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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

1,254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 63

Fatal Motor Cycle Collision

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1948 · page 1

When a party from Epping Motor Cycle Club was returning from Tamworth to Sydney on Sunday. a motor cycle ridden by Robert…

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Main Roads Grant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads advised Maitland City Council last night that It would make a grant up to £2864 towards the…

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Road Grants

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 3

From the Department of Public Works advising that a report has been received on Council's application for grant under the Commonwealth…

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Road Should be Repaired

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 1

"Until the Kulnura Road is repaired many hundreds of gallons of petrol will be wasted each week," Mr. G. D…

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Reconstruction Of Lake Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Wed.—It is expected that a beginning will be made shortly with the construction and tar-paving of the…

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Department of Main Roads. N.s.w

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 3

QUOTATIONS addressed to the undersigned are invited and will be received until 2.15 p.m. on THURSDAY. 9th September…

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More Could Be Spent on Outback Roads

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 2

Mr. Chifley said that his opinion was that too much money was spent on works such as taking corners of…

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New Link with Cessnock Road Suggested

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 3

Extension of Parallel-street at the West Maitland station overbridge to connect with the Cessnock-road was suggested by Aid…

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One Motor Cyclist Dies; Another Had Foot Amputated

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 3

When a party from Epping Motor Cycle Club was returning from Tamworth to Sydney on Sunday, a motor cycle ridden by…

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Lake Road Plans

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 6

CESSNOCK, Thursday.— Kearsley Shire Council has been advised by the Minister for Transport (Mr. O’Sullivan) that plans…

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Request for for Bridge Footway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 4

BRANXTON; The secretary of Branxton Progress Association (Mr. J. C. Bendeich) reports that in reply to his communication in…

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Lay on Road Three Hours After Crash

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 1

After lying unconscious for probably three hours on the Nelson’s Plains-road, 200 yards from the punt at Raymond Terrace,…

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Railway Social Club

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 4

Members of the South [?] Railways Workshops Soc[?] held their annual smoke [?] St. Luke’s Parish Han, Ho.[?]…

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Road Crossing Alarms

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The N.R.M.A. has decided to ask the State Government to instal bell alarms immediately…

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To Share in Road Grants

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday.—The Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) announced last night that the whole of the funds made available to…

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Royal Train £170,000 "Equal To Anything In World"

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

The State Government will spend £170,000 on the train which the King, the Queen, and Princess Margaret will use…

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Money Granted for Road Work Aid Fob Carrowbrook, Lemington

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 10

The Works Department has allotted £1850 to Patrick Plains Shire Council for repair and reconstruction of…

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Missed the Horse Drawn Trams

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 7

Signor Santo [?] who returned to his native town of [?] after [?] 63 years in prison said he missed the horce drawn teams…

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Boy Trampled to Death

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Bruce Zo[?] a two-year-old boy who lived with his father and mother in a [?] in an 11-acre paddock at Brook[?]…

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Hearing of Railway Case Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The hearing of an application by the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association for penalty…

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