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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 145

Yarrawa Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 6

The Hon. W. Bennett, M,L.A.[?] has been informed toy the Minister for Public Works as follows:—with reference to your…

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Gostwyck Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

The old five-span bridge on the Paterson-Gresford-Dungog road was closed this week. A deviation was made on the southern side, the…

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Train Wrecking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 5

Armed men sprakled with petrol and set afire the Tralee-Limerick train). They sent it at full speed into a Newcastle West timber yard. The…

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Lucky Escape. Aeroplane Falls 5000 Feet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 3

An aeroplane accident in West Australia was the main cause for the arrival in Brisbane of Mr. G. Evans, British cotton expert, several days…

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Melville High Level Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

Cr. A. Johns, who represented Cessnock Council at the conference of municipal and shire councils and civic auxiliaries held at West Maitland on…

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District Road Days

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

The plan of special district efforts in the form of voluntary work in co-operation with the shire council to effect badly needed repairs that could…

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Upkeep of Roads. Minister on the Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 7

Speaking at the opening of the Orange Diamond Jubilee Show, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. J. C. L. Flixpatrick, referring to the…

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Good Road Movement. Our Present Position

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 3

With the development of motor traction, the need of good roads in this State, has become an absolute necessity for our social and…

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Motor 'Buses For The Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

Mr. F. Styles announces that to-morrow (Saturday) 'buses will leave Morpeth at 11.15 a.m. and 1.30 p.m., Hinton 11 a.m., large 11 a.m., and…

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Railway Employees Requests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

Representatives of railway organisations and employees in the railways services have made numerous representations to the Labour members…

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Railway to Port Stephens. Stroud Route the Best

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

At the meeting of Stroud Shire Council on Monday last, reference was made to the proposed railway line from Stroud Road to Port…

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A Growing Business. Messrs. Ditton & Hill's Line of Motors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

Time after time the almost unprecedented growth of Cessnock has been demonstrated. While Cessnock has grown, there have been men in…

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Morpeth Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 4

In reply to his letter of 30th January, Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has received word from the Public Works Department that the Department is…

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Lighting Dunolly Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 6

In reply to a letter from the municipal council re the lighting of Dunolly Bridge, the shire council has agreed to bear the cost of a light on…

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Melville Crossing Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 4

Councillor T. Johns reported to Cessnock Shire Council having attended the conference in connection with the erection of a high-level…

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Lighting of Dunolly Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 6

A communication from the Shire Council at the Municipal Council meeting on Thursday evening, in reply to a letter re the lighting of Dunolly…

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Telarah Embankment Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 4

Homeville-Telarah Progress Association wrote to Cessnock Shire Council which met on Thursday, drawing attention to the deplorable…

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Motor Road. Great British Scheme. London, March 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 6

The development of commercial motoring has reached a stage when those interested consider the ordinary rods antiquated, and context;…

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Good Road Movement. Our Present Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 12

With the development of motor [?]ction, the need of good roads in this State has become an absolute necessary for our social [?] material…

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Good Road Movement. Our Present Position. (By Walter Bennett, M.l.a.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 2

With the development of motor traction, the need of good roads in this State has become an absolute necessity for our social and material…

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