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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 70

Resident Claims Jerry's Plains Forgotten Area High-level Bridge Position "Insufferable"; Urges Singleton To. Wake Up

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

Claiming that Jerry's Plains farmers are taking renewed interest in a milk factory for Muswellbrook and that residents are considering transferring their business to Muswellbrook, a Jerry's Plains…

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Coal Board and New Open Cut Route. Grant Withdrawn If Road Not Maintained by Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

The District Engineer, Joint Coal Boarl, advised the Municipal Council on Wednesday that unless council undertook to maintain the proposed new…

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Abermain Youth Killed Fell From Motorcycle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 7

An?Abermain youth was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident near Abermain police station on Wednesday…

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Breaches of the Motor Traffic Act

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

Same v. Hugh D. Munro, who pleaded guilty to an information laid under the Motor Traffic Act. Sergt. Bedingfeld, in outlining…

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Theft of Wire From Railway Provisions of Section 556a Extended Defendant

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

Police v. Leslie Cowley, railway employee, charged with stealing a quantity of wire, the property of the Commissioner of Railways, of…

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Wingham Railway Station

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

WINGHAM, Friday.—Wingham needs a new railway station, but it will not get it—just yet. Mr. F. C. Garside,…

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Speeding Motor Cyclists

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

The Lower Hunter Shire Council has taken up the matter of speeding motor cyclists on the New England Highway…

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Cross Road in Bad State

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 1

The Association also drew, attention to the very bad state of the cross road from Salisbury to Eccleston. This is the only cross road linking…

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Knight of Road Seeks Retirement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 4

In C.T.A. (Commercial Travellers' Association) parlance, their members are known as "Knights of the Road," and Wally Thompson is one of them…

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Railway Commissioner Says Engineers Considering Daylight Express for North Coast

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

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. P. C. Garside, last Friday morning informed a deputation from Taree Municipal Council that railway…

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Four Motor Cyclists Before Police Court

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 2

Pour motor cyclists, who appeared in Maitland court yesterday before Mr. E. I. Cocks. S.M., were fined for various offences…

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Death In Railway Tunnel

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat—Police and ambulance officers equipped with flashlights and lanterns to-day recovered the badly mutilated…

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Horse Caused Motor Vehicles to Collide

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 3

A straying horse was the direct cause of extensive damage to two motor vehicles last night. Travelling in his panel van…

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Warkworth Carpet Bridge To Be Replaced Soon Low-level Bridge in Two Months

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

The Divisional Engineer of the Department of Main Roads said to-day that the "carpet bridge" across the Cockfighter Creek would be replaced this week if weather conditions permit…

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High Level Bridge Needed At Jerry’s Plains

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday.—Jerry’s Plains residents who were cut off from Singleton and Muswellbrook for a period after the June flood,…

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Fire In Railway Station

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

GUNNEDAH. Monday.—A fire which broke out at Gunnedah railway station, about 6 o’clock last night extensively damaged…

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Motor Cyclists Before Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

Asking a young man his age, and receiving the reply that he was 18, Mr. E. I. Cocks, stipendiary magistrate, said in Maitland court to-day…

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Tourist Roads To Barrington Tops

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday.— Muswellbrook municipal council supported the idea of providing roads on the eastern and western…

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Train Driver On Manslaughter Charge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb 21.—An electric train diver, Jacob Kiefer, has been remanded on 10,000 dollars ball until March 6 on a charge of second…

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Train Hits Car, Six Injured MELBOURNE

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 4

Six persons were injured, one critically, when an electric train struck their car at the Diamond Creek level crossing at 5.45 p.m…

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