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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 65

Finance for Local Government Wauchope Conference of Shire & Municipal Councils Wants Petrol Tax Returned to Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 1

Bad roads and lack of amenities were pinpointed as the reasons for a serious drift to the city and consequent decrease in rural population…

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Motor Cycle Struck A Dog

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

Two motor cyclists were injured when the cycle they were riding hit a dog in Belmore Road, Lorn. last night…

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New Road Surface For High Street

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

Tenders were called by Maitland City Council recently for resurfacing the roadway in High-street. Preparation of the road for the…

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Earlier Train to Belmont

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE. — From next Monday, the 5.45 p.m. train from Newcastle to Belmont will leave at 5.25. and arrive at Belmont at…

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Prevention Of Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

Residents of the City of Maitland are to be asked to do something to protect themselves from road accidents which have again begun to…

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Now On Road To Recovery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

Maitland and Coalfields friends of Mr. Jack Purcell, who, until recently was a part-proprietor of Browett’s milk bar, will be…

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Train Hits Truck

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

The North Coast Mail train struck the rear portion of a lorry at Tyagarah level crossing, five miles south, of Mullumbimby, at 7.56 on Friday…

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Collision on the Medowie Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

Norman Stephens, 54, of Medowie, his son Peter Stephens, 28 of Medowie and M. Blanch carrier, of Tea Gardens, were injured when their trucks collided on the…

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Demolishing Railway Line

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The North Coast railway line, between Booyong and Ballina, was being pulled up, the Minister for…

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Aid For Secondary Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday.—The Federal Government is to [?] proached and asked to [?] special allocations to shires for…

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That "Lost" Road May Receive Attention

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

That 2½ miles of what has been described as "George SeaiTs lost road" and D'Arcy Rose's "baby," may receive…

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Britain's Railway Workers Create a Record

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

Men working for British Hallways have Just created a record in track reconstruction. During 1948, they renewed 1,800 miles of permanent way…

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Railway Worker Used Indecent Language Ex-parte Hearing in Police Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

Aby Smith, who, police said, was a stranger to Singleton, employed on railway work, was yesterday fined £3/10/- and…

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Coming of Age Party at Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 1

A very happy evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Want, of "Sub Rosa," Stroud Road, on Saturday last. The occasion was the…

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Fell Off Motor Cycle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 1

Edward Wallace, 26, of Hilldale, fell off his motor cycle near Railway Bridge, Dungog-road, late yesterday afternoon and…

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Shire Council to Work Road Men Overtime Endeavour to Get Roads in Order Engineer to Give Scheme One Month's Trial

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council the Engineer, Mr J. J. Beattie, was instructed to work the power grader and lorry crews overtime in an endeavour to catch up on much needed repair works on the Shire's…

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Railway Hotel Licence Transferred

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 3

At the Maitland Licensing Court yesterday, the licence of the Railway Hotel, Cessnock, was transferred from Thomas Gilmore to William Henry…

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Raymond Terrace Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 3

Cr. L. P. Monkley stated at a meeting of Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that he had been informed by a surveyor of the Main…

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Fell of Motor Cycle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

Edward Wallace, 26. of Hilldale, fell off his motor cycle near Railway Bridge, Dungog Road, on Saturday afternoon and received a probable…

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Run Over Twice By Trams

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 4

BRUSSELS, Feb. 16. — Maurice Abras was run over, by a tram [?] [?] Suffering from a bad bead wound…

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