Countess dies on train
NEW YORK.—The Countess Dorothy Di Frasso, a few hours before she died on Monday, said to actor…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 62
Bridge Toll to Be Lifted
Toll charges on Peat's ferry bridge, across the Hawkesbury River, would, be lifted within the next few weeks, the…
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WHEN A HEAVY TRA ILER USED FOR THE TRANSPORT OF LIVESTOCK OVERTURNED A MILE NORTH OF WINGEN, ON THE NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE DRIVER WAS…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →N.S.W. road breaches reach record figure
Traffic offences reported by police increased remarkably in 1952-53 to a record 474,049 cases. This year 141,333 more than police reported the previous year…
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WELLINGTON: Ten more passengers who were feared to have perished in the Tangiwai train disaster were…
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When a jeep and a lorry collided near Redbank Grossing, between Gundy and Belltrees on the Monday preceding Christmas Day, Mr. George Alfred Ninness, a property holder…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Royal Tour Continues by Train Queen and Duke Greeted at Wayside Stations Palmerston North (N.Z.)
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to-day set out from Palmerston North for New Plymouth, on the…
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NEW YORK: The Studebakers Corporation has announ[?] that it wound rend its night shift after January 11, and…
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A Newcastle man, charged in Maitland court this morning with [?] under the influence here on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country motorists warned on Sydney parking when Royal couple arrive
Country motorists intending to visit Sydney for the Royal visit are advised that the garaging problem in the city is severe. Parking stations will not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Train For Ice Follies
With increased pressure of Lusiness making a further extension of its Newcastle season necessary, the “Ice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fall From Motor-cycle
When he fell from a motorcycle on Sunday, Vincent Morriss, 17, of Deakin-street, Kurri Kurri, tore a nail fom a finger…
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“It is obviously the duty of the Government to see that the department lives up to its responsibility,” said Mr. H. E…
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It is the intention of the Railway Department to conduct a One-Day Tour from Sydney to Dungog on Sunday…
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The Shire Engineer, Mr. A. Cook) reported to the January meeting of the Shire Council on…
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Maxwell J. Baldock, of Mayfield, had a miraculous escape from serious injury last Sunday…
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When he fell from a train near Erskineville yesterday, Kenneth Grant, 33, of Stacey Street, Bankstown was killed…
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Traffic offences reported by police increased remarkably in 1952-53 to a record 474,049 cases. This year 141,333 more were reported than the total for last year…
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Cessnock Motor Cycle Club was represented at the motorcycle races at Inverall early this month. It was the first…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →State Railway Aid for the Country [?] for Transport, Mr. E. Wethered)
Recently in an article published widely in the country press, I mentioned that a great boon had been conferred on rail travellers in this State by the introduction of the air-conditioned express trains…
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