Drowning Tragedy. at Jamberoo
The flooding of the Minnamurra River on Monday caused a fatality shortly after 1 p.m., when a worker from the Falls camp, Honry Maher, a single…
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Brownsville Fatality
An inquest was held at Wollongong Hospital on Wednesday by the deputy coroner, Mr. S. R. Musgrave, who enquired into the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →For Trial on Manslaughter Charge South Beach Fatality
On Tuesday, the Deputy Coroner, Mr. S. R. Musgrave held an inquest into the death of Alexander Alfred Wilson Sharpe (44) whose dead…
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The following accidents have been attended to by the Illawarra Ambulance since our last issue. Unless otherwise stated, the patients were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Quarry Accident
Mr. Alex Blair, of North Kiama, sustained serious injury as the result of' a fall of stone in the Railway Commissioners Quarry at Bombo on Thursday…
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The following accidents have been attended to by the Illawarra Ambulance since our last issue. Unless otherwise stated, the patients were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Leg Severed Unusual Accident
Despite an extensive police search, up till yesterday no trace had been found of the lorry which, it was stated, was…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Injured Cricketers. Paying Expenses
Following upon a discussion by the Kiama District Cricket Association, the matter of injured players' expenses was brought before the South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Tragedy. Body Recovered
The body of Harry Mather, who was drowned in the Minnamurra River on 6th March, was recovered on Friday afternoon last from a deep hole in the…
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Bernard Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Walsh, of Jamberoo, sustained a fractured ankle on Friday afternoon last, when a horse that he was riding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Excelsior Mine Idle Strike Over Injured Man
Three hundred men employed at Excelsior Colliery were on strike on Wednesday. A pit-top meeting was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chemical Experiment Causes Explosion Two Boys Injured
Telling a friend to "watch what happens when I mix these," Master Bob Bevan, of Church-street, Wollongong, mixed a quantity of potassium…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cyclist Injured Struck by Car Driver Fails to Stop
Following the shocking case last week on the Pt Kembla-Wollongong road, when a man had his right leg severed by a hit run driver, another…
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Some mystery surrounds the accident in which Mrs. Florence Robinson of Park-street, Port Kembla, sustained abrasions and shock on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court Accident Claim Plaintiff Awarded £25
At the Bulli Small Debts Court, before Mr, Balmain, S.M., Winifred King proceeded against William-Scott for £25 damages resulting from a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Accidents In Similar Circumstances
Two serious accidents, in similar circumstances, occurred on Monday. At Keiraville, in the morning, Nola Coltman (child) stepped from behind…
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The following accidents have been attended to by the Illawarra District Ambulance since our last issue. Unless otherwise stated, the patients…
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