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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Proposal For Road Safety Week

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 4

The Maitland branch of the Road Safety Council last night decided to organise a road safety week in an effort to…

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No Govern't Cash for Hunter Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

The Government will not make a special grant towards the rebuilding of the bridge over the Hunter…

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Berala Train Smash Victims. Question of Compensation. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 2

A Railway Department official said to-day that as far as he knew there was no provision for the Department to make…

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Thefts of Motor Vehicles

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. will persist in its campaign or an amendment of the i’aw to stamp out car thieqh to…

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Child Killed by Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

David William Lewis, 2, son of the gate attendant at Bulliac, north of Gloucester, wan fatally injured when struck by the North Coast Daylight…

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Road Toll

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE.— Victoria's road toll in the last five days has been one of the worst on record…

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[?] Death From Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 5

A passenger injured in the air accident at Borals on Wednesday died in Auburn district Hospital yesterday,…

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Another Railway Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Hospitals to-day reported the condition of five people injured in last Wednesday’s Berala rail disaster…

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Motor Cyclist’s Knees Fractured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 2

Two young men were injured in motor cycle accidents in Maitland during the week-end…

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New Air Conditioned Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. G. S. Adams) tells us that the Tamworth passenger train will be a fully air-conditioned train when the…

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Student Newspapers Train Young People in U.s.a

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 4

Visitors often express surprise at how much American children know about world affairs. Why is this ? they ask…

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Karuah Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 3

The Main Roads Board some time ago informed Port Stephens Shire Council, that the Pacific Highway would…

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Ninth Death From Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY: Another victim of the Berala train smash, died in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital…

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Driver's Close Call at Railway Gates. Missed Mail Train by Two Minutes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

Norman Donald Burrell, of 46, Sutherland Street, St. Peters, missed certain death yesterday morning when his…

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Replacing and Modernising Railway Crossings. Conference Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

Representatives of the Municipal Council will meet a party of Railway Department officials on Tuesday…

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Motor Cyclist in Hospital

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 5

[?] Mr. Vistuls, [?] was admitted [?] cottage Hospital after he had been…

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Winter Motoring Precautions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 3

Motoring can be very trying in a cold car or truck, says the N.R.M.A. chief engineer (Mr. C.E. Napthail)…

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Motor-cyclist Hurt

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

A motor-cyclist, Mr. Vistula Hayes, of the Western Sawmills, Rylstone, suffered concussion, a lace rated…

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Fifth Railway Crash This Month

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday (A.U.P.). —New South Wales fifth railway accident since May 7, near Berowa. 20 miles…

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