No Air-conditioned Train for Cessnock Deputation to Commissioner
A deputation which met the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside) had reminded him of his 1948…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
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P.P.U. Seeks High Level Bridge For Bowman's Creek
The distressing position of soldier settlers at Bowman's Creek brought murmurs of anger from delegates to the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, when they met at…
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Mrs. Agnes Templeton, of Ascog street Govanhill, Glasgow, who was Scotland's first motor bus hostess, has been placed in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dashed After Motor Cycle
SYDNEY: After failling off his motor cycle at Bondi to-day, a man chased at machine for about 100 yards before machine…
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Loud noises coming from his motor cycle in High-street Maitland an Sunday night, April 8, resulted in a fine for a young…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Exemption for Youths on Railway
CANBERRA: The Minister for National service (Mr. H. E. Hoit), In a reply to New South Wales and Victorian Railway…
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MAITLAND.- Cleveland Dever, 23, of High Street, East Maitland, suffered abrasions and contusions to his left ankle and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge at Hexham "PLAYTHiNG"
Two councillors of Port Stephens Shire on Tuesday described the bridge being built at Hexham at a "toy and plaything"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck Drivers Jib at Battered Roads
Transport drivers are refusing to haul livestock, wheat and cement because some N.S.W. roads are dangerously out of repair…
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SYDNEY: Leader of the NSW Country Party (MR. Bruxner) warned to-day that if war should threaten this country the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Race To Australian
FRANKFURT: More than 160.000 spectators, defying adverse weather, saw Australia’s Ken Kavanagh win the 350 cc…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Railway Duplication One of Hunter Valley's Largest Engineering Works
The duplication of the Main Northern Railway from Branxton was one of the largest engineering projects being carried out in the Hunter Valley. It involved the expenditure of approximately…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck Drivers Jib at Battered Roads
Transport drivers are refusing to haul livestock, wheat and cement because some N.S.W. roads are dangerously out of repair…
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Mr. Roger Nott. M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Transport, the Hon. W. F. Sheahan, that special concessions for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rains Delay Repairs To Shire Roads
The r[?]cent rain[?] and the ri[?] in the Hi[?]ter River have Interrupted once more the work of rspa[?]ing roads in the Lower…
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The Municipal Council is still not satisfied with the number of seats allotted to Singleton on the Northern Tablelands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Luxury Train For King Farouk’s Honeymoon
VENICE: King Par[?]nk and his 17-years-old Queen, Narrithan, yesterday boarder the “must Iurr[?]om train In the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Councillors Want Better Road Conditions Up The Hunter 'A' Riding Representatives Not Satisfied "Money Should Be Spent Where It Comes From" Cr. S. C. Collison
Because of the bad state of the main road up the Hunter, the two 'A' Riding representatives on the Upper Hunter Shire Council, Cr. S. C. Collison and Cr. L. B. Carter expressed disapproval of money to…
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The best asset Australia, or any other country can have is good roads Here in Australia where rural development, depends so much on good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge at Rosenthal
Mr. J. O'Brien, organiser for the Country Party arranged for Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, to meet the residents on the 17th in company with…
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