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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

98 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 5

Road Smash Man Injured

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1945 · page 3

A traffic accident occurred on the Prince's Highway near Shellharbour railway station on Thursday night, as a result of which a man was…

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Spectacular Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 1

In an endeavour to avoid a child who had run onto the roadway in Crown st., near Denison st., about 6.30 p.m. on Monday, a panel van…

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Mine Accident Proves Fatal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 2

Reginald Thomas Holohan (26), single, a miner, was burled by a fall of stone in Mt. Kembla Colliery on May 3, and died in the…

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Road Fatality Near Steelworks

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the deputy coroner (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) following the inquest held at the Wollongong Court House…

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Cyclist's Death Accidental

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 5

On the night of August 28th, Gilbert Thomas Newbold (18), of Windang, was killed when his cycle and a taxi were involved in a…

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Road Smash Two Men Injured

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1945 · page 3

An accident occurred about ten o'clock on Thursday morning last at Dunster's Hill. Shellharbour, as a result of which two men were…

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Peculiar Accident at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 1

Three men employed by the Public Works Department had a miraculous escape from serious injury on Tuesday. They were leaning against a piece of…

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Woonona Residents in City Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 1

Five Woonona residents were injured when a tram and a car collided at the interaction of Phillip and Bridge sts., Sydney, on Sunday…

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Strange Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 11

Miss Eileen Martin, of Henley road, Thirroul, had a remarkable escape from death on Sunday night when she was carried through the…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 14
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Yet another pea rifle fatality occurred at the week-end, when Alan Graham, 18, of Lake Illawarra South received fatal injuries…

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Figtree Fatality Man Committed for Trial

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 1

Arising from an accident at Figtree on August 4, when a motor lorry loaded with timber crushed into a stationary car, fatally injuring Alexander Anderson, and injuring several others, occupants of the car, Hedley Arthur Bell, the driver of the lorry, was committed…

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Accidents at Thirroul Baths

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 4

The matter of what action should be taken to prevent a recurrence of the accidents in which, on two different occasions, girls have been carried…

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Accident Aftermath

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 6

Arising out of an accident on the Lower South Coast Road near the Thirroul Fire Station on July 10th, in which A.B. Kenneth Armstrong,…

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Boy Fatally Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

Ronald William Monaghan (6), of 2 Staff st., Wollongong, died in the Wollongong District Hospital on Friday afternoon as the result of injuries…

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Accidents

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 4

The Kiama Ambulance has attended to the following cases during the past few days. Miss Grace Sproule, of Jamberoo,…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 16
Also in Illawarra Mercury

The story of a pea-rifle fatality at Helensburgh on the afternoon of September 29th was related to the Coroner (Mr. R. B. Dunlop) at…

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