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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

1,253 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 63

Threat Of Bus And Tram Strike

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The State Cabinet will determine this afternoon whether it will make any concessions to tram and bus…

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Train Scalers Fined

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday. — On Thursday a, ticket examiner on a railway carriage from Sydney to Newcastle found two men behind a…

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Road Safety Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

Plans submitted by the motorists’ Federal organisation—the Australian Automobile Association—for the formation of an…

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James Theatre "Waterloo Road"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

Showing at the James on Saturday night, Fox Films will present the popular actor, Stewart Granger, with Allister Sim in "Waterloo Road."…

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Tilden To Work in Road Gang

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan. 17. — For contributing to the delinquency of a 14-years-old boy, the former…

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Gloomy Road Position One of Patches

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. — Unless the Federal Government disgorges some o£ the many millions of pounds it collects from motorists…

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From Hardcourt to Hard Work with Road Gang

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

Found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a 14-year old boy, former world tennis champion, William Tilden, was…

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Waukivory Deviation Mr. Henning Well Undertake Survey of Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

Mr. E. T. Henning, of Newcastle, has agreed to undertake the survey for the Gloucester Shire Council of the Waukivory Road Deviation at the…

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Construction of All-weather Roads. Shire Council's Speeding-Up Policy. Review of Activities 1946-'47

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

At the December meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council it was decided in view of the decision to increase the rates for 1947, to prepare…

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Bus-Tram Stoppage Still To Be Held Union Officers Defy Labour Council Decision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. — By 79 votes to 74, the N.S.W. Trades and Labour Council decided that the projected tram and bus stoppage in Sydney and Newcastle on Monday should be cancelled but officials of the tram and bus unions have…

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Tram and Bus Strike on

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

Tram and Bus Union officials said late last night that Sydney and Newcastle would be without trams and buses on Monday, despite a recommendation by the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council that the one-day stoppage be…

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Talking Points About Railways

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 8

Electrification is the main problem facing the world's railways. Cleanliness demands it, as well as running haulage efficiency. In New York,…

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Train Travel From Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sat.—Recently a request was made by council of the Chamber of Commerce that Newcastle passengers be allowed…

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Hopes Of Averting Tram Strike Vanish

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat.—It is believed there is grave danger that Sydney tram and bus men will decide to remain on strike…

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Rough Tramway Tracks

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sat.—In reply to a complainant by the Chamber of Commerce that drivers of motor cars and ferries found that the…

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Tram—bus Hold-up at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The absence of trams and buses to-day relieved the city of much noise and incidentally put a number of people…

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Tram Men To Resume Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — By an overwhelming, majority of 3600 to 800 tram and but men to-day decided to return, to work to-night…

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SM Railways Trounced Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 5

BRANXTON, Mon.—Branxton Grade received a trouncing the hands of the South Maitland Railways eleven on East…

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Sydney's Tram and 'Bus Stoppage Only One Day Newcastle Expected to Fall Into Line

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Sydney's 24-hour 'bus and tram stoppage will end at midnight to-night. It Was thought earlier that there may be a…

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Aerodrome Maintenance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 4

From the Civil Aviation Department advising that the Aerodrome Inspector would be visiting Dungog on the 18th January, 1947, to discuss the…

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