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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1955

133 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 7

Man Charged After Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 September 1955 · page 1

About 10.30 p m. on Saturday. Mr. Sid Benson was allegedly knocked down by a car near Orwell Hospital…

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Garage Owner Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 2

Mr. Merv. Hornery sustained injury while at work at his firm's garage on Tuesday. He was using a…

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Fatality Near Wingen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 October 1955 · page 1

John Aloysius Parker (.50), married, of 15 Austinmer road, Leichhardt, Sydney, a meter, reader, employed by…

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Accident At Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 1

Ernest Charles Garland, 24, of Crinoline Street, Denman, was killed instantly yesterday when he either…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 November 1955 · page 1

Popular member of the Muswellbrook Bowling Club and railway local staff, Mr. Richard White is home again…

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Brothers Injured Two Separate Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 1

A remarkable coincidence, occurred at the Balmoral Colliery on Tuesday morning, when two brothers,…

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Indiscretion on Road Leads to Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 November 1955 · page 4

The question is often asked, what leads to the innumerable collisions on the roads of New South…

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Denman District News ACCIDENT

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 12

An unfortunate accident befell Mr. J. Horadam, of "Pickering," when he slipped whilst working on his…

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A Near Drowning

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 7

What might have been a drowning tragedy was recently narrowly averin Port Stephens…

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Accident Rate High in Country Areas

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 6

The continuing tremendous increase in the volume of traffic in country…

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Failed to Stop After Accident £50 Fines for Conviction

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 December 1955 · page 1

At the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Joseph Bowen was fined 30 £after he had been convicted on a charge of failing to stop after an accident in which his vehicle was…

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Sydney Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 December 1955 · page 6

Mr. James Feter Mahon (51) was Hilled by a car in Bonnerong Road, Kingsford, on Sunday last. He leaves a…

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Accident Free Xmas

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 December 1955 · page 6

No accidents were reported in the Muswellbrook area during the Christmas holidays. Although traffic was…

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