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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 70

Chamber of Commerce Discusses Flood Precautions Will Support Moves for a High Level Warkworth Bridge and New Primary School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 1

Discussion of matters relating to the recent flooding of the Hunter were the main topics dealt with at last night's Chamber of Commerce meeting. Damage to town streets, necessity for rebuilding Warkworth's high…

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New Railway Wanted

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 2

Cessnock Municipal Council decided last night to call a conference interested bodies to urge the building of a railway line…

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Railway To Build Own Homes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 3

The Railways Department will bulla 600 homes tor Its employees and Hostels tat 650 single men, as part of a plan to meet the staff…

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New Bridge Wanted at Warkworth

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Thurs.—During a discussion at a meeting of Singleton Chamber of Commerce on the Hunter floods, members…

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Coal Board Grant For Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 5

CESSNOCK. Thursday—Kearsley Shire Council has been advised by the Coal Board that a grant of £500 will be made…

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Plane Upends On Mascot Aerodrome

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—A twin engined Dragon Rapide, with five passengers aboard, upended on its nose at Mascot aerodrome…

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Segenhoe Road Washed Away

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 1

The road between Aberdeen and Segenhoe, near the homestead of Mr. Fleming, has washed away nearly a quarter of a mile, completely…

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Waited So Long — But Missed The Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 1

The first train to leave Sydney Central for Singleton and stations beyond since Sunday night steamed out of…

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"The Lake Road" (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 2

Sir,—Last April I brought to your attention the disgraceful condition of the "Lake Road," and I now claim that my remarks have been…

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Roads And Streets to Receive Attention Tar Paving Programme Suspended

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 1

The balance of Cessnock Council's tar paving programme with [?] exception of Cessnock Street near the Railway Station, will be suspended…

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£600 Grant For Bluegum Road Joint Coal Board Responds

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 2

In response to a request by Kearsley Shire Council following its meeting on Tuesday night the Joint Coal Board has advised that a grant of…

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Reconstruction Of Bluegum Road Council to Approach Coal Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 10

A deputation from Kearsley Shire Council will wait on the Joint Coal] Board and ask it to provide council's share of the cost of reconstructing…

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Road Grant Of £400,000 Damage Estimated At £500,000

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 7

Each Government should contribute £200,000 towards the restoration of roads and bridges damaged by floods, a conference of Federal and…

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Grants of £400,000 for Flood-damaged Roads State, Federal Governments Promise Assistance in N.S.W

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—At a conference in Sydney yesterday the Federal and New South Wales Governments agreed to contribute £200,000 each towards the restoration of roads and bridges, damaged by the recent floods in this State…

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Erosion Threat to Dunolly Bridge Mayor's Urgent Call For Government Aid John Street Property Is Also Imperilled

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 4

Urgent telegrams have today been despatched to Government departments and to the State Member Mr. D'Arcy Rose regarding the serious threat to the Dunolly Bridge at Singleton by erosion following the heavy rains. The telegrams were sent following an inspection of the danger…

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Motor Cycling

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 8

Since the last of these articles in the paper, the racing department of the club has been busy. A Tamworth on King's Birthday…

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Standing Down of Railway Employees

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 2

Application was made to Mr. Justice Cantor in Newcastle by South Maitland Railways Ltd for a variation of the award for enginedrivers…

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Stranded Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 2

The long spell of wet weather in New South Wales has caused the greatest hold-up of motor vehicles in history, in the…

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Roads Closed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 2

A Main Roads Department official said that roads still blocked were Hume Highway at Razorback, the Windsor-Putty-Singleton Road…

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Week-end Train Services

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 1

Restricted train services will still apply until further notice for the High Street-Newcastle suburban line…

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