46 Years' Service Mr. Joe Best Retires From Railway
Mr. Joe Best will be entertained by fellow railwayemployees at the Railway Institute to-night to mark…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 62
Drive for Safety in Railways Mr. Winsor's Move
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, has intensified his drive for the greatest safety in the Railways by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway League Springs into Action Hint of Big Conference in Gulgong
Following publication in the "Advertiser" of inspections made by engineers of the Department of Railways of the route of the partly-completed Maryvale-Sandy Hollow railway, a special meeting…
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Because motor cycles are favoured mostly by young men who are more apt to take risks than older men,…
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MELBOURNE: Seventy eight riders in torn dirty clothes left Melbourne this morning for Adelaide for the…
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Messrs. D. V. Perry, A. F. Whybin and H. K. Corner, requested Port Stephens Shire Council to have…
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The engine and two carriage wheels of a train were derailed in Newcastle railway yards on Monday…
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A man and his wife were seriously injured early last Sunday morning when they fell from a carriage of the southbound Brisbane Express in the Wallarobba Tunnel, 10 miles south of…
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Work on the new bridge on the highway near Raymond Terrace, known as Windeyer’s Bridge, is expected to be…
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SINGLETON: When the lights of a utility truck failed near Belford last night, the vehicle left the road and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extracts From ‘Mercury’ Files 50 Years Ago June 9, 1904. No Progress with Dungog Bridge
There is still no progress in regard to the Government promise of a bridge Dungog to replace the dilapidated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drive for Safety in Railways Mr. Winsor's Move
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, has intensified his drive for the greatest safety in the…
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At the recent Shire meeting, the Engineer (Mr. Cook) reported for May, regarding…
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FRANKFURT: The “Moped” is winning popularity among cyclists as rapidly as the Volkswagen has done among…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scone and District Chamber of Commerce Aerodrome — Agricultural High School Iodised Tablets - Railway Bridge Noise From Trains
Interesting subjects were dealt with at the recent meeting of the Scone and District Chamber of Commerce. The matter of a railway bridge on the…
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Work will commence shortly on the demolition of the overhead bridge, near the railway station, and the…
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A large pine tree that had stood high above the buildings around the Hall Street corner, was blown down on…
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In commenting on the seriousness of road accidents to children, a spokesman for the Gunnedah branch…
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"Hookie," A.C. and "Dog-house" went for a jaunt round the proposed trial course on Sunday. As none of them…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Forty Seven Year's Railway Service Farewell to Mr. J. BEST
Railway service members on Tuesday night farewelled Mr. Joe Best from their ranks, after a long service with the Department of Railways. Mr. Best, after the completion of his long service leave,…
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