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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 70

Motor Cycle News

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 3

Jack Jowett writes:"I will not deign to make any unnecessary comments on the article which was written by "Weak Mixture" on Tuesday,…

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Another £5000 A Day In Tram, Bus Fares

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Increases in tram and Wis fares will bring in an extra £5000 a day, it is stated…

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New Type Railway Coal Truck

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 4

LITHGOW, Tues.—The first 40-ton coal truck ordered by the Railway Department to handle increased coal production went…

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Costs For Motor Cyclist Enlarged

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 3

Michael D. Medium, of 48 Queen-street, Rutherford, upon whom fines totalling more than £20 had been imposed within a…

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Hinton—Morpeth Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 5

Hinton P. and C. Association asked Lower Hunter Shire Council to give attention to the Hinton-Morpeth road…

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New Road Signs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 2

Council employees are at present busy repainting the traffic signs in Singleton streets. Although the Council takes…

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Damage To Roads In Kearsley Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Wed—A-report presented to Kearsley Shire Council by the engineer (Mr. L. Graftan) gave estimate of damage to…

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Ramps To Replace Gates On Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 4

A motion to [?] gates and substitute ramps on roads in the Wallarobba Shire was carried at the council meeting yesterday…

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Priority For Tar For Main Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 4

The engineer (Mr. A. Cook) reported to Port Stephens Shire Council that he had been pressing the B.H.P. to supply bulk…

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Motorcycle Accident at Wall Send

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wed.—A motor cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a truck at Wallsend today…

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Rabbits on Railway Property

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 4

SINGLETON, Wed.—Members of the Daman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board, at the monthly meeting yesterday,…

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Flood Damage to Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 4

RAYMOND TERRACE, Thurs. —The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) replying to…

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Road Grants Will Be Doubled

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday,—The Government had taken action to ensure that the construction and maintenance of roads would not…

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Flood Rain Caused Much Damage £43,868 to Repair Roads and Brigdes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

Flood rains last June had caused damage to roads and bridges in Kearsley Shire estimated at £43,868, the Shire Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) reported to a meeting of council on Tuesday night…

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Unfinished Railway's Big Cost Sandy Hollow-Maryvale link

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) said this week that the uncompleted Maryvale-Sandy Hollow railway, commenced in 1936…

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Railway Freights Increase

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sat.—Freight on most goods carried by the railways will be raised from Monday next…

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Motorists’ Probllems

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 6

Problems conditioning motorists are [?] in the NRMA’s annual report, that [?] members…

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Hexham Bridge Will be Expedited

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads has advised the PPU general secretary that with due regard to other works in hand, all action…

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Road Grant Plea Withdrawn P.P.U. Delegate's Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 2

An attempt to secure larger road grants for Patrick Plains Shire, framed in a resolution from the Central…

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Motor Cyclist Dies

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 2

A 19-years-old Thornton man died in Maitland Hospital early yesterday morning from injuries he received when his motor…

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