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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 9
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra Ambulance reports having attended to the following cases: On Sunday, Mrs. H. Hamblin, Park Street, Corrimal, was thrown from a…

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Motors and Motoring. Are You Safe? Two Wheel Brakes Double Risk of Accidents. 84% Cars Now Use Four Wheel Brakes

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 12

The N.R.M.A. with its enormous membership of 32,000 is the greatest Motoring body in Australia. Mr. Fielder is its Technical Engineer. During…

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Bulli Pass Fatality the Inquest

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 19

At the Bulli Court, on Thursday, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. Kirby, J.P.) opened the adjourned inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the deaths…

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Bulli Pass Fatality. the Inquest

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

Remarkable interest was displayed at Bulli Court House yesterday (Thursday), in the inquest conducted by Mr. Kirby, District Coroner, regarding the…

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Accident at Power House. Mr. Frank Parkinson Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

On Monday Mr. Frank Parkinson was working on the addition to the Power House at Port Kembla, when he fell a distance of about 15 feet on…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 5

The Illawarra Ambulance has attended the following cases: At 2 a.m. on Saturday morning Superintendent Brown received o 'phone…

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Fatal Accident. at Metropolitan Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 5

The Metropolitan Colliery was idle on Monday and Tuesday owing to the fatal accident to a miner named George Buxton, aged 26 years. On…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 11
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra Ambulance has attended the following cases: At 2 a.m. on Saturday morning Superintendent Brown received a 'phone…

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Fatal Accident. at Metropolitan Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 11

The Metropolitan Colliery was idle on Monday and Tuesday owing to the fatal accident to a miner named George Buxton, aged 26 years. On…

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Mine Fatality at Helensburgh the Inquest

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 5

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. Kirby) conducted an inquest at Helensburgh on Monday touching the death of George Buxton, who died in the…

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Mr. Alf. Doran. Meets with Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 9

Mr. Alfred Doran, of Corrimal St., Wollongong, who is one of the most popular members of the Wollongong telephone outdoor staff, whilst…

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Fatal Accident. Cross-country Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 3

In a recent issue we reported ah accident on the Most Vale—Port Kembla Railway construction works, which resulted in a man…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 9
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

On Friday last Samuel Walters, of Bourke Street, Wollongong, whilst working at the Port Kembla quarry, sustained an injury to the foot. First…

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Motor Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 6

On Friday night last Stanley B. Heycott, of Port Kembla, was riding a motor 'bike along Crown Street West, Wollongong, and at the intersection of…

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A 'Bus Accident. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 7

Sir,—I was a passenger in the 'bus from Port-Kembla to Wollongong, on the 13th July last, which collided with a car. The 'bus capsized. I received…

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Sad Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 11

The 14 months old baby of Dr. and Mrs. Corner, of Kiama, died under distressing circumstances on Sunday. The child managed to open a cupboard…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 10

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended to the following cases since our last issue. August 26th—Alfred George Manns…

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