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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

516 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 26

Deaths 'Accidental' Says Coroner

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 8

The tragic story of a motor car accident when three people were killed was told at Nowra last Wednesday before the District Coroner, Mr. U. K. Walsh. He found that Petty Officer Geoffrey…

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P.k. Woman Injured in Car Skid

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

A Port Kembla woman was admitted to hospital late yesterday afternoon after a car in which she and her husband were…

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Accidents

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 3

Two fatalities occurred on Christmas Eve, 24th December. Peter Lane, 17, of Highgate Street, Strathfield, was shot in the eye at…

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Fine Sequel To Accident At Fairly Meadow

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

Involved in a collision with another car on Prince's Highway, Annandale resident was fined in Wollongong Court yesterday for…

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First-aid for Injured Livestock

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 28

When veterinary advice is unavailable, a farmer with a very sick or injured animal often…

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Monkey Vine Scout Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

A youth camped at the Mt. Keira Scout Camp suffered a possible fracture of the wrist yesterday when a "monkey vine"…

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Injured Hand At A.I.S.

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 2

After receiving injuries to the right hand at Australian Iron and Steel yesterday, Stanley Hagy, 30, of Port Kembla, was…

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One Dead, Many Injured in Week-end Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

A Port Kembla woman was killed and many persons were injured in a series of accidents which occurred during the week…

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Injured In Fall From Caravan Bunk

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

Mrs. Jean Turnbull of Dalkeith Hotel, Coogee, was treated by Bulli Ambulance officers on Saturday night for a…

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Two Injured in Smash Near Panorama Hotel

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

Two Sydney residents were injured when two cars collided in a fog on the highway near the Panorama Hotel late on…

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Well-known Queensland Sportsman Shot; Starter-pistol Accident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 11

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Mr. Donald Eglington, 49, Secretary of the Commercial Travellers' Association, was fatally wounded by a pistol shot at Windsor Park this…

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£10 Fine After "Minor" Road Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 5

Although he pleaded that the damage was so slight that he did not consider it necessary to report the accident to the…

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W'gong Man Drowned Off Bombo

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 13

A Wollongong man was drowned when he was swept off the rocks near Bombo about 4.30…

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Killed in Truck Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Robert Benson, 19, of Sackville Street Bexley, was fatally injured when two trucks collided in a…

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Diver Drowned Near Hob Art

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

HOBART, Sunday.—Neil winston Jones, 24, of West Hobart, was drowned at Kingston Beach, near Hobart, yesterday, when…

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Coledale Girl Injured by Car

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

After being struck by a car oh Saturday night, a 19-year-old girl was taken by Bulli Ambulance to the Coledale…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 7

Because motor cycles are favoured mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men, the measure most likely to reduce accidents among thera is a great increase in…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 5

Because motor cycles are favoured mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men, the measure most likely to…

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Godfrey Evans Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 3

RENMARK, Wednesday. — M.C.C. wicketkeeper Godfrey Evans was struck on the face during the M.C.C. v. South…

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Man Injured at Dapto

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 5

A man suffered severe injuries to the head when he was knocked down by a vehicle at Dapto yesterday afternoon. He…

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