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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 62

Australian Woman Train Smash Victim

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

WELLINGTON: An Australian woman was among four victims of the New Zealand rall disaster…

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Korean Fund for Train Disaster

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

LONDON: The commanding officer of the British Commonwealth Division in Korea, Lieut-General S. H. Wells, has…

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Denmark’s Road Casualties

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 3

COPENHAGEN: Danish traffic authorities reported no increase in road casualties since the speed limit of 60…

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705 Road Deaths In State Last Year

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

The executive vice-president of the Road Safety Council (Mr. W. A. Walsh) said last night 705 persona were killed…

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Train Alteratio[?]

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

The Commissioner for ways (Mr. R. Winsor) said on and from today-the the [?] p.m, train, Mondays to…

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Buses reduce road toll LONDON

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

-Replacement of tramcars by buses has reduced London's road accidents by 300 a…

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Lack Of Care in Railways, Said S.M.

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Sentencing train guard to gaol at Newtown Court to-day, Mr. Rasche S.M., said: “There appears to be some lack of tore in the Railways that a man in his condition can be allowed to commence…

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Unqualified Visitors To Aerodrome

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

ELSTREE (Hertfordshire): The number of unqualified qualified visitors climbing into, aircraft has reached…

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Our Shire Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

A "Chronicle" representative has just completed a run of about 600 miles throughout the North-west, and has returned…

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New Bridge Stands Test

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

The new bridge over Wybong Creek on the Dry Creek Road had its first test with flood waters over the week-end. The…

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Dispute Over Royal Train Guard

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

Controversy over the appointment of a guard for the Royal train may lead-to a stoppage by all railway…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 5th JANUARY, 1954. British Farmers Will Train Apprentices

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

The training of apprentices to enable young people to usefully and competently take their place in the various trades and crafts in secondary industry has been an age-long custom…

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Train Smashed Trolley

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

A goods train struck a fettlers’ trolley between Oakbampton and Telarah yesterday afternoon…

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Inquest On Train Smash Victims

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: The city coroner (Mir. -Forrest) will begin an inquest on February 8 on four people who died as the result…

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Toll On Bridge to Be Lifted

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY; Toll charges on Peat’s Ferry Bridge across the Hawkcasbaty River would be lifted within a few weeks the…

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Appeal To Public- On Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 3

WELLINGTON: The Government has appealed to the public for more help in completing the list of passengers…

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Day Train Tours Were Successful

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Commissioner for railways (Mr. Winsor) said in Sydney, to-day that specially organised one-day train tours…

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Walked From Train Face Scratched

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 3

ADELAIDE: A three-years-old. girl had a miraculous escape from death or serious injury last night…

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Sunday Tours on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

More than 21,000 passengers travelled on Sunday train tours during 1953, the Commissioner for Railways Mr…

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Fewer Accidents on Roads

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA.—There were 20,131 read accidents in Australia in the three months to the end of…

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