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Railways, roads & transport, 1953

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

Queen and Duke Send Wreath Mass Burial of Train Victims (A.A.P.-Reuter). WELLINGTON, Thurs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 1

The Duke of Edinburgh join[?] a crowd of 1000 mourners [?]ustered around the commun[?] grave of 21 unidentified…

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Duke Pays Tribute to New Zealand Railway Victims Capital In Mourning At Time lanned For Rejoicing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 1

WELLIGTON (N.Z.): The Duke of Edinburgh this morning drove, [?] into a silent Wellington, on [?] Royal tribute to the dead in New [?] Christmas Eve railway disaster. It was a completely different occasion from the welcome the capital city…

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