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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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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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Four Drowned In N.S.W. Yesterday

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…

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£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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Surfer Injured in Fall From Truck

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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Accident-free Holidays

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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Injured in Fall at Steelworks

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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Two Drowned In Boat Capsize

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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Fitter's Foot Injured By Falling Crate

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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Prevent Children's Holiday Accidents

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…

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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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Man Injured

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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Man Injured At Steelworks

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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4 Killed in Weekend Accidents

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…

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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…

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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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Charge Follows Car-Cycle Collision

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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Cliff Rescue Equipment Used To Surface Injured In Bulli Crash

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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Miner Injured

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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Motor Cyclist Critical After Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 7

Two motor cyclists are in Wollongong Hospital following weekend road accidents…

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Mine Accident

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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