James Theatre Rail Wreck Real McCOY in Train Pioneer Epic
A head-on collision between two trains, the first such scene ever filmed, provides one of the many action highlights…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 62
Bureau delegates discuss overhead railway bridge
Delegates were present from Gouldsville, Bulga and Jerry's Plains at special meeting of the Warkworth Agricultural Bureau to discuss the railway crossing in Singleton. Many statements were made…
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Not many small communities would be able to supply sufficient timber to bridge the Hunter River, but for Lemington, the problem was not insurmountable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Tells How He Felt In Jump From Bridge
SYDNEY: A man who on June 8 huriled 185 feet from the harbour bridge to-day told of the experience. He is Cyrus…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central Coast Zone Road Race
The Muswellbrook Cycle Club on Saturday, 24th July, will conduct the annual road race of the Central Coast Zone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Sick Cars Are Road Nuisance
Many vehicles involved in accidents and discomfort on the roads are "sick" according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Tram and Bus Losses Country People Have to Pay
The State Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. S. D. Dickson, M.L.A.) said last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook Railway Property Described As "Eyesore"
Muswellbrook railway property was; described by aldermen at last week's meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council as an "eyesore" and a "dump." It was urged that…
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SYDNEY: A move to force the N.S.W. Government to order an open inquiry into railway administration was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist on Bonds
James Jeffries was charged at Cessnock court to-day, before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M. with having occupied the driving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads Give Trouble
Rain had caused difficulties on some roads in the Singleton district. The Glendonbrook Road has become…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Hits Bridge
Two passengers in a car which crashed into Camberwell bridge in the early hours of Tuesday morning were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Control Not Answer Poor Roads, Bridges
"A recent article by N.S.W. Transport Minister, E. Wetherell, was a frank admission of the inadequacy of this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured Motorist Tooted for Aid
A motorist whose car ran off New England Highway on Monday night kept tooting his horn to passing drivers till…
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SYDNEY: A train driver was hacked from a cabin of his tram after a smash at Camperdown to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rabbits on railway causing concern
Benman-Singleton P.P. Board will ask the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) to refer the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Train As Nurse
Miss Ruth Williams, of Campbell’s Hill, will enter the Royal’ North Shore Hospital, Sydney, as a trainee nurse on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Load And Speed Limit Suggested On Bridge
A load and speed limit may be placed on the Yarrabong Bridge, Louth Park, on the boundary between Lower Hunter Shire and Maitland. Lower Hunter Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain on Redex Trial Road
PERTH: [?]edex trial driven are to-day facing a new ordeal In the [?]bon ear test—a rain soaked [?] on the…
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SYDNEY: Work on the Maryvale-Sandy Hollow railway would not be resumed for at least a year, the…
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