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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

526 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 27

Bus Driver Gives First Aid to Boy Accident Victlm

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

Quick action on the part of a bus driver probably saved the life of a five-years-old child yesterday…

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Pedestrian Causes Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 3

A pedestrian in Crown Street, Wollongong, yesterday caused a lorry and a motor cycle to collide…

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Man Drowned at Stanwell Park

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

A visiting surfer, Frank Boase [?] of 2[?] Duhbar Street, Regent's Park, was drowned at Stanwell Park on Saturday…

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One Drowned; Two Rescued at Stanwell Park

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

One man was drowned, and two others rescued at Stanwell Park on Saturday afternoon. They were…

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£850 Damages For Taxi Collision Victim

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

Judge Neild allowed Eileen Lillian James, 58, of Greenacre Road, Wollongong, £850 damages when she brought a suit against the Gold Top Taxi Co., of Wollongong, in the District Court…

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Injured In Fall From Building

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

Henry Coulter, 24, of 2 Fltzwilliam Street, Port Kembla, was taken to the Wollongong District Hospital yesterday,…

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Three Injured In Double Smash on Bulli Pass

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

Three persons were injured in a remarkable double accident on the Bulli Pass shortly after 6 o'clock last night. Two of the injured were police constables on their way to investigate the first…

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Balgownie Miner's Death Accidental

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 4

A finding that Steve Ampello Carollo, 49, a miner, of School Lane, Balgownie, died in the Bulli Hospital from injuries…

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Motorist, Not to Blame; Fatality at Albion Park

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death, with no blame attached to the ear driver, was returned by the Deputy Coroner (Mr…

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Accident Victims Still Serious

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

The condition of Senior Constable A. L. Holland and Constable R. Green, Bulli, who were injured in a collision between…

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Police and Truck Driver Severely Injured in Bulli Pass Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

Two police officers were themselves severely injured on Monday night when, on approaching the scene of an accident at Bulli Pass in which a lorry driver had been injured, their motor cycle…

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Car Overturns in Collision at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

Two cars, one from Victoria and the other from Queensland, were involved in an accident on the Prince's Highway at Dapto…

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Albion Park Fatality Customary for Horse to Take Man Home

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 20

A police witness at a magisterial enquiry at Wollongong on Tuesday admitted that the deceased man was well-known at Albion Park as a drink addict and it was quite customary for his…

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Clothing Company's Right to Premises Confirmed Magistrate Rules "Would Be the More Seriously Injured"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 3

Ejectment proceedings launched by Noyes Bros. Ltd., Sydney, against Duncan and Sons Ltd., Wollongong, clothing manufacturers, failed in the Wollongong Court on Monday…

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Keira Mine Accident Was Fatal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

Eric James, 48, of Kembla Street, Balgownle, who was run over by a coal-cutting machine at Mt. Keira Colliery on Tuesday…

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£850 Damages Awarded for Taxi Cab Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 24

At the Wollongong District Court on Monday, a woman who claimed £1,000 damages from Gold Top Cab Services for injuries sustained in an accident, was awarded £350…

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Miner Dies After Colliery Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 15

A miner had his left leg severed above the knee in an accident at Mt. Keira Colliery about 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning…

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Keiraville Man Drove On After Accident; Fined

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

A fine of £2/10/- was Imposed on William Ballentyne, of William Street, Keiraville, In Wollongong Court yesterday When…

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Court Sequel To Youth's Injury In Crown St. Accident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

Wearing irons on his left leg, 13-years-old Robert Gordon Gray, a Wollongong High School student, smiled as he told in Wollongong Court yesterday of spending "five months and one day" in hospital after being crushed between a motor lorry and a Crown Street shop window…

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Injured In Fall From Building

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 6

An employee of the Public Works Department, Port Kembia, fell from a building yesterday and was admitted to the Wollongong…

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