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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

279 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 14

Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 4

At the M.M. on Tuesday whilst working on the wiring machine Alfred Byrnes, 32, of Windang-road, Lake Illawarra, received a fractured left…

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Fatal Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 14

Mr. Percy Morris, 51, of 30 Keira street, Wollongong, died in hospital yesterday following injuries received at the Steelworks on Wednesday…

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Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 14

Illawarra District Ambulance has attended the following since last issue. June 10— George Bennett, of…

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Waterside Worker Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 12

Whilst loading pig iron for England onto the M.V. Yngaren at No. 4 jetty, on Monday, Giovanni Piciza, of Wollongong, fell a distance into the hold…

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Figtree Motor Accident Two Fatalities

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 1

At the Coroner's Court, Wollongong on Saturday, the Deputy Coroner (Mr S. R. Musgrave) held an inquest on the bodies of Lionel Vincent Wilcox…

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Fatal Accident At Steelworks

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 12

In the Wollongong Corner's Court, yesterday, before Mr. Balmain, District Coroner, an inquest was held into the death of Percy Randolph…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 9
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended the following accidents since our last issue. Unless otherwise stated, the patients were conveyed to…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 15
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended the following accidents since our last issue. Unless otherwise stated, the patients were…

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The Unexpected. Cause of Road Accidents. (Issued by Road Safety Council, N.S.W.)

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 3

What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently and the final answer was meeting the unexpected…

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Attacked by Dog Girl Seriously Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 13

Yesterday Gertrude Smith, 19 years of age, was savagely attacked, near her home at Reidtown by a straying Alsatian dog and is now in…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 13
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The following accidents have been treated by the Illawarra Ambulance since last issue. Unless otherwise stated, the patients were taken to their…

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The Unexpected Cause of Road Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 8
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently and the final answer was meeting the unexpected…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 13

The following accidents were attended by the Illawarra Ambulance since our last issue. Unless otherwise stated the patients were conveyed to their…

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Motor Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 9

John Hill, bus proprietor, proceeded against James H. Britton, claiming £13 damages in respect to a motor accident…

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Drove Friend's Car Collision Occurs Sued for Damages

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 14

In the Wollongong Small Debts yesterday before Mr. Hardwick, S.M., Harold Burgess, of Smith-street Wollongong, proceeded against…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 14

On Tuesday, at Port Kembla, Fred Jackson, a fireman on the s.s. Iron Knight, received an injury when a bag of ashes fell some feet onto his…

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