Man Drowned; Youth Missing in Heavy Sea at Woy Woy
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 2
SYDNEY, Thurs.—A man was drowned and a youth is missing, believed to have been drowned, when six people were washed to sea at Kilcare Beach, near Woy Woy, today. The dead man is Frank…
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Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 3
SYDNEY, Fri. — Four persons were drowned in New South Wales today. The body of another man, drowned last night at National Park, was discovered today. The deaths brought the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£200 Damage in Car Collision
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 3
Damage estimated at more than £200 was caused in a collision between cars at the intersection of…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 11
Port Kembla surfer, Bill ("Bidgee") Loycock, suffered a fractured right leg when he fell off a truck on the…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1
The practically accident-free holiday period was brought to a close yesterday, with holiday makers and campers departing…
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Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1
A New Australian was admitted to Wollongong Hospital yesterday afternoon after he had tripped…
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Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2
BRISBANE, Wed.—Two men were drowned and a woman was rescued when their fishing dinghy…
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Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3
Leonard Hartley, 42, of Mt. Brown, Dapto, was admitted to Wollongong Hospital yesterday with severe…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 8
Health authorities are seriously concerned at the high rate of fatal accidents among children during the current…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four Injured As Truck Leaves Bulli Pass at Green's Pinch
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1
Ambulance officers with special cliff rescue equipment climbed 150 feet down a steep slope last night to rescue the four occupants of a truck which got out of control on Bulli Pass and rolled down through dense scrub…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 1
A 27 year old mechanic was admitted to Wollongong Hospital on Saturday with serious spinal injuries…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 14
Guisippe Frino (36), Five Islands Road, Cringila, received a laceration to the head, when he was struck by a piece of steel…
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Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 2
SYDNEY, Sun.—Four people were killed and seven injured in road accidents in New South Wales this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Memory of Accident Court Told
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3
Mr. Fleeman, S.M., in Wollongong Court yesterday dismissed a charge of negligent driving against a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dapto Motor Cyclist's Death Accidental; Verdict at Inquest
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3
A man who was found dead, lying beside a damaged motor cycle, down an embankment near a bridge on the West Dapto Road, Wongawilli, on the morning…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2
A man who appeared at Campsie Court on Tuesday morning was remanded to appear at Helensburgh Court on…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8
Bulli ambulance officers had to use its cliff rescue equipment to bring four people to the surface, after a truck crashed over Bulli Pass, at Green's Pinch, on Friday night…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 23
A 52 years old miner suffered serious injuries in a fall of coal at the Wongawilli colliery on Friday afternoon. He was…
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Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 7
Two motor cyclists are in Wollongong Hospital following weekend road accidents…
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South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 16
A 35 years old shiftman was injured in a fall of coal at Nebo colliery on Thursday afternoon…
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