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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 53

Black Camp Bridge and Fryer's Creek Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 3

"As the Council is aware, work on use two bridges is proceeding and Black Camp Bridge has been completed…

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Payne’s Crossing Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 2

CESSNOCK; Kearsley Shire council last night agreed to a recommendation of the President (Cr. J. Butler) that repairs be…

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Heavy Cost for Road Repair

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 2

CESSNOCK: The engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) reported to Kearsley Shire Council that the preliminary estimate to recon…

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Kearsley Shire To Reqair Payne's Crossing Bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 3

Kearsley Shire Council decided last night to repair the existing bridge at Payne's Crossing. The President (Cr. Butler) reported with. Cr. Gleghorn…

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Councils Seek Grant for Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 7

Although Cr. T. McCarthy was doubtful over the outcome, Lower Hunter Shire Council agreed yesterday to a suggestion…

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Road Safety Week Starts September 3

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 6

In view of the serious road accident position the authorities are doing everything possible to ensure the success of Road…

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Dead Horses Beside Railway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 2

Lower Hunter Shire. Council decided to prosecute a property owner unless he disposed of the carcases of two dead hor[?] lying…

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Diet Money For S.M. Railway Men

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY Carpenters employed by South Maitland Railways were granted [?] of 8d an hour by [?]…

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£1¼ Million for Rural Road Works

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY.— Grants to county councils totalling £1,247,800 for work on rural roads have been approved by…

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Reconstruction of Bluegum Road £28,864 for Small Stretch

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

The reconstruction of almost two and a half miles of the Bluegum Road between Kurri Kurri and…

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Motor Cycle Rally. Commercial Queen Candidature

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

The Commercial Queen Committee has organised a motor cycle rally on the showground on Sunday, 23rd September…

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Registrations of New Motors

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA: Registrations of new motor vehicles in Australia in 1860 totalled 206,209, Including 187,166 cars…

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The Motor Industry

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 2

THE stream of motor traffic during recent warm weekends was suggestive of the extent of the motor industry in Australia. There appears to be no shortage of petrol, or of the money to operate the cars, and an…

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Train Strikes Motor Truck

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Two men were killed and two other arterially injured when a train ran down a motor lorry carrying a group of…

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Against Closing of Abbott's Ford Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 2

Maitland Pastures Protection Board at its meeting on Monday, decided to immediately protest against the suggested closing of the road…

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Motor Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 3

LONDON: The London motor show, generally accepted as the most eagerly awaited annual event in the motoring world, will…

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Accident on Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

An accident on the approach to Camberwell bridge at dawn on Saturday, led to two men having to be…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

A motor cyclist received injury to his left lag with probate fracture, and shook when he was bumped by a…

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Motorcyclist Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

Mr. R. G. Jesshope (26) of Telarah Road, Broadmeadow, sustained injuries to his left leg and shock,…

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2000 at Cessnock Motor Racing

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 1

More than 2000 watched the Cessnock Motor Club's Jubilee race meeting on the Cessnock track yesterday…

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