Councillors Oppose Railway Policy Neglect of Migrant Employees Alleged
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 3
Councillors of the Lower Hunter Shire will support the Thornton Progress Association In its efforts to alleviate the apparently deplorable living conditions of some New Australians employed as [?] on the railway…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 2
On Monday evening I was unfortunate enough, to see a motorcyclist run down a fox terrier near the Caledonian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clearing Dalwood Bridge Cuttings
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 2
The engineer of the Lower Hunter Shire Council is giving his attention to the necessity of carrying out further work to the…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 1
SYDNEY: A man crashed head first through the glass partition when two trams collided in Anzac Parade, Moore Park, to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Winsor Gets Reports On Bridge Progress
Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1
The Director of Transport and Highways, Mr. R. Winsor, claims that construction of a high-level bridge at Warkworth has been held up by lack of steel plate and the quest for suitable foundations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Modern Medicine Puts Japan on Road to Health
Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2
Japan has been transformed in five years from a plague to the healthiest nation in the Orient, says Kate Holliday in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Drivers’ Worst Enemy
Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 5
A mysterious “other guy” is every driver’s worst enemy. This was the belief expressed by a spokesman for the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lighting Of Roads
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 3
In an effort to lift the lighting of N.S.W. roads to a safe efficient standard, the. N.R.M.A. in conjunction with the Local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Dangers in Blackouts
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 3
NRMA general secretary (Mr. H. E. Richards) says there it real danger on the roads when blackouts effect street lighting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letter to the Editor Shire Road
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 2
Sir.—In the course of my travels I met a fellow traveller, who, like myself, does considerable “road work.” He bad been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Traffic Lanes Suggested. Plans For Pinch Bridge
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 5
The Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) was instructed by Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night to prepare an estimate of the cost of providing an additional traffic lane at the Pinch Bridge at Pelton…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 2
Kevin J. Tiedman, of 6 Louth Park-road, Maitland, was fined £8, with 7/ costs, at Maitland court yesterday for…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 1
A motorcyclist's licence was suspended for six months when he appeared before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., at Cessnock Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extensive Damage When Goods Train Crashes
Singleton Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 3
BRISBANE—A rail smash near Bundaberg at 1 a.m. today caused damage estimated at £25,000…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1
LONDON: By last night 11,000 of the British road services’ 40,000 drivers were Idle in an unofficial strike by lorry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claim For Damages Follows Motor Collision
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2
A claim for damages owing out of o collision on the Medowie-Williamtown rood in February, 1949, was started at the circuit court at East Maitland to-day before Mr. Justice Kinsella end a jury of four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belmore Bridge Queries
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 2
During the urgent business session of list night’s meeting of Maitland City Council, Aid. A. M. Porter put forward some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bishop’s Bridge School
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 5
An address was given to the children of Bishop’s Bridge school at the Umpire Day celebration by the teacher (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Will Raise £4,000 To Repair Roads
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1
The Singleton Municipal Council proposes to raise a special loan of £4,000 for the reconstruction of roads and to buy plant. The Town Clerk, Mr. H. V…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Sleepers Stolen from Togar Siding Aberdeen Police Court Cases
The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1
With timber and fencing materials in short supply, railway sleepers found a ready market in the Aberdeen district in the early part of this year. The only snag in the business was the…
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