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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 70

Sandy Hollow Railway

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for National Development (Mr. Casey) told Mr. Drummond (C.P., N.S.W.) in the House of…

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Motor Racing—the Grand Prix of Europe

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 6

The Grand Prix of Europe, which is to be run over 1[?]0 miles on the Silverstone circuit on Saturday, will be witnessed by the King and Queen for the first time. Leading British and Continental racing drivers will compete. One of the…

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Electric Train Service Delay

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat.—A city bound train brought down electric overhead wires on the main Parramatta-Liverpool line when It fouled a…

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Little Camyr Allyn Bridge Examined by Shire Engineer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 1

Mr. J. F. Stewart (Engineer), told Tuesday's meeting of the Wallarobba Shire, at Dungog, that he had examined the practicability of eliminating…

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Age For Motor Cycle Licences

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Saturday.—Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union decided at quarterly meeting to ask central…

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Bowman's Creek Bridge Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

At the adjourned inquest into the death of Neville Graham Cotterell, aged 36, of Eastwood, Mr. J. A. Letts, acting district…

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Railway Official Fined for Fare Evasion

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

An assistant stationmaster of the New South Wales Government Railways was to-day fined £2 by Mr. P. R. Wood, S.M., on…

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Killed by Tram

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.— When struck by a tram in Elizabeth-street, City, yesterday, Almond Edwin, Paull, 79, of East Sydney,…

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Horseman Struck By Motor Car

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday.—Mr. F. J. McAleer, of High-street, Singleton, escaped serious injury when the horse he was riding on…

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Move To Continue Sandy Hollow Railway

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

The Minister for National Development (Mr. Casey) told Mr. Drummond (C.P., N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives…

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Aerodrome. Open Cut Site Suggested

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 1

In a letter to the Municipal Council on Wednesday last, Dr. L. O. Rutherford stated that recently a patient who had been attending Muswellbrook for…

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Train Passengers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. — Ten passengers were injured and many others had narrow escapes when a passenger train crashed…

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Bridge Bombed As Revenge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 1

GRAND FORKS (British Columbia), May 16.—Police blame “Sons of Freedom,” a radical of the Doukhobors sect,…

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Alleged Illegal Use Of Road Sweeper

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Jack Bond, of Cessnock, was charged the Cessnock court today with having taken and used a…

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Rider Accelerated Motorcycle Towards Constable Dangerous Driving, Charge At Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 5

When a constable signalled a motor-cyclist to stop in Vincent-street on the night of January 13 the rider bent bis heed over the handlebars and accelerated the cycle towards the constable , who had to jump to one side to avoid being hit…

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Move to Continue Sandy Hollow Railway

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 1

The Minister for National Development (Mr. Casey) told Mr. Drummond (CP, NSW) in the House of Representatives that…

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Old Woman’s Fall On Railway

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — 78-years-old woman to-day fell between a train and the platform at Waratah station…

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Three Injured hi Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 1

Three youth were Injured today when a utility track collided head-on with a motor car in the new road near the pumping…

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Motoring in Winter

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 3

With the approach of winter the N.R.M.A reminds motorists travelling in cold areas of special precautions to be adopted when the…

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Wootton—topi Topi Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 2

Commonwealth Aid Roads & Works, 1948/49 Grant of £1,750 and 1949/50 grant of £3,700.—In connection with the above grants, a sum of £1,315 has…

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