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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

498 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 25

Judge Views Albion Park Accident Scene

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

Judge O'Sullivan yesterday travelled to Albion Park to view the scene of an accident in which a car crashed into the side of a parked truck in November, 1951…

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£89 Award After A. Park Accident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 5

Judge O'Sullivan, sitting in the District Court, yesterday ordered two men, whom he described as having been guilty of two acts of gross negligence, to pay…

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Boy Drowned

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 13

A small boy was drowned when he fell off a footbridge into a flooded creek at Bulli on Monday…

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Fined After Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 6

A Kiama shop proprietor whose car collided with another car as he drove from a Figtree parking…

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Two Injured In Bulli Pass Crash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 1

Two men were injured [?] the car in which were travelling [?]hed into the rear of…

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20 Injured In Crash Of Sydney Bus

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—More than 20 people were injured—some seriously—when a…

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When Involved in an Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 6

BECAUSE of the enormous number of accidents that occur, [?] think the time has come for a much greater effort…

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Court Sequel to Road Accident Accountant Did Not Remember

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 6

A charge of failing to stop after an accident, against Robert Cyril Brown, an accountant, of Wollongong,…

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Highway Fatality Pipe Hurled Onto Car By Cokeworks Explosion

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 15

When a boiler blew up at the Mount Pleasant Coke Works, at North Wollongong, on Monday morning, some buildings at the works were completely demolished and a young man who was a passenger in a car travelling along Prince's Highway was killed…

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Miner Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

A miner received a fractured left forearm when he was struck by a flailing prop at the Mount Nebo mine…

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Two Injured at M.m

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

Two labourers received injuries while at work at the M.M. yesterday. They were Vincenzo De…

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Mutilated Remains of Drowned Man Washed Ashore

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

The mutilated remains of the lower portion of a man's body was washed up on a beach at Lake Illawarra South yesterday…

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Italian Lay Injured on Road, Court Told; Driver Remanded

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 9

An Italian migrant told the Wollongong Court yesterday he did not remember anything after he stepped on to military Rd., Port Kembla, on July 24. He…

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Head Injured in Collision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 11

Joe Maklsukas of Lake Illawarra South suffered head injuries when the motor cycle he was riding…

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Injured Thigh

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

A 31 years old man was admitted to the Wollongong Hospital on Thursday morning with injuries to his left thigh…

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Injured Eye

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

A wireworker at M.M. Ltd. sustained an injury to his right eye on Thursday afternoon, when he was struck by a piece…

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Blamed Sneeze For Collision

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

A taxi driver who blamed a sneeze for a collision came before the Helensburgh Court on Wednesday to defend himself against a charge of having driven whilst under the influence of liquor…

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Boy Drowned in Nowra Baths

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

A 14 year old boy was drowned in the Shoal haven River swimming baths, Nowra on…

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A.i. & S. Accident Victim Dies

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

Santo Ballardia who suffered a compound fracture of the leg and shock when he was struck by a loco at…

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J.P. Dies Accident Unusual Accident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY Sun.—A 54-years-old justice of the peace found dead near his home last night was…

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