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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 70

Shire Main Roads Work to Cost £8285

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 6

Engineer of Lower Hunter Shire Council (Mr. W. R. Lindsay. yesterday submitted to councillors the details of the…

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Car Left Road At Miller’s Forest

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 7

The driver was when a car left the road on the Raymond Terace-Maitland road near Miller’s Forest late yesterday afternoon…

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Dalwood Bridge Untrafficable

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

Though Dalwood bridge, which was submerged for some time during the last rise in the river, has been clear of water for nearly three…

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Harbour Bridge Designer Dead

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

Sir Ralph Freeman, who was designing engineer for the Sydney Harbour bridge has died in London. He was 69…

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Fire Retards a Progressive Plan Efforts to Get Aerodrome

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 8

A fire which recently destroyed a large marquee in the main street of Forster has retarded a community…

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Peeps Into the Past Singleton—so, 25,15 Years Ago 50 Years Ago (Taken from the "Argus" files week ending March 18, 1900) Glennie's Creek Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 3

Mr Dight, M.P., has been officially informed in response to petitions from the residents of Glennie's Creek, and in reply to…

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Motor-cycle News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 11

A working bee was conducted at the air strip last Sunday afternoon and it was well attended by club members. after which inspections of prespective…

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Tram Union Deregistered

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday. — The Tramways Employees’ Association will be deregistered by the full bench of the arbitration…

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Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 5

Mr. Bert Young is a busy man installing a 55 H P. Southern Cross Diesel Engine in the Broadwater Maple Timber Co. Saw Mill on the…

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Letter To The Editor Oakhampton Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 2

Sir.—In your issue of Marsh 13, Mr. A. E. Hawkins expresses the sentiments of a great many people when he suggests that Kearsley…

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GRESFORD AGRICULTURAl Bureau Draws Shirk's Attention to Road Repairs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 5

Gresford Agricultural Bureau naked Wallarobba Shire Council on Tuesday, to give its attention to the following matters…

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Transport Minister and Party Tend Family Hurt in Road Accident Near Belbora

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 2

A Gloucester family, Mr. and Mrs. C. Windred and their children, with another passenger in Mr. Windred's car, Mr. Gallagher, were injured on…

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McCARTEN to Train Hundi

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY,. Monday. — Brilliant Melbourne two-year-old, Hundi, will be trained in Sydney in future by Maurice McCarten…

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Road Making Plant for Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 2

The Main Roads Department prepared to make a grant of £2000 for the proposed deviation between Tout’s Crossing. and…

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Fire on Railway Line

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 3

Only minor damage was done to some railway sleepers when a fire broke out near the railway goodsheds at Morpeth…

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Motorist Hurt: Car Left Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 4

A motorist was injured yesterday afternoon when his car swerved on the Maitland-Cessnock road at Tester’s Hollow,…

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Man Shot; Thrown From Moving Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs—A forty, years-old stockman was murdered and his body thrown off a train between Alpha and…

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Wagga Threatened by Rising Rivers Floods Endanger Homes; Canberra Train Marooned

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Heavy rain felling over a wide area of southern New South Wales and northern Victoria, from the coast to Broken Hill, caused serious rises in countless rivers and streams…

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Alternative Road

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

Improvements estimated at approximately £1500 are still required to bring the Whittingham-Broke section of the…

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Road Repairs

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

A request was also received from Mr. L. E. Patton, regarding repairs to the Dyrring road. Council will inspect the road…

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