Human Failure Causes Road Accidents Sydney
Transport authorides will make an all out “biltz” on people who cause road accidents, the Commissioner for Toad Transport…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 53
Motorist on Manslaughter Charge
A man appeared In Maitland court yesterday charged with the manslaughter of a motor cyclist who was billed yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Ambulance Successes
In an examination of the New South Wales Government Railway Ambulance Corps held on January 10 the following men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dozer, Train Collide
A collision between a goods train and a bulldozer which was overlapping a section of the railway line between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Train Service
The superintendent of railways at Werris [?] Spurway) has denied that the Tamworth day train might…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Main Roads In Kearsley Shire
The Department of Main Roads has advised Kearsley Shire Council that It bas approved the council’s maintenance and Improve…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Most Modern Train in Australia New Armidale Express
THE Armidale Express, which would be placed in regular service between Sydney and Armidale on February 12th, was the most modern train in Australia, declared the Chief Traffic Manager of the Department of Railways (Mr. D. J. Howse) on his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shire Council Will Spend £12,000 on 8 Lorries New Plan of Works to Go Into-Operation Cr.Dalton's Scheme For Better Roads and Crossings
A scheme to provide better roads and crossings was adopted at last Shire Council meeting, when Cr. W. Dalton's notice of motion was passed, in part only, by Councillors. Cr. Dalton's scheme is to re-organise the working of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →English Firm Will Build Spit Bridge Sydney
The Department of Main Roads announced last night that it had given the contract for the new bridge over Middle Harbour at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speed Caused Motor Cyclist’s Death
The speed at which a motor cyclist was travelling before striking a lorry near the Long Bridge, Maitland, had apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-cycle Exhaust Pipe Burns Leg
The hot exhaust pipe of a motor cycle, which skidded and fell in High-street, Maitland, burnt one of the legs of its rider this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by Driverless Motor Car Sydney
Jeffrey Muffett, 41, of Rylatone, was killed and his wife and four others were injured when a driverless motor truck ran…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New High Level Bridge Muswellbrook
Patrick Plains Shire Council has advised the Muswellbrook Shire Council that it had decided to draw up plane for a new high…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Toll Mounting Sydney
Mrs [?] 75, of [?] was totally injured when struck by a truck at Bandi In the [?] 16 days of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycle Club’s Road Races
Seventeen riders from Singleton, Cessnock, Newcastle and Maitland started in the Maitland Cycle Club’s race…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Part of Travelling Road Roof Collapsed. Happening at Bellbird Colliery
Portion of the roof in the main travelling road at Bellbird No. 1 colliery collapsed this morning shortly before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 19th JANUARY, 1951. Serivces For Subdivisions Council Faces New Problems. Special Rate for New Areas Suggested. Railway Department Announces Housing Project
An animated discussion took place at the Municipal Council on Wednesday in connection withe the proposal of the Railway Department to proceed with a housing project on the Karoola subdivision. Aldermen objected to the Department reducing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Bridge at Swansea
The new bridge across the [?] to take Macquarie at Swa[?] will consist of 13 fixed girder spans, each 40 feet long,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter To The Editor Phoenix Park Road
Sir,—After suffering. the most appalling road inconveniences in the Lower Hunter Shire for ,the past year or so we are Informed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cost of Railway Canberra
The Victorian and South Australian rail strike last year cost more than 80,000 men their jobs. This was revealed in figures…
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