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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Four Charges Arising From Accident OVER £22 in Fines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

Francis Henry Garlick (47), confectioner, of Homebush, pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligent driving, out pleaded guilty to railing to…

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Fatal Accident Truck Hits Pole

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 5

Two men were injured, one fatally, when a utility truck crashed into an electric light pole at Figtree early on Saturday morning. They were Alfred…

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Fatal Road Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

Two men were injured, one fatally, in a road accident at Figtree shortly after midnight last Friday, when a utility lorry crashed into…

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Albion Park Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 1

An inquest was held by the deputy coroner (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) at the Wollongong Court House last Saturday touching the deaths of John…

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Albion Park Fatality

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 2

An inquest was held by the deputy coroner (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) at the Wollongong Court House on Saturday, June 24, touching the…

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Cyclists' Pranks Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 1

When it was reported last week that a schoolboy rode his bicycle along at track on the edge of a 30-ft. cliff in Sydney and fell to his death,…

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Mine Fatality Accidental

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 1

An inquest was held at the Wollongong Court House last Saturday concerning the death of Arthur House, following an accident in the Mt. Keira…

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Colliery Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 12

At Wollongong last Saturday, the Coroner (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) held an inquest concerning the death of Arthur House (32) of Gipps Road…

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Little Things Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 3

"Oh, I'm too busy—I can't be bothered with little things like that." Like what? Little things which cause road accidents…

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Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 11

Eighteen months old Brenda Watt, of Kurrungulla Crescent, Primbee, pulled a cup of hot tea over herself on Monday and was taken to…

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Bus Driver Convicted Sequel to Collision

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 5

The echo of a [?]ilision between two buses on the Prince's Highway, Reidtown, on the night of April 8, was heard in the Wollongong…

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Accidents

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 July 1944 · page 3

His many friends will be sorry to learn that Mr. J. R. Walsh, of Jamberoo, is a patient in the Kiama District Hospital, having sustained…

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Figtree Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 11

The deputy coroner. (Mr. W. Musgrave) held an inquest on Saturday into the death of Alfred Robert Carmichael, who died on…

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Collision with Railway Gates

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 1

Although he was a stranger to the district and did not know of tho existence of the railway pates at the Moss vale crossing on the Prince's Highway,…

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Figtree Road Death Accidental

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 9

An Inquest touching the death of Alfred Robert Carmichael was held at the Wollongong Court House on Saturday, by the Deputy Coroner, Mr…

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Accident

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 3

About half past ten on Sunday morning last, an accident occurred at Minnamurra Street, Kiama, resulting in serious injuries to…

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Double Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1944 · page 3

Two car accidents befell Messrs Alf and Les Aitken, of Albion Park, on Friday night last at Macquarie Pass. Returning from Robertson,…

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Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 4

While carting hay on a slide on his farm at Riverview, Kiama, on Tuesday afternoon last, Mr. Ern Robb lost, his balance and slipped…

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Railway Fatality Inquest Held

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

A finding of death by suicide was returned by the Bulli District Coroner (Mr. R.B. Dunlop) at an inquest at Bulli on Friday, into the death of Mrs…

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Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1944 · page 1

The following cases have been dealt with by the Kiama Ambulance this week:— Clifford Sweet, while loading stone…

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