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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Mine Worker Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 8

An employee at the Port Kembla No. 2 Colliery suffered probable fractured ribs when he was jammed…

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1 Killed, 2 Injured In Car Crash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—A man killed instantly and people injured when their car cra[?]ed into a…

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Miner Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 4

A miner was injured at Port Kembla No. 2 colliery yester-2 when falling coal jammed him against some timber…

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Shunters Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

A 30 years old railway shunter, Neil Brayley, Lion Park Avenue, Thirroul, sustained a crushed right hand, when his hand…

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Corrimal Goalkeeper Injured in Sydney Cup Match

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 9

Corrimal lost goalkeeper Jack Brown through injuries yesterday and eventually went under 6-3 to Leichhardt in the Sydney Cup quarter-final at…

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3 Die in Weekend Accidents

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Three people were killed in road accidents in New South Wales during the…

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Sydney Cup Accident Mars Thriller

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 14

Corrimal was extremily unfortunate, when they lost goal keeper. Jack Brown, five minutes after half time at…

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Fine Follows Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 10

A motor cyclist who was involved in a collision with a car in Woodlands Ave., on January 12, was fined…

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Two Injured By Tyre Blowout

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 3

A woman and her four-year-old child were injured when the car in which they were travelling…

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Police Motor Cyclist Critically Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 1

A Sydney police motor cyclist was critically injured when he lost control of his motor cycle on…

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Accidental Crushing Verdict

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest at Bulli into the death of Henry Amor who…

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Boy Hit, by Bus, Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 10

A six-years-old Doy was knocked down by a bus in lower Crown St., Wollongong yesterday afternoon…

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Leg Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 3

Peter Miller, 24, of Keira St. Wollongong was riding a bicycle along Prince's [?]. Russell Vale, on…

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Footballers Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 8

Two footballers were injured at Thirroul during the weekend. On Saturday, Brad…

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Leg Fractured in Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 3

Ray Gee, 25, of Mason St., Thirroul, was admitted to Bulli Hospital on Saturday with a compound…

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Elder[?] Woman Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 3

Mrs. Mary Ann Hodgson, 67, of the Commission Flats, Crown St. was hit by a car in cliff Rd., Wollongong, on…

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Brakes Failed-Seven Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 1

Seven people were injured, when the, brakes of a car, in which Hiey were travelling failed coming down Mount…

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Motor Cyclist, Passenger Hurt in Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 3

The rider and side-car Passenger of a motor cycle both suffered head injuries, general abrasions and…

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Peak Hour Traffic Delayed By Fairy Shadow Collision

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 22

Peak hour traffic was partially blocked for over an hour on Friday, morning following a collision…

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Six Injured in Mt. Ousley Car Crash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 1

Six people, three of them children, suffered injuries or shock when a car overturned coming down the ML Ousley w'on Saturday…

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