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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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"Flying Fox" Shooting Accidental

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 2

"I saw an object move in the tree. I thought it was a flying fox, so I fired. I heard the object…

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Bail Refused In Truck Accident Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 1

Remanding two men in Wollongong Court yesterday until Monday on charges of illegally using…

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Man Shatters Arm. in Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

When a car and a utility truck collided near Cabbage Tree Creek, Fairy Meadow, on Saturday night, a man…

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Naval Man Killed in Nowra Road Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

NOWRA—A naval non-comissioned officer was killed and another was seriously injured when an M.G. sports car they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a stillty as Nowar on Saturday night…

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Girl Injured Crossing The Highway

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 7

A 10-years-old girl was injured late yesterday afternoon when running across the Prince's…

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Doctor Not to Blame For Fatality

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 9

At an inquest at Wollongong yesterday, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) said that as…

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Schoolgirl Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 2

A 10 years old school girL Robyn Tosi, of 45 Crawford Avenue, Wollongong, received lacerations to the forehead and…

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Miner Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 18

A 52-year-old labourer, George Cook, of Macquarie Street, Wollongong, was injured yesterday at Mount Keira…

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Double-decker Bus Over Eleven Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 1

Eleven people received medical treatment at Wollongong Hospital and at Port Kembla and a number of others required first aid, when a Hill's double-decker bus capsized at the entrance to Lysaghts works at Cringila, early last night…

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Thirroul Youth's Narrow Escape From Drowning

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Four people were drowned in New South Wales today. A Thirroul youth had a…

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Surf Club Members Injured at Bulli

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 6

Two members of the boat crew at Bulli Surf Club were injured and the surf boat slightly damaged…

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Death From Throat Injury In Accident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 2

A condition in the throat, which made it difficult to breathe and swallow, had brought…

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Jockey Badly Injured In Kembla Race Crash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 12

A jockey was admitted to Wollongong District Hospital with a probable fractured skull and severe chest injuries, and two other jockeys escaped with…

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Two Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 25

A Sydney motor cyclist and his pillion passenger were injured yesterday morning when the motor cycle they were…

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Miner Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 19

A 46 years old mineworker, Roy Sheedy of Owen Park Rd. Bellambi, was injured in a fall of coal at Corrimal colliery…

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Poole Out—injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 29

Woono[?] are services of star cen[?]le for the earlier matches of the [?]ing to injury. Albert is suffering from a [?]pped bone in the ankle, and will be…

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Injured Jockey Dies

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 1

22-year-old jockey, Charlie Knobel, injured in a race fall at Kembla Grange on Tuesday, died at 5 a.m. yesterday morning in Wollongong Hospital. The all occurred during the…

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Judge Involved In Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

His Honour Judge [?] Kirby, of the District Court, was the driver of a car involved in a collision…

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Fatality Caused by Loader Capsizing

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 3

A witness at the Bulli Coroner's Court yesterday described how a mechanical loader had capsized…

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Priest Injured In Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 10

When a car and a motor cycle were involved in a collision at the intersection of Corrimal and Crown…

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