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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1955

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Injured In Fall From Truck

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 2

John Edward Lawrence, 25, of Elgin-street, Maitland, a labourer, employed by the Government Railways, was…

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Trainee Injured In Brawl

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 April 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: A national service trainee had his skill fractured in a brawl at Singleton camp. He is now in…

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Injured In Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 2

A miner was injured yesterday when two cars collided careered into a ditch near Four Mile Creek…

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Foot Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 2

Leopold Beckett, 22, of William-street, Telarah, suffered a lacerated wound to right foot when he cut it…

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Dam Worker Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 3

Graham Galvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Galvin, of Oak Range Stud, was injured when a tournapull he was…

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Drowned In Flood While On Mercy Errand

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 4

A witness told Mart-land district coroner a graphic story of how a man was drowned on February 25 while helping to remove furniture from a home threatened by flood…

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Drowned On Way To Clean His Home

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 1

A hat bed drawn her attention to where the body of her missing brother was floating in floodwaters, a woman told…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: George Moore, of Ferguson-street, Cessnock, a miner, employed at Aberdare colliery, received an…

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Inquest Into Double Fatality

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The Cessnock district coroner (Mr. W. Fraser), following an inquest to-day a[?] Cessnock…

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Miner’s Back Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Brian McCarrin, 21, of Boomerang-street, Cessnock, a miner at Bellbird colliery, fell at work…

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Child Drowned In Creek

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 1

KEMPSEY: A 23-months-old boy was drowned yesterday when he fell from bridge into the flooded Batar Creek,…

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Miners Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 1

CESSNOCK: William Thompson 25, of Church-street, Cessnock, a miner employed Aberdare Extended colliery…

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Leg Injured When Hit By Bus

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 2

Jocelyn Brown, 17, of Dudley-street, Cessnock was struck a bus. in Vincent-street, Cessnock,. last night…

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Accidents to Children

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 2

CESSNOCK: -Barry Porter, 2, of Rawson-street, Aberdare fell across a barrel and fractured his left th[?]…

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Died Eight Months After Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 2

As IS-years-old youth who died on March 29, 1955, following road accident bad held his licence only three weeks, a…

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Colliery Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 4

CESSNOCK: Rav Chick. 18 Sheddon-street, Cessnock, set rider at Aberdare Extended colliery, suffered service…

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Scone Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1955 · page 4

A utility driven by Ernest Huber, of Muswellbrook, collided with a car driven by John Baker, of Gunnedah,…

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Migrant Killed Motor Cycle Accident at Segenhoe

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1955 · page 5

August Hoxman (21), German migrant, an employee of the Glenbawn Dam, was fatally injured on Tuesday last…

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Cars In Accident Tangle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1955 · page 10

John Collins (17), of Muswellbrook, and three cars became involved in an accident at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday near Aberdeen. Collins was cycling towards Muswellbrook when struck…

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"Not Guilty" Plea In Negligent Driving Charge Council Employee Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 6

At the Police Court on Wednesday, Carel Ladewik Van Der Burg pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

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