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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 53

Rutherford Train Times

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thurs. — New train times for Rutherford are announced. Starting on Monday, to run…

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Soldiers' Point Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.H.R., has received the following from the Minister for the Interior:— "I acknowledge your representations…

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Melville Ford Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 3

Opposition to the proposal to build a bridge at Melville Ford four feet above low-water mark, was expressed by Messrs. B…

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Extra Train for Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 1

Starling from to-morrow (Saturday) an additional train will be run from Newcastle to Cessnock. Departing at, 6.35 p.m., it will stop at,…

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More Money Sought For Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 3

STONED Friday—Oil behalf of the NRMA and affiliated organisations throughout the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth, the Australian…

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Glenarbon Road Farmers Plough Too Far Out

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to the Lower Hunter Shire Council that it appeared to be a practice-by farmers…

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Late Australian News Albury Mail Train Has Narrow Escape

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 1

Seven of eleven crowded passenger cars on the Albury Mail jumped the rails between Marulan and Towrang, 18 miles from…

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Seven Carriages Off Rail. Mail Train Mishap. ALBURY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 2

Seven of 11 crowded passenger cars oil the Albury Mail jumped the rails between Marulun and Towrang, 18 miles from Goulburn, at about 2.30…

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Town Planning and Housing. Aldermen's Views. Engineer's Plan for New Bridge Over Muscle Creek

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 1

The Municipal Council on Wed. nesday received with considerable interest a report from Mr. C. E. Brown (supervising engineer),…

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Motor Truck Collides with Post Man Pinned and Suffocated

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 4

When a motor truck driven by Mr. Robert Williams, of Glen Aston, Narrabri. collided at night with a post on the side of the Gunnedah road,…

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Australian Railway Gauges Proposals Advanced a Stage

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 2

Proposals for the standardisation of Australian railway gauges ana modernisation of rail systems were advanced a stage at…

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Killed by Electric Train Rain

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday.—An unidentified man was killed instantly when run down by an electric train near Newtown…

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Greta’s Plea For Early School Train

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1945 · page 4

Mr. T. H. Walton writes to say that he has sent a letter to the Railway Commissioner in following terms:—…

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The Motor World. More Money Sought for Roads

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 June 1945 · page 4

On behalf of the N.R.M.A. and affiliated organisations throughout the Commonwealth, the Australian Automobile…

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Don River Bridge Rebuilt

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 June 1945 · page 3

MOSCOW June 3—The 370 yard bridge across the Don river, which the Germans destroyed when they retreated, from…

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Electrifying Newcastle-Sydney Railway

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday.—The Acting Premier (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) said that the post-war proposal to electrify the…

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France’s Fast Train

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 5

LONDON June 3. — France’s first Diesel locomotive, capable of more than 80 miles an hour, is completing its final trials,…

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Wallarobba Shire Engineer's Supplementary Report on Roads and Bridges

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 3

Mr. J. T. Stewart the newly appointed Engineer to Wallarobba Shire, has submitted the following supplementary report to his Council:—…

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Progress Association's Activities. Overhead Bridge; Addition Al Medical Services; Housing; Public Telephones; Pram Runways

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 1

At the last general meeting, of the above association, the secretary reported that the railway traffic inspector had contacted him, and together…

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Newcastle-Sydney Railway

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 1

Newcastle is to benefit from big postwar railway plans. Electrification of the Newcastle-Sydney line, at an estimated cost of £3,000,000, is included in…

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