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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 53

Scone Court of Petty Sessions Heavy Fines for Breaches of Motor Traffic Act

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 8

Mr. J. B. Hodgson. S.M., occupied the Bench at the Scone Court. of Petty Sessions, held on Wednesday last. There…

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Railway Flagman Killed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 3

A railway flagman was run over and killed by a goods train near Victoria-street Station yesterday afternoon…

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Shire Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

At the recent Shire meeting, the Engineer, (Mr A. Cook) reported. Works Progress: Graders: Since last meeting both graders…

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Three Motor Vehicles Involved. Accident on New England Highway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

Unusual features were associated with an accident on the New England Highway, in which two cars and a semi trailer were…

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Muswellbrook Police Court. Motor Traffic Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

Before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Arthur Frederick Beardmore, of Jerry's Plains, was…

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Easter Holiday Railway Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

The Commissioner for Raiways (Mr. F. C. Garside) said that following a review of coal stocks, it had been decided to augment to some extent long…

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Railway Across the Hunter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 4

At the Northumberland County Council meeting on Monday the matter of railway planning was discussed Ald. Cane said he would like to know it…

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Super Scenic Railway for Festival of Britain

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

One of the fastest and largest scenic railways ever planned in the United Kingdom is to be constructed in London for the 1951 Festival of Britain. One of the fastest and largest scenic railways in the United…

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Motorist Charged With Manslaughter SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

A motorist was to-day charged with manslaughter following the death of a woman in Sydney Hospital last night…

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Bridge Over Cockfighter Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 3

Abetter has been recorded from the Minister for Transport in reply to one sent by the Patrick Plaits Shire Council [?]…

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Road Damage Terrific

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheehan) said today It would cost £28,000000 to repair N.S.W…

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Holidaymakers Indignant Train Overcarried 200 To Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 2

A special train put on at Newcastle to cater for returning holidaymakers last night overcarried over than 200 men, women and children from Kurri Kurri and intermediate stations to Cessnock…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 2

The rider of a motor cycle and his pillion passenger were Injured when their cycle skidded in gravel on the Seaham-road,…

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Main Roads Dept. Under Fire Bridge Wanted

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

Last week's Shire Council meeting expressed disatisfaction with the progress being made by the Department of…

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Underground Mail Train

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

LONDON: For many hours the day a sound thunders out London It is a sound that the Londoners ever hear, but lists…

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Can’t Live in Tramcar

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 3

The Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day returned an application made by V. Butenko, of Tarto, to live in an old tramcar while…

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Restoration of Train Services

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY; Restrictions on train services because of coal shortages would, be removed in the next 10 days, the Minister for…

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Migrant Dies After Fall From Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 2

A 36-year-old migrant, who fell from a train near. Parley railway station last sight, died in Maitland Hospital at 9.46 a.m…

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Denationalising The Tramways

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 3

BRUSSELS : Br[?] Government owned tramways are to be serial [?] The reason is that in four years…

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