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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

1,254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 63

Keaftsley Move on Lake Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Wed. — The Department of main roads will be asked by Kearsley Shire Council to prepare plans to reconstruck…

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Petrol Cut Details Private Motorists Down 20 Per Cent

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 2

Details of reduced petrol and other fuel rations to come into force. on October 1 are announced by the Minister for…

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Motoring to Queensland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 2

On their way by motor truck overland from Buchan in Gippsland, to a dairying centre in Queensland, Mr. and Mrs…

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Taxi Service To Greta Railway Station

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 4

Cr. J. Proudfoot reported to Greta Progress Association that the traffic Inspector had been to Greta regarding the service to…

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Lunatic Motor Drivers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday —Dr. E. M. Humphrey, vice-president of the Central District Ambulance Service, speaking at the annual…

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Plans For Lake Road Wanted. Kearsley's Request to Main Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 10

The Main Roads Board will be asked by Kearsley Shire Council to prepare plans for the reconstruction of four miles of the Lake Road from…

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Railway Accident Near Sodwalls Goods Train Crashes Into Another Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 4

Mail trains were delayed up to five hours to-day as the result of an accident near Sodwalls, 25 miles from…

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Kearsley's Proposed loan for Road Works

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 1

The period of ten years for the repayment of the proposed £21,600 loan for road works in the area was considered too long by the…

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Cycling. Record Entry for Local Club's Annual Road Race

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 8

A record entry of 50 riders has been received for the Muswellbrook Cycle Club's annual road race to Aberdeen and return, to be held on…

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Segenhoe Reidents May Lose Bus Service Shire Roads Blamed for Broken Springs

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 1

In an interview with "The Advocate" today, Mr. Harry Perrim stated that unless the Segenhoe-Aberdeen load was placed in better order, his company might be forced to…

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Main Roads Asked to Prepare Plans for Footbridges. Priority For Abermain and Weston Overhead

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council decided on Tuesday night to ask the Main Roads Board to prepare plans for four footbridges in its area. The proposed footbridges are to be placed on main traffic…

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Petrol Cuts. Private Motorists Down 20 Per Cent

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 3

Details of reduced petrol and other fuel rations to come into force on October 1 are announced by the Minister for Shipping and…

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Defective Motor Vehicles

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. has been advised by the N.S. Wales Road Safety Council of a further serious increase in road…

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Railway [?]Mash Near Bathurst

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 1

[?]DNEY, Friday.—Mall trains [?] delayed up to five hours to[?] as the result of an accident [?] Sodwall[?], 25 miles from…

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No Trams In Sydney On

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—There will be again no trams in Sydney on Sunday. Tramway employees decided at a mass meeting to-day…

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N.R.M.A. Road Service Records Broken

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sat. — Deterioration of old vehicles was responsible for the breaking of all previous records of NRMA road service…

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South African Attack on U.N.O. Threat To Withdraw Unless Road Changed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 3

PARIS, Sept. 25.—A thinly veiled warning that if the principles of the UNO Charter continued to conflict with South Africa’s national interests, and particularly in regard to rights for native races, then South Africa would withdraw…

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Railway Staff Changes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 3

Mr. K. Lane, former coaching clerk at East Maitland railway booking office, has taken up his new position as railway traffic clerk on…

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Leg Severed In Tram Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday. — Clarence Giles, 14, had his right leg severed when it was crushed by a tram in Parramatta-road, Camperdown, last…

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Buses to Replace Trams

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: Wallsend tram service will be replaced by buses on November 28 Additional buses to operate the new route…

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