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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 70

Special Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 3

A special train from Newcastle will arrive in Dungog on Saturday, at 10.22 a.m., and depart' in the evening for the return Journey at 7 p.m…

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Straying Stock On Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 2

DUNGOG, Wed.— The danger to traffic caused by straying stock on roads was stressed by Cr.G. H. Fisher at the meeting…

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Collapsed On Trappaud Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 3

While driving a spring cart In Trappaud-rd., Loch End, this afternoon, Mr. John Daniel Murphy of Old Rose-st, Maitland…

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Maintenance of Clarencetown- Limeburner's Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 2

Future arrangements for maintensnce on the Clsrsncetown-Llmsburner's Creek road, which declared a main road,…

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Rabbits on Railway Property

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 4

SINGLETON, Wed.—Messrs. McGavern and Cunningham, Railway Department engineers, interviewed the Singleton-Denman…

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Railway To Join in the Rabbit Hunt Promise to P.P.B.

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 2

Railway officials who attended yesterday's meeting of the Denrrtan-Singleton Pastures Pro-:…

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Melville Bridge Still Covered

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 4

After being submerged for many months, the top of Melville low-level bridge, on the direct road to Rosebrtok, showed again…

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Twelve Dead In Train Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 1

OSLO, Nov. 16—Twelve people were killed when Oslo’s “Lightning Express” hit a goods waggon at full speed on the main…

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Council May Get £560 Grant For Salisbury Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 4

The Department of Public Works might grant £500 for work on Salisbury-road. the president of Wallarobba Shire Council…

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Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 2

Sir,—Some while ago it was reported in your journal that the engineer of Lower Hunter Shire Council become mad at people…

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Lake Eyre Impressive From An Aeroplane

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 5

DENILIQUIN, Friday. — Lake Eyre, south-east of Alice Springs, is full for the first time within living memory, and from the air…

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Road Safety Lecture

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 10

The appalling and ever-inscreasing number of road accidents and deaths the prompted the Cessnock branch of the Justices of Peace Association…

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Extra Train Wanted At Xmas

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

Cessnock Council decided on Tuesday night to ask that Commissioner for Railways to run two divisions of the Cessnock Express on the…

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More Of Road Tax Money Wanted

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 4

SINGLETON. Friday. — The Premier (Mr. McGlrr) is to be asked to make more money available from the Commonwealth…

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Wont Cessnock-Greta Road Repaired Encourage New Australians

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 10

The state of the road between Greta and Cessnock was discussed at the last meeting of the Cessnock Chamber or Commerce and it was…

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Bad Roads Jeopardise Milk Supplies P.P.U. Seek Premier's Aid on Maintenance

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 4

AT THE monthly meeting of the Central Hunter Executive of the Primary Producers' Union held in the C.W.A. rooms yesterday it was decided to approach the Premier of New South Wales asking him to speed up the allocation of extra money…

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Housewife's Road To Easier Ironing Manual Is Result of Scientific Study

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 2

SCIENTIFIC studies of ways to reduce time and effort—already widely used in factories and offices—have been applied to the housewife's old and tiresome chores of washing and ironing clothes…

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Concern Over Motorcycle Accidents May Ban High Powered Machines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 10

The British Government may ban high-powered motor cycles and compel all motor-cyclists to wear crash helmets…

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Motor Cycling Team for Mtjdgee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 3

Muswellbrook Motor Cycle Club has challenged Mudgee for the "Breweries" Cup. Muswellbrook's team to visit Mudgee this week-end, is:—Kev…

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Flag Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1950 · page 4

Members of Scots’ Guild will hold the final of their flag bridge parties in Scots’ Hall on Tuesday, This is the last of the…

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