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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

1,253 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 63

Fosterton Roads

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 2

Posterton Agricultural Bureau wrote to Waliarobba. shire Council stating that residents favoured a road link between [?]…

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Wallarobba Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

The divisional engineer (Mr. H. Mould) Mr. Close, of the Department. of Main Roads attended a meeting of Wallarobba…

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Petrol Tax Money For Country Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

Pointing out that war traffic had caused a great deterioration in the condition of many country roads, and that the suspension of normal expenditures…

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Test Bores on Aberdeen Road. Efforts to Overcome Water Shortage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

The water supply position has worsened in the past few days. Hopes of solving the problem are now centred on a proposal to put…

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Car and Motor Cycle Collide

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

Following a collision between a car and a motor-cycle on Wollombi Road late on Sunday night, two people were admitted to Cessnock Hospital…

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No Extension of Strike City Bus, Tram Men's Decision

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — Sydney tram and bus men overwhelmingly voted in favor of a return to work at midnight to-night at a stop-work…

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Trams Resume in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—Trams and buses resumed running in Sydney to-day, while butchers’ shops opened their doors after being…

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50 Washing Machine Motors Stolen

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Fifty electric washing machine motors, valued at £400, were reported stolen yesterday…

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Reclassification of Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

Wallarobba Shire Council asked Lower Hunter Council to-day to support-the reclassification of main road No. 101 between State…

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Shire to Repair Lister’s Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.— Work estimated to cost £1542 will be certied out by Kearsley Shire Council on repairing Lister’s…

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Military Road Numbers to Go

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

The military authorities had advised that the road number markers erected during the war were no logger required, the…

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Ashes On Road Carried Indoors

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 3

Ashes which had been put on road were being lifted straight into his house 20ft. back, Mr. Lindsay Bell, of Narrowgut, Morpeth,…

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Killed When Motor Van Overturned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 2

KURRI, Wednesday. — When a van he was driving overturned on the Maitland-Kurri road near Heddon Greta this morning, Essmond…

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Repairs To Farley Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 5

Mr. A. G. Armstrong, of Farley, writing to the Maitland City Council regarding the condition of the Farley road between Homeville…

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Nine Lower Hunter Shire Roads Tarred

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 4

The shire clerk (Mr. C. H. Hodson) reported to Lower Hunter Shire Council that, in the week ended January 20, nine, roads had…

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Rode Motor Cycle On Footpath

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 5

At Kurri Kurri Court to-day, Frederick Parker, of Mitchell- st., Stockton, pleaded guilty to a charge of having ridden a motor…

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Promotion Of Railway Officer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 4

Mr. T. A. Badlor (late R.A.A.F.), assistant stationmaster at Awaba, has been notified by the Railway Department of his transfer and…

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Drove Motor Cycle Negligently

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—For negligent driving of a motor cycle, Keith Edward Blytheway, of Newcastle, was fined £3, with…

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Costly Aerodrome

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

Orange Council have been making enquiries concerning the establishment of an aerodrome, but the requirements as laid down by the civil Aviation…

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Lister's Bridge, Millfield-mount Vincent Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

Lister's Bridge, which is located near Mount Vincent, on the Millfield-Mount Vincent Road, has been closed to traffic after the failure of a girder in the span…

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