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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 53

Motors Must Be Insured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 2

If motor vehicles were being used, they must be registered and insured. Mr. F. P. Halpin. S.M., told a defendant to the East…

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N.R.M.A. Plea To Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 3

In a [?] to motorists to observe faithfully the Need to the Laft traffic regulation the N.R.M.A. general secretary…

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Noisv Motor Lorry

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 3

John v Lodge of Sewer’s Gully Weston was need £1/3/ with [?] costs in East Maitland court yesterday for having an…

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Snowdrifts Block Road To Chalet

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY.—About 80 people are marooned by deep snowdrifts at Kiandra Chalet. The road between Adaminaby…

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Assaulted Railway Porter

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

A migrant was fined £1, with £3/12/ costs, in the Maitland court for unlawfully assaulting a railway employee at the Maitland…

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Young Kurri Man for Trial Alleged Theft of Motorcycle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

A young married man was committed for trial at trial at the Maitland Quarter Sessions on October 15 when he appeared at Cessnock Court yesterday on a charge of having at Maitland land stolen a motor-cycle valued at £210, the property of…

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Halton Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 3

Mr. J. Lawrie (Secretary Hulton Agricultural Bureau, advised of the dangerous condition of the Halton Bridge…

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Road Hill Climb

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 4

Members of Maitland Motor Cycle Club will be competing at an accelerated road bill climb meeting at Toronto, on Sunday…

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Bridge Over Hunter At Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 4

The President (Mr. S. Rodgers) said at a meeting of Port Stephens’ Shire Council that the bridge-over the Hunter Hirer at…

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Council Will Close Abbott's Ford Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 1

The Town Clerk (Mr. Macken) said on Tuesday that Dungog Municipal Council some sime ago, decided to make application to the Minister for…

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Inspection of Roads, Bridges at Wollombi

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

Crs. Butler, Johnson and Gleghorn, with the Kearsley Shire Engineer (Mr. Grattan) will visit Wollombi and discuss…

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Damage to Access Roads Board Expresses Concern

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 5

The Board was very [?]cerned with the det[?] of access roads at B[?]cha[?] Borchole and Stockringto[?]…

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Want Putty Road Bitumen Surfaced

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 2

The North and North-west Federated Chambers of Commerce, at a conference at Tarnworth, decided to support the…

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Road Safety Sunday Local Churches to Co-operate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 5

Members of the Cessnock Ministers' Fraternal conferred with the Secretary of the local branch of the Road…

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Kulnura Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1951 · page 3

Ces[?]nock District Chamber of Commerce decided last night to ask the Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis) to complete work…

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Eskdale Estate Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1951 · page 2

RAYMOND - T[?]RACE: The engineer of Port Stephens Shire Council (Mr. A. Cook) reported to council that a representative of…

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Royal Marine Commands Train

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1951 · page 1

A landing party of Royal Marines going ashore from a dory during training at the Royal Marine Commando School of Bickleigh, near Plymouth…

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Bridge Ready by June If No Hexham Flood

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1951 · page 3

Hexham bridge should be finished by June next year if there was no further flooding, the President of Port Stephens Shire Council (Cr. S…

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Thefts From Railway

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1951 · page 2

A railway detective, Arthur Oswald Konemann, giving evidence in a Sydney court, said that the railway was losing…

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Restriction on Motor Cycle Speed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Transport (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) has approved two amendments to the traffic regulations Introduced In, an…

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