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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 65

C.w.a. Flag Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 4

The final flag bridge afternoon the series being conducted by Maitland branch of the Country Women's Association, will be…

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Councils Want Air-conditioned Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 1

Maitland City Council and Kearsley Shire will be asked to support a move by Cessnock Municipal Council for an…

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Road Grants For Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

GLOUCESTER Grants totalling £1920 have Men made available to the Shire Council under Commonwealth Aid Roads…

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Cessnock Motor Cycle Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 7

Within the last week much work has been carried out at the new club rooms in Vincent-street. The rooms ore being painted silver and blue…

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Motor Cycling. Mus Wellbrook Lad's Excellent Exhibition at Tamworth Dirt Track

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

Local rider, Norm Tape, gave an excellent exhibition of riding on the King's Cup day at the Tamworth dirt track on Sunday last. This is Norm's…

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Verdict for Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 1
Also in The Scone Advocate

The jury after a retirement of 5½ hours returned a verdict for the Railway Department in the case in-which Robert Clendinning claimed…

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Fifth Day of Hearing. Claim Against Railway Department

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 6

Mr. Justice Clancey concluded his aumming-up on Wednesday morning in the case at Maitland Circuit Court in which Robert Clendinning, of…

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British Railway Crisis Ends. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 1

The British railway crisis ended last night, with a move by striking locomotive crews to call off their unofficial week-end strikes, and a decision by…

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Railway Strikes in Britain Ended London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

The British railway crisis ended last night with a move by the striking locomotive crews to call off their…

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Railway Crisis Ends

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 1

LONDON, .June 17—The British railway affairs last night with a- decision by locomotive crews to cai: off their unofficial…

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Railway Shunter's Death

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 5

SINGLETON Friday The acting District Coroner (Mr, B. A. to-day conducted an inquest into the death of…

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Flood Height At The Long Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1949 · page 1

Flood waters tearing through the small valley near the Long Bridge have only two feet to go before reaching the maximum…

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Bulga Suffers Huge Gaps in Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 2

Bulga district, after the flood presented a scene of utter desolation. Local vineyards were washed…

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Lived in Train Passengers' Week-end

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 4

Nearly 500 passengers of the two divisions of the Brisbane-Sydney express were stranded at Taree for…

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Pen Picture From the Bridge a Terrifying Spectacle

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 1

Best vantage point to witness the fury of the Hunter, Dunolly Bridge, became the Mecca of the curious. They came by hundreds…

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14,500 Gallons of Milk. Sent by Road to Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 June 1949 · page 2

Good staff work, led by Messrs J. H. C. Osmond and Jim Scarr, has [?]een responsible for having 14,500 gallons of milk from the Upper Hunter…

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Lack Of Foresight Says Member. A.L.P. to Protest to Railway Department

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 June 1949 · page 1

At a meeting of the Cessnock branch of the A.L.P. on Sunday, Mr. F. Pembleton drew attention to the "lack of foresight displayed by the…

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The Victoria Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 1

During the past few days there had been frequent rumours that the Victoria Bridge, which spans Wallis Creek, near the…

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Train Hold-up

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 3

The train which left Kempsey at about 5 p.m. on Friday arrived at Dungog at 2.40 a.m. Saturday and was held up. It moved off at 4 p.m. on…

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