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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 53

Motorcyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 5

A young man was injured when the motorcycle he was riding came into collision with a bus at Kearsley Corner early…

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Appeals to Council for Road Repairs

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1951 · page 2

SINGLETON: Patrick plaint Shire Council received a, deputation of three landholders from Myall, Gresford, who wished to…

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Stroud Road Red Cross Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1951 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of the Stroud Road Red Cross was held on 11th July. The following office bearers for thu ensuing year were elected as…

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Bulahdelah News the Missing Motor Hike

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1951 · page 2

Two young men, inseparable companions, of local origin, started out from Bulahdelah last Friday (taking en route the town of Gloucester) for…

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Big Order for Railways

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Director of Transport, Mr. R. Winsor, said last night that 80 electric and steam locomotives, casting about…

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Killed by Train

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 3

ORANGE. — Terence Mutheir, a railway employee, about 50, of Mandadgery station, near Parkes, died yesterday from…

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Local Resident Hurt in Train Smash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 1

R. W. Carr, of Bridge Street, Muswellbrook, suffered an injury to the back when the Glen Innes Mail and North-West Mail…

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Junior Porter To Superintendent MR. A. Keirnan's Career in Railway Department

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Keirnan, Chief Railway Traffic Inspector, and stationed at Muswellbrook since 1942, has been…

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Motor Cycle Stars to Race at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 3

Riders from Newcastle and Maitland will be racing at South Cessnock on Sunday afternoon, when the Cessnock Motor Cycle…

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Human Element In Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 5

An official of the Road safety Council said that deaths from road accidents were reaching alarming propertions…

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School Football East Maitland Defeats Train Boys Thrilling Match at Park

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 3

A team of East Maitland boys, most of them being members of the High School Hostel, defeated the Dungog train boys by 26 points to 5 at…

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Engine Repairs On S.M. Railway

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 3

A dispute between the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, coast branch and South Maitland Railway Pty…

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Rafts Smash Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 1

TOKYO: Chinese rafts, floating downstream, caused the destruction yesterday of the pontoon bridge across the flooded…

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Bombs Stopped Train Services

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK: Bomb explosions disrupted train services on four trunk railways running out of Buenos Aires yesterday…

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Speeding Cars Delay Bridge Repairs

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

The time being taken to repair Dunolly Bridge would be reduced considerably if motorists would slow down to a crawl when crossing it. The engineer in charge, Mr. Norman Passfield, said this when interviewed by an "Argus" reporter…

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Special Cots on Royal Train London

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

Princess Charles and Princess Anne accompanied the King and Queen when they left for a short summer holiday at…

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Horror Treatment Advocated for Educing Road Toll

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

Shock or horror treatment to reduce the road accident toll was advocated by Mr. M. W. Plate, field officer for the Road Safety Council, at a meeting in Maitland last night. Speaking before a small audience in the electricity…

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Wants Sealing of Windsor Road a Defence Measure

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire Council will make representations to the Commonwealth Government to have the sealing…

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Want Blue Gum Road Completed Council to Approach Government

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council decided on Tuesday night to again press for the completion of the tar sealing of the…

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Melbourne Nurses Here On Motor Tour

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 5

Taking it in turn to drive their vintage mode car, four pretty young Melbourne, nurses, have reached Singleton on the second stage of a round trip to Cairns…

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