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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 53

Record Earnings But Railways Had £2½m. Deficit Last Year

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

New South Wales Department of Railways finished the year ended June 30, 1950, with a deficit of £2,494,605 according to the annual report issued by the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. F. C. Garside,…

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Hexham Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

Speaking on a suggestion from the Raymond Terrace branch, the president (Mr. R. L., Fitzgerald, M.H.R.), said he would bring to the notice of…

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Child Fell From Train Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

A- three-years-old boy fell from the Melbourne-MiIdura Express, travelling at 50 m.p.h. to-day and escaped with a broken leg…

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Country Council Road Plans Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

Chief county. planner for the Northumberland Country Council (Mr. Stone) addressing-Raymond Terrace: Chamber of Commerce,…

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Mother Made Child Jump From Train New York

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 3

A four-years-old girl told hospital authorities at Yuma, Arizona, that her mother forced her to jump from a speeding express…

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Sleeping on Railway Station Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 3

[?] disabled ex-serviceman migrant and his family—unable to home—have been sleeping on Central Railway Station since…

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Motor Cyclists Injured in Colision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

The Fiacre two motor cycle were injured In a collision [?] Local road, Larged last night [?] 10, of [?]…

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Motor Aid

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

A QUICK check for motor car wheel alignment is made possible by a new inexpensive wheel alignment gauge recently…

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Road Transport Of Superphosphate

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 4

Wheatgrowers who are experiencing delays in the delivery of superphosphate can obtain from the Commissioner for Road…

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Boy Falls From Motor Truck

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

A five-years-old boy escaped with minor Injuries when he fell from a moving truck on Saturday afternoon…

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Denman Water Supply; High Level Bridge Approach to Be Made to Departments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, it was decided on the motion of Cr. Thornton, seconded by Cr. Wolfgang, to ask the…

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Grants Total Over £13,000 Flood Damage and Road Maintenance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

A letter to Mr. D'Arcy Hose, M.L.A., received from the Minister for Works and Local Government, read at yesterday's meeting…

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New Motorcycle Track Opened Programme of Events

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

The Cessnock Motor-cycle Club opened its new Jubilee Track on the old aerodrome site at South Cessnock on…

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Flag Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2

Members of the Maitland branch of the Country Women’s Association will conduct the second flag bridge afternoon of their…

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New Bridge Over Tilligherry Creek

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 3

Fort Stephen Shire Council has agreed to pay £700 towards a new bridge, to cost £2800, over Tillingherry Creek…

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Train Hit School Bus New York

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 1

At least five schoolchildren were killed and 10 Injured when a school bus and a passenger train collided at a crossing near…

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Acton Against Trucks on Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2

Wallarobba Shire Council will ask the police at Gresford to take [?] to prevent trucks being left standing on the road there…

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Tilligherry Creek Bridge

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 4

At the Port Stephens Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, the Engineer. (Mr. Cook) reported: As reported to the special meeting of…

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Fatal Road Accident

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, a fatal motor accident occurred on the Hexham road, near Heatherbrae. A car driven by Albert Exeringham, 28, of…

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Flat Road Bus Service

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 6

Hunter Valley Coach Company advised Lower Hunter shire Council that the condition of Plat-road, Bolwarra, made it…

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