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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

231 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 12

Road Accidents Pile Up Again

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 4

Seven persons are known to have been killed and scores injured in road accidents in New South Wales during last week-end. These are…

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Motor Fatality Accidental Deaths

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 8

At Wollongong yesterday an inquest was held concerning the deaths of Henry George Morschell and John Alfred Rickards, both of Port…

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Coroner's Court Wollongong -- THURSDAY (Before Mr. R. B. Dunlop, Bulli Coroner). Port Kembla Road Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 9

A finding of accidental death was returned at the Coroner's Court, Wollongong, yesterday, at the inquest into the deaths of George…

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Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 5
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Included in the accidents attended by Illawarra District Ambulance since last issue were: May 30th.—Jack Shepherd (17)…

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Are Road Smashes Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 9

CASUALTY list for the first four months of this year show that people are still being killed on the roads of the State at the rate of 31 a month and persons are being injured at the clossal rate of 600 a month -- a high percentage of them mained for life,…

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Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 3

While playing football at the Kiama Convent School, on Wednesday, Arthur Symons, 10, Noorinan Street, sustained a fractured left leg. He…

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Are Road Smashes Accidents? (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 6

Casualty lists for the first four months of this year show that people are still being killed on the roads of the State at the rate of 31 a month…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 9

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

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 12

Mr. Boxsell, of Jamberoo, who visits Albion Park as hairdresser, was the victim of a nasty accident while wood chopping. A piece flew up and struck…

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At the Cross Roads. Beware of Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 5

Stand at the intersection of any two streets in any town or at any cross roads in the country and imagine the manner in which…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 12

Well and favorably known on the South Coast, M Frederick Charles [?]arlinson, a commercial traveller, of Goulburn, who owns a cottage at…

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Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 14
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Illawarra District Ambulance has attended the following accidents since last issue. June 14. Ivan J. Berry, Bland st…

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Soccer Serious Accident in Patriotic Match

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

With the whole of the district concentrating at Woonona In the big patriotic effort, Bobby McGaratty received a fractured leg…

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At the Crossroads Beware Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 6

Stand at the intersection of any two streets in any town or at any crosroads in the country and imagine the manner in which accidents could…

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Weather Changes Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 8

The harvest of the roads, in the form of accidents, goes by seasons and the largest is in the winter. Never has there been any sign of a "dought,"…

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Miner Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 6

E. Smith, a miner, of Lachlan-street, received injuries to the face and head in a fall of stone at Old Bulli Mine on Monday. He was given treatment by…

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Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 7
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Included in the accidents attended by Illawarra District Ambulance during he week were:— June 20—Mrs. Caroline Welsh, of…

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