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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 62

Motor Cycle Club Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 8

Club member, Jock George, is almost certain to enter the Redex trial for motor cycles and will represent the club at…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

When the motor cycle he was riding came into collision with a car in Alexander Street, Kurri Kurri, yesterday…

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Royal Visit to Newcastle Local Railway Arrangements

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 5

On Tuesday next, 9th inst., special trains will leave-Scone for Newcastle and Broad-meadow on the occasion of the…

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Denman Road Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

At 1 a.m. on Saturday cars driven by A. Banks, of Muswellbrook, and C. Killen, of Denman, collided on the Denman…

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Inquest On Victims Of Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The brakes on an electric train which crashed into to another train at Sydesham on December 9 last year…

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Four hurt in road smash

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

Four Cessnock people were injured on Saturday night when a utility skidded in gravel and left the road at…

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You Need to Train Your Champion for the Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 4

The untrained champion in any field is a myth, and farmers planning to show the quality of their dairy stock at the Upper Hunter or the Royal Show this year should train their animals to lead, walk and stand correctly in the ring…

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WARNING To MOTORISTS

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

Singleton Town Clerk (Mr. H. V. Deans) in a word of warning to motorists who plan to drive to Newcastle…

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Cars Skid on Wet Roads

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 6

Two cars were damaged is two separate accidents [?] Maitland this morning when they skidded on wet roads…

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Bridge Washed Away In Flood

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

NEW YORE: Ten persons were drowned in Peru when a sudden flood carried away the Members bridge on which…

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Traffic Jam On Newcastle Road

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

Care travelling towards Newcastle were lined up from Hexham railway gates to Beresfield at 11 o’clock…

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From One Road To Another

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

SINGAPORE: An enterprising Malayan Chinese, Goh Kim Seng, is serving a gaol sentence in Singapore for…

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Four Injured When Utility Left Road Accident at Bellbird

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

When a utility truck skidded in loose gravel and left the Wollombi Road, Belibird, on Saturday night, four…

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Motorcycle News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 6

Sydney riders proved too fast for Northern competitors at the Tomago air stirip on Sunday…

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Shire Road Work Cut

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Department of Main Roads has cut back the schedule of work in Patrick Plains Shire Council’s…

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Webber’s Creek Road Culvert

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 3

Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day decided to repair and strengthen the 13-feet span culvert on…

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Expert’s Evidence On Train’s Brakes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: An expert from the firm of Westinghouse Brake Australasia Pty. Ltd. told the City Coroner…

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Motor Cycles Collide

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Kenneth McEwen, of Aberdare-road, Aberdare, was fined £10, with 12/- costs by Mr. F…

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Specimen Taken From Driver Of Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A specimen from Harold Joseph O’Neill, driver of the Bankstown-bound train which crashed into an East…

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Overloading Cause Of Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Overloaded vehicles were an “important cause” of road accidents, the president of the Federal…

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