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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 53

Motor Cyclist Hurt

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 2

James O'Donohue, 21, of 59 Lorna Street, Waratah, was injured last Saturday when his motor cycle left the road at Salisbury…

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Harbour Bridge Wag Busy

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY. Fourteen million vehicles used Sydney Harbour Bridge during the 12 months ended June 80, turning last…

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Agitate for a Bridge

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 6

Our public bodies should stimulate a greater and more consistent agitation for a bridge over the river to Millers' Forest…

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Conference On Site For Aerodrome

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 6

MUSWELLBROOK.—A conference will be held in Newcastle on November 19 to discuss proposals for the…

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Grant for Access Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 8

Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night accepted grants from the Department of Works and Housing for work on the…

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P.P.U. To Enlist Shire Aid For Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

The support of the Patrick Plains Shire Council is to be enlisted to assist the Kearsley Shire Council to get the bridge at Payne's Crossing repaired or a temporary low-level bridge…

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Move for Sydney Road Link Before P.p. Union

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 4

It was stated at a meeting of the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union…

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Motor-cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

There were two road accidents in Vincent Street, Cessnock, on Wednesday. When a car and a…

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Motor-cycle Club Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 8

Following the last TT Races conducted by the local motorcycle club, steps have been taken to minimise the dust…

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Train Change

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 1

At Worris Creek railway officials put his five trucks of cattle on a goods train. This train took 19 hours to reach…

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Luxury Train To Run Soon

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. F, C. Garside, announced to-day that the North Coast…

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Hiding Scale For Road Grants Urged

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 5

Immediate Federal action to t[?] road grants with the haste wage on a sliding scale, to allow for automatic…

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Rum-laden Semitrailer Crashes Into Railway Gates Attendant's Narrow Escape

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 3

A semi-traller, currying 25 thirty-six gallon kegs of Queensland rum, crashed into the railway gates on the Aberdeen road at 1.15 a.m. on…

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Train Derailed By Terrorists (AAP-Reuter)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 1

SINGAPORE: Two civilians were killed and three others injured when Communist terrorists derailed the…

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Motor Cyclist Fined On Three Charges

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 2

A motor cyclist who borrowed his pillion passenger’s licence to avoid the possibility of incurring one…

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Repairs to Bridge Decking

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 2

Wallarobba Shire Council would treat the decks of Munal, Tillegre-end Myall Crook bridges when funds were…

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Train Disaster 21 Killed New York

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 2

Twenty-one persons were killed yesterday in a collision between two Union Pacific express trains in a snow-covered…

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How Luck Runs for You or Against You Four Bridge Players Each Dealt Perfect Hand

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 5

How much can you count on your runs of luck in a garpe? Are some people always lucky at cards? Have you ever been puzzled by an astonishing dice run of double sixes? Ever wondered perhaps whether there can be a law of…

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Motor Cycle Club to Be Formed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 6

Some of the local enthusiasts are eager about starting a Motor'Cycle Club and have canvassed all possessing motor…

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Motor Cyclist on Three Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 3

A fine of £1 on each of three charges was imposed on Bruce Maxwell Stewart, of Davidson-street, Cessnock, at Maitland…

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