Wollongong, when…

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Motor Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

A Ford car owned by Mr. Arthur Watson, of Port Kembla, was badly damaged last Friday night owing to the steering gear going amiss. First…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

As the results of accidents at the E.R. and S. Works, Port Kembla, during the week, J. Richards and H. L. McAndrews are off work, the former as…

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ACCIDENT at South Bulli

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 9

On Tuesday Alex Penman had his leg broken owing to a fall of coal at South Bulli mine. Before he was brought out of the mine a 'phone…

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Electric Wire Fatality

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 2

Mr. Mark F. Morton (Wollondilly): I desire to bring under the notice of the Minister for Public Works an unfortunate accident which took place…

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