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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,022 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 52

Man Dies After Road Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 1

A 53-years-old man died in the Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone, this morning from injuries received…

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Motoring And “Christmas Spirit”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. thinks there is room in Sydney for a service by which motorists who have been attending Christmas parties…

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Fourth Death From Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY William barr, 57, of Augus Street, Earlwood a victim of Saturday’s train smash at…

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Proposal To Reduce Road Deaths

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 2

NEW YORK: National safety authorities in Columnbus ([?]) have recommended that wearing a strip of cloth which…

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More Road Deaths In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 4

LONDON: The Ministry of Transport said that 447 people were killed and 17,601 injured in traffic accident in…

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Stopped Tram Before He Died

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 1

LONDON: A Driver halted his passenger train in Nothingmahire yesterday a few seconds before he…

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Scone-gundy Road Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 5

A man died in Scone Scott Memorial Hospital, at 9.30 a.m on Tuesday from injuries lie received in a motor collision…

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Final appeal for road safety

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A final appeal to "keep death oil the roads" over the holidays was made by the Premier (Mr. Cahill)…

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Final Plea Issued to Road Users

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The [?] Superintendent (Mr. W. Salmon) today issued a final pea to road users to exercise just that…

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Final Plea to Road Users Asked to Exercise Extra. Care Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 1

Traffic Superintendent W. Salmon to-day issued a final plea to road users to exercise just that little "extra care" necessary…

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Another Accident at Railway Gates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 2

The most recent of a long series of accidents at the railway level crossing at the northern end of Bridge Street, occurred…

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Local & General News Motorcyclists Hurt

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 2

Mr Phil Bower and Mr Bruce Richards met with an accidcnt on a motor cycle when they were returning to…

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Road Accidents Police Issue Warnings

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 December 1953 · page 8

The Police have issued warnings to holiday motorists that they must observe the traffic regulations and…

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Mystery of Train Death

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Sydney C.I.B. and Goulburn detectives are co-operating in an endeavour to solve the puzzle of how a…

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Reported Victims Of Train Smash Safe

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.): Nine persons who were believed to have been passengers on the train wrecked at Tangiwoi on Christmas Eve were to-day reported! safe…

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Train Times Changed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Commissioner for Railways (Mr B. Winsor) said to-day that on and from Monday January 4 the…

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Duke To Go To Funeral Of Train Victims

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1953 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) The Duke of Edinburgh will fly from Hamilton to Wellington on Thursday to attend the…

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Concern Of Queen And Duke On Train Smash In New Zealand

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1953 · page 4

LONDON: A front-page display is given by the London “Daily Mirror” to a special interview in which New' Zealand Prime Minister . Sidney Holland last night told Royal tour reporters that from the moment…

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Motor Cycle and Car in Accident Denman Road Crash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 3

At 8.45 p.m. on Christmas Eve, a motor cycle ridden by Rowley Manton, of Denman, and a car driven by James Robert…

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Death Roll In N.Z. Train Disaster Now Set At 136 (A.A.P. Reuter)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 2

WELLINGTON: Ten more passengers who were feared to have [?] in the Tanglwal train disaster were…

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