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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 65

3 Injured by Motor-cycle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: Three people were injured by a motor-cycle in Charlestown-rd., Kahibah, last night. They were Mrs. Jane…

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Railway Tennis Tourney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 5

Owing to rain the commencing date of the Railway Club’s progressive tournament was postponed until next Saturday…

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Motor Cycle Club Formed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK: Twenty motor cyclists from the Muswellbrook and Aberdeen districts decided at a meeting to form the…

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Magistrate Slates Motor Cyclist "Don't Deserve a Licence"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 1

Mr. Debenham, S.M., said in Liverpool Court this week that motor cyclists should not get licences until they…

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Mulbring Roads

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK: A petition, presented to Kearsley Shire Council by ratepayers of the Mulbring district, asking that the back…

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Shire Councillors Discuss Road Matters

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 5

Cr. U F. Monkicy said at the meeting of Lover Hunter Shire Council that a read in the [?] Forest area bad because [?] bad…

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Kearsley Park And Road Work

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 6

CESSNOCK: At its meeting Kearsley Shire Council decided to purchase equipment, Including a tractor with plough…

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Train Strikes Car Tourer Dragged 50 Feet at Maitland Crossing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 4

Four occupants of an Essex touring car had a remark able escape from serious injury last night, when the car was struck by a locomotive at the level crossing on Morpeth, road near East Maitland railway station…

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Grazier’s Claim Against Railway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 8

The hearing commenced at Maitland Circuit Court yesterday afternoon of a claim by Robert Clendinning, grazier, of Newara,…

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Flag Bridge Afternoon

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

The fourth flag bridge afternoon of the series being conducted by the members of the Maitland branch of the Country…

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Air-conditioned Train Wanted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 3

Maitland City Council and Kearsley Shire will be asked to support a move by Cessnock Municipal Council for an air-conditioned train to replace…

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They Train in Secret

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

Members of the Hustlers' Wanderers soccer team are report to be training secretly in the laneway near the store…

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Road Conditions At Denman

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

DENMAN: About 90 residents of the Denman district end of the Muswellbrook Shire met in the Memorial Hall to consider…

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Cessnock Motor Cycle News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 5

Since acquiring Mr, Jack Ashley's oaddock, near Mount View road, extensive alterations have taken place in the past few weeks and great…

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Motor Cycling

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

Another very successful meeting of the Muswellbrook District Motor Cycle Club was held at the track on Sunday last, when some…

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Railway Department's Cheque Not Received

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

It was reported at Wednesday's meeting of the council that the Railway Department had not paid its water account in full, at the rate of 1/6 per…

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Dramatic Developments In Railway Strike Appeal to Prime Minister

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

LONDON, June 10.—An appeal to the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, to personally intervene in the British railways dispute “in an effort to prevent a possible national stoppage and dislocation of work” has been made by the…

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Labour Council Delegates Almost Came To Blows Railway Shop Committees Attacked

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

'SYDNEY, Friday. — Right and Left wiffs elements almost came to blows at the N.S.W. Trade’s and Labour Council meeting last night after the Right-wing president of the Council, Mr. C. Anderson, said he would recommend…

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Railwayman on Stealing Charges

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

A Nundah railway man, Claude Peter Stanley Chorley, 38, Caswell Singleton, was arrested by Singleton Police and…

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£1067 Awarded Train Passenger

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 2

A Maitland Circuit Court jury on Wednesday returned a verdict of £1067/9/9 for Francis Pearson Burnett, of Merewether, who had claimed…

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