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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Result of Motor Accident District Court Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 14

At the Wollongong District Court on Tuesday John Dinsdale proceeded against Ernest Vickery for the sum of £300 damages for injuries…

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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 15

Mr George Horrell, of Fern Hill, met with an unfortunate accident while employed at the Sooth Bulli Colliery, on Saturday last, through…

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Mount Kembla. Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 25

Little Muriel Dungey, of Kembla Heights, ran a needle in her foot last Thursday morning. She was taken to the Wollongong Hospital by…

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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 17

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended the following cases since last issue:— 8th June. — Andrew Morrison, [?]…

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Fatality. at Unanderra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 8

On Monday morning at 2 o,'clock a motor car driven by Chas. Thompson, of Bulli, was passing through the gates at the Unanderra…

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Injured Footballers. Port Kembla's Misfortunes

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 13

Port Kembla Rugby League has apparently been having more than its reasonable share of football misfortune this season. Starting the season with…

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Bulli Miner Killed. Joseph Henness. Fatality at Scarborough

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 16

A gloom was cast over the district on Wednesday when it was known that at about 9.30 a.m., a native, and well-known resident of Bulli, Joseph…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 16

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since our last issue:— June 14th—Roy Corn ford, of…

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Fatal Motor Car Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 21

Thomas Fields (23), of Scarborough, died in Wollongong Hospital on Monday morning following on an accident at the Unanderra railway…

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Motoring Fatality. on Mount Pleasant

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 2

Mount Pleasant was the scene of a fatal accident, on Saturday night when an Austin Seven car capsized, pinning its two occupants underneath…

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Scarborough Colliery Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 22

At Scarborough Courthouse yesterday, the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. Kirby, J.P., conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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Unanderra Fatality Magisterial Inquiry

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

At the Court House, Wollongong, on Tuesday morning the Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. Kirby, J.P.) conducted an inquiry into the…

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Benefit for Injured Player

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 20

Mr. G. Matthews (Bulli) said that a player with his Club, S. Potter, was injured in the first match of the season, the match with Dapto. He had…

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Another Level Crossing Accident. at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 12

Another level crossing accident happened in the vicinity of Port Kembla at mid-day on Wednesday, when a Federal Scout Six Motor…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 14
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since our last issue:— June 21st—William Beachly, of Port…

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Motoring Fatality. Inquest Verdict

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 3

The District Coroner. Mr. C. W. Craig, held an inquest at the Court House, Kiama, on Monday, concerning the death of Joseph Francis Love, who…

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Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 13
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since our last issue:— June 28.—Thomas Webb, nine years…

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Quarry Accident. at Minnamurra

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 2

On Monday afternoon, James Taylor, of Minnamurra, had a narrow escape from, serious injury at the Federal quarry. A breakdown had occurred…

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