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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 65

Judge Warns Motorists Gunnedah

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 3

His Honor, Judge P. V. Storkey, V.C., at Gunnedah Quarter Sessions, warned that he would not consider further…

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Body Found on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.— The body of an elderly man was found on the railway line near Burwood station early to-day…

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Maintaining Strowan Aerodrome

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sat.—The Department of Civil Aviation advised the Patrick Plains Shire Council that the request to…

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The Hexham Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 2

In two months' time it is expected that the first of five truss spans for the Department of Main Roads new bridge at Hexham will be ready to…

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Electric Motors Mk. Alex Smiths' Motion

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 1

Following ia a copy in detail of the motion recently submitted by Mr. Alex Smith to tho P.P.U. branch meeting for submission to the Central…

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C.w.a. Flag Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 2

Maitland branch of the Country Women’s Association at the C.W.A. Hall conducted the final flag bridge afternoon of the series…

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U.s. “Skirts the Road to War” Says Senator

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, August 29.—Speaking from the pulpit of a Presbyterian church at Watertown, New York, Senator Jon Foster Dulles declared that the U.S. reliance on material military might “skirts this road to war.”…

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Motor-cycle Riders Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 2

When they turned off the road down an embankment near the Thornton turn-off late on Saturday afternoon two young motor…

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Higher Road Penalties Indicated

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Mr. F. Wood, SM, said at the Police Court to-day that the toll of the road was so great there would be…

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"Why Are Council Roads Breaking Up?" Councils Need £45,000,000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 3

"This is a question which is being asked continually," says Alderman R. T. C. Storey, President, of the Local Government Association of New…

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Railway Duplication

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 1

Work of duplicating the railway line from Branxton to Muswellbrook will be completed in 18 months, according to…

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Electric Motors

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 4

Following is a copy in detail of the motion recently submitted by Mr. Alex, Smith to the P.P.U. branch meeting…

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Motor Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Three passengers of a rail motor train were injured when it crashed into a goods truck near Waterfall station on the South…

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Road to War U.s. "Skirting It Dangerously."

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 2

U.S. Senator John Foster Dulles, Republican Party policy leader, said this week that America's present course…

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Stolen Electric Motors Three Men Arrested

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 2

The Police have made three arrests in connection with the theft of electric motors in the Dungog district. They expect to make a fourth arrest…

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Low-level Bridge of Little Use

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 5

When steps were being taken to build a new bridge across the Hunter River at Melville, residents of the area strongly opposed…

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S.m. Railway Award

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thurs. — Mr. Justice Cantor, of the State Industrial Commission, to-day continued the hearing of applications…

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Our Letter Box (To the Editor) No Buses ... No Aerodrome

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

Sir.— August lias boon a bad month for Scone, with the loss of the subsidised school buses and the cancelling of the license for…

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Why Are Council Roads Breaking Up

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 3

"This is a question which is being asked continually," says AW R. T. C. Storey, President of the Local Government…

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Heavy Damages for Road Injuries Two Sydney Cases

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 4

A Supreme Court jury yesterday awarded £3,500 damages to a young man who received head injuries in a motor…

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