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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 53

Police and Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. stresses the importance of maintaining amicable relations between motorists and the traffic police…

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Wing-Weary Pigeon Took a Train

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

LONDON.—In France the Academy of Medicine reported that 6.5 per cent, of acute infections of the respiratory tract…

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322 Road Deaths This Year

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: A total of 322 people has been killed on roads in New South Wales this year. Transport Commissioner, A. A…

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Request On Road Closure

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

The Department of Education has approached the Northumberland County Council asking its [?] the Department’s…

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Flooded Roads Stop Morpeth League Game

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 5

Flood waters which made roads impossible on Sunday, and prevented Morpeth players [?] in the Hinson area from getting to…

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Letter to the Editor Road at Mullins Corner

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

Sir,—In previous letters I made reference to the drainage of the roads from the Gap to Maitland and various other places. At…

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[?] Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

[?] Shire Council [?] and Collins [?] to a [?] Hunter, Shire…

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Plans for Overhead Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

SINGLETON: The town clerk (Mr. H. V. [?]) reported to the Singleton Municipal Council last might that with Patrick Plans…

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Railwayman’s Appeal Dismissed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

Mr. Justice O’Sullivan yesterday dismissed the appeal of a former railway flagman, William Francis Reginald…

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Shire Road Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

Additional items in Mr. Cook's (Shire Engineer) report to the June meeting of the Shire, were: Confirmation of this action is requested…

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Cattle, Milk Interests Affected Adversely Conditions at Melville Bridge Condemned

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 2

A deputation of 11, including representatives of cattle and milk interests, and residents of Rosebrook and Maitland Vale, was receive this morning by tower Hunter shire Council…

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Railway Laws Under Fire Road Slag Delivery

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

Patrick Plains Shire Council has been put to great expense and inconvenience because of a Railway law which prevents…

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Timely Tips on Road Safety

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

WITH fogs, frosts, mud, rain and winds of the winter months with us again the Road Safety Council has issued a…

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Problem Of The Roads Local Government's Plea for Money

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

May I trespass on your space to draw public attention to the district convention of local governing bodies in the Hunter Valley, being held at…

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Motorcyclist Awarded £131. Case at District Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

James Glen Adams, of Northcote-street, Aberdare, claimed £131/17/7 damages from Reginald George…

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Right Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 2

Sydney traveller Bert Wearne was decked out in his Sunday beat when. he left Dungog by car a few days. ago for Gloucester…

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Two Miss Death by Split Second Level Crossing Accident at Ward's River Railway Gates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 4

Two occupants of a utility truck escaped death by a fraction of a second at a level crossing near Gloucester shortly after mid-day on Saturday. The Kempsey passenger train bore down on their truck just after the vehicle had…

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Bodgies Attack Tram Conductor

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY Pollce ballev A may two youths who attacked a train conductor at Hand wick last May may be members of a gang of…

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All Petrol Tax Should Be Used for Roads

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 2

“Local government bodies fully support the case of the N.R.M.A. and other motorists’ organisations for better roads,” Mr. A…

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Motor Cyclist Gave Lot Of Trouble

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 2

According to records Kevin J. Tiedemann of 5 Louth Park road Maitland, has caused a lot of trouble to the [?]…

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