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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Slacky Flat Accident. Motor Driver Committed for Trial

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 3

At the Bulli Police Court in Tuesday, before Mr. Chapman, S.M., Walter Tyson Eagles was committed for trial on two charges of by wanton…

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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 22

The ambulance has attended the following accidents since last issue:— February 8th—William Nelson. Wollongong, was riding a motor cycle at…

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Accident to Car Why Mr. Davies' M.L.A. was Not at Official Opening of Wollongong Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 26

Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., struck trouble with his car while driving his wife and her friend from Sydney on Thursday night of last week…

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Unfortunate Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 2

Claude Gibbs, on Saturday, in company with boys who were playing with a B.B. pea-rifle, that for bullets has a leaden pellet about the size of a…

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Fatality. on Cross Country Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 9

One man was killed and another injured when a charge exploded prematarely on the Cross Country, Railway yesterday afternoon. It appears that…

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Fatality at Cross-country Railway

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 15

Walter John Brock, a shot-firer, aged 40, met his death at No. 9 camp, Moss Vale-Port Kembla, yesterday…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 15
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since last issue:— 15th Feb.—Fred Weedon, of No. 2…

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Colliery Line Accident. Two Horses Killed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 15

When the North Illawarra sanitary lorry was crossing the Keira colliery line at Robson's Road, Keiraville, at 9.30, this morning, a…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 15
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since our last issue:— February 22nd—Fred Hunt, of…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 14

The Illawarra Ambulance attended to the following accidents since last issue:— 2nd March—Patrick Murphy, of…

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Another Accident at Cross-country Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 16

Yesterday at the Cross-Country railway, William Hoff, a shot[?]rer, was firing a shot, which exploded prematurely. He sustained severe lacerations to…

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Unfortunate Accident

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

Word came through by phone early yesterday morning to Mrs. Frank Hogan Terralong Street, of. an unfortunate accident that on Monday night, happened…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 9
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has treated the following accidents since last issue:— March 8—Stewart Fryer, aged 15…

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Painful Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 9

Mr. Jack Woods, foreman of works for the Wollongong Council, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was testing the heat of some…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 12
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since our last issue:— March 16th—Lyle Chle, of Dapto…

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Quarry Accident. Narrow Escape From Death

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 2

Mr. Jack Hammond, assistant powder man at the Commissioner's Quarry, Bombo, had a narrow escape from death on Friday morning at 11.30 while…

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