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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

528 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 27

Passengers Tell Graphic Stories of Nightmare After Ferry Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 8

LONDON, Thurs.—Passengers of the British Railways steamer, "Duke of York," which collided with an American ship in North Sea darkness yesterday, told graphic stories of their nightmare night. Five persons are known to have been…

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Sharp Increase in Accidents Caused by Road Conditions

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

Redd deaths in Mew South Wales decreased by 28 to 700 in 1952 Compared with 1951 despite an average number of registered vehicles of 632,975 (1952[?]…

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Skull Fractured in Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 1

A motor cyclist received a fractured skull and a gashed chest when he was involved in a collision…

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Injured Boxer Dies Despite Operation

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—Lightweight aborigine boxer, Johnnie Slockie, 22, died in St. Vincent's Hospital this afternoon. Doctors had carried out…

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Girl Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 15

A small girl received injuries to the head and right shoulder on Monday morning when she was struck by a motor cycle…

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Man's Back Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 6

A man suffered injuries to the back yesterday when he fell off a ladder at his home in Northcotte St…

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Two Accidents on

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 35

When his motor cycle and a car came into collision at the intersection of Gipps road and Crawford Avenue, Gwynneville…

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Motor Cyclist Charged Following Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 24

A 26 years old labourer, Juozas Mikalauskas, of Reddall Parade, Lake Illawarra South, was formally charged at Wollongong…

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Manslaughter Charge Dismissed; Accident Verdict

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 9

Following a finding of accidental death at the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Albert Rostern, at the Wollongong Coroner's Court yesterday, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) dismissed a charge of manslaughter against…

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Mother, 2 Children Drowned in Well

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Fri.—A mother and two children were drowned yesterday in a well at Douglasville,…

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Footballers Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 10

Wollongong Ambulance took two footballers to the district hospital over the weekend, after they had…

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Warship Sunk in Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 9

CAIRO, Sun.—Launches from Suez are searching for the captain of a small Egyptian warship sunk in…

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Injured at Steelworks

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 3

A 27 years old employee of Australian Iron and Steel was admitted to the Wollongong District Hospital on Saturday…

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Injured When Car Overturns

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 1

A Naval rating, attached to H.M.A.S. Albatross was seriously injured on Friday night, when a car, in which he…

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5 Killed in Weekend Road Accidents

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Five people killed in road accidents in New South, Wales during the weekend. The dead people were:…

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"Accidental Death Verdict" Manslaughter Charge Dropped

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 7

Following a verdict at Wollongong Coroner's Court of accidental death in the case of a motor cyclist, police offered no evidence against a lorry driver on a charge of manslaughter and he was discharged…

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Injured Knee in Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 3

William Stone, 22, of Shellharbour Rd., Port Kembla, suffered an injured knee after his motor cycle…

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Injured At Works

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 3

A New Australian, Michael Maslow, of Shoalhaven Street, Kiama, injured his left knee while working at the Port Kembla steel works last…

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Man Injured in Stone Fall

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 9

An employee of the Huntley Colliery, suffered injuries to the back and ribs and severe shock when he…

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Cycle, Lorry in Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 4

A man was injured when his cycle was involved in a collision with a motor lorry in the Springhill Rd…

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