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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

1,254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 63

Queensland Railwaymen Ready for Long Strike

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Queensland railwaymen were prepared for a long strike, and would.ask railwaymen in Other States for financial assistance, Mr. J. Weigall, a member of the Queensland Labour Council disputes committee,…

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Electrifying Railway

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

The Minister for Transport has advised Wallarobba Shire Council that it was the intention of the Railway Department to…

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New Extensions to London's Underground Railway

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

Two new extensions to London's underground railway system have now been brought into use. Five miles of the tunnels completed by the outbreak of war were adapted for use as secret underground factories making aircraft…

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Motor Boat Fires on Town

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 14.—According to Reuter’s Trieste correspondent, a motor boat fired for ten minutes on a small coastal town,…

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Cyclist Struck by Motor Car

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Sat. — Struck by a motor car on the main road between Cessnock and Paxton last night. Ernest Saxton, 56, of…

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Motor Cyclists Collide

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Sat.—When two motor cyclists collided on Maitland-road Bellbird, both were hurled from their machines, Ken…

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Russia ‘Creates Road Block in Korea’

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

MANILA, February 16.—“We may find it again convenient to use the atom bomb to blast the road block-that Russia has created,” declared Senator Melecio Arranz, [?]member of the United Nations Korean…

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Two Road Smashes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 4

Three Muswellbrook residents were involved in car accidents at the weekend. When Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmierer were driving near their home in…

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Cyclist Killed Struck By Motor Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

Ernest Saxton, 58, of Weston, died in Cessnock hospital on Sunday from injuries received when he was struck by a motor car…

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Australian Railways Union. Muswellbrook Sub-branch

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

There was a very representative attendance at the usual monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook sub-branch of the A.R.U…

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British Railways Led the World Facts and Recollections The nationalisation of the British railways recalls one of the finest achievements of private enterprise in the world

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

TN the old days the Englishmen returning from abroad had three thrills — the first sight of the white cliffs, the first sound of…

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Fined for Motor Breach

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Harold Cecil George was fined £2, with 8/ costs, at Cessnock Court to-day by Mr. Avery, SM, on a…

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Two Tenders For Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: Two tenders for the construction of a new 30ft. bridge, giving access to Gerald Park, were received by the…

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Rabbit Destruction on Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 3

The engineer (Mr. W. H. Lindsay) reported to the meeting of Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that he had sent four men to dig…

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Heavy Death Roll in French Train Smash

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 4

At least 20 persons, including 18 girls, were killed and 10 seriously injured when a goods train crashed into the rear of a…

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Motorist Sees Frog Shower

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

A motorist on Saturday night ran into a shower of frogs in Milperra Road, near Liverpool. He was driving from Camden when…

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20 Killed in French Railway Smash

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

PARIS, February 18.—At least 20 persons, including 18 girls, were killed, and ten seriously injured when a goods train crashed into the rear of a passenger train at Thumeries, 15 miles from Lille…

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Lemon Tree Passage Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

The Lemon Tree Passage Progress Association asked the Shire Council to set aside a camping area at Lemon Tree. The area will be made a reserve, provided certain…

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A Reminder to Motorists

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

The Health Department says: The exhaust of a motor car contains carbon monoxide. In a closed, garage, ten times the amount necessary to kill can be…

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Threat to Stop Railways

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 8

NEWCASTLE Thursday—the Because the railway department has allegedly cancelled the railway picnic trains…

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