Irish Precautions to Profit Queen Bomb Disposal Squad To Pilot Royal Train
Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 1
BELFAST: More thon than 1000 police spread out last night along the 90 mile railway track from Bet[?] to Loch Foy[?] over which the queen and Duke of Edinburgh are travelling to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Rates: “Dishonourable Breach Of Agreement”
Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 2
SYDNEY: The Labour Council of New South Wales will ask the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. R. Winsor) to withdraw hic application to the Court for a reduction in the penalty rates of railway workers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways replacing coal with oil
Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 2
The recent rolling strikes initiated by the coal miners' leaders are not only damaging to New South Wales and Australia, but are slowly forcing a change in railway practice that could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wants Sandy Hollow railway line finished
Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 7
A motion favouring the organisation of a deputation to the Premier to press for the completion of the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway line was succesfully moved by the Gulgong…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Water on Road at Factory Grading Necessary Says Ganger
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 3
Mr. F. Partridge, Working Ganger told Dungog Municipal Council last Tuesday night that he had inspected the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fast Speed In Motor Cars
Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 3
RHEIMS: British motor cyclist Mike Hawthorn, driving a Ferrari, yesterday won the Rheims Grand Prix…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Films on Road Safety
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2
The first, second and fourth year pupils of Maitland Girls’ High School were to-day shown films on road safety by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thefts From Railway
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2
NEWCASTLE: It has been reported to police that a dozen bottles of port wine and about 100 tins of Norwegian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists’ Taxation Deductions
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2
The N.R.M.A. advises motorists that all motoring expenses incurred producing assessable income are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Struck by Train
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2
MUSWELLBROOK: A car was struck by the northbound Tamworth passenger train at a level crossing on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Top Views Oil Morpeth Train Service
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2
Although a high railway official will visit Maitland tomorrow to hear the cass for retention of the East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Interstate Road Traffic Declning
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 3
At the monthly meeting of the Tenterfield branch of the Road Safety Council, held on Thursday night, Sgt. R. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →E. Buchtmann New Road Safety Council Secty
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2
The President, of Singleton Road Safety Council, Mr. Clive Bourke, last night welcomed Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lights Were Dazzling, Said Motorist
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 3
Lights from oncoming traffic had dazzled a motorist when he collided with three motor cycles at East Greta on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist Acquitted by Jury
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 3
A motorist who collioed with and injured three pedestrian on Stroud road Bulakdelah on May 21 1952 was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Struck by Train
The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1
A car was struck by the northbound Tamworth mail train at the level crossing on the New England Highway at the northern end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fewer road deaths this year
Singleton Argus · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 7
Preliminary figures for the 12 months ended June 30 last show that 648 persons were killed in road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Austin A-40 6500 Miles Road Test
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 10
A specially fitted Austin A-40 Somerset Saloon is making a 6500 miles road test from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Level Crossing Smash Gatekeeper Charged and Remanded
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1
At the Police Court on Wednesday, Stanley Conway, represented by Mr. W. J. Curtis, was charged with having on 7th July last, by omission failed to close the railway level crossing dates at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Traffic Offences
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 5
Bruce Daniels, represented by Mr. S. C. White, was charged with having cut a corner and with having carried more than…
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