Sydney Plan for Modern Roads a Counterpart In The United States
An 85-mile network of modern highways of the expressway type arc planned for Sydney and outlying districts,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 53
Need for All-Weather Road Council to Take Action
The need for an all-weather road from Cessnock was again emphasised by Ald. G. Fairleigh at a meeting of Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →40ft Trees Torn From Ground as Tornado Blocks The Bulga Road
When a tornado struck in the Bulga area during the hailstorm which did so much damage in the Singleton area on Monday afternoon, it uprooted some 30 trees, each about 40 feet high, tore up a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Railwaymen Out Again MELBOURNE
All Victorian railwaymen started a 24-hours’ strike at midnight as a protest against the court not allowing them the full extent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Today Railway Is the Heart of Enterprise a Big Contribution To The District's Growth
THE EXTENSION of the railway line to Singleton in the 1860's marked the beginning of a new era in Singleton's history—an era of unprecedented prosperity. Thus was Singleton given a place on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cyclists and Accidents N.r.m.a's Opinion
Because motor cycles are favoured mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take rsks than older men, the measure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Reservations Susponded
The Department of Railways has announced that [?] Reservations will [?] on all trains excopt [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Injured in Maitland Train Crash Flood Operations Responsible For Night Mishap
Three women buffet attendants’ were injured last night when two coupled engines collided with an empty train near High Street station Maitland, about 9.30 p.m. Two of the women were taken to hospital, but a third,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hexbarn Bridge
The divisional engineer of the Department of Main Roads (Mr. J.H. [?] said that work on the Hexham bridge was unlikely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorcycle Crashes at High-st.bridge
A 19-years-old motor cyclist crashed at high speed when his machine failed to take a corner at the bottom of Highest railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge and Farrell Star for West Leaders In Bad Position Against East (By “Cover Drive”
Fine performances by C. Bridge-and T. Farrell were responsible for Western Suburbs’ strong position against Weston-Kurri at the Sports Ground on Saturday. Bridge scored an attractive 89, which included four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck Capsized on Allandale Road Two Ambulances Attended Injured
Two ambulances were necessary to attend the injured when a truck In which nine persons were riding, overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Accident. Shire Engineer's Son Injured
Mr. W. Bailey, only son of Mr. G. S. Bailey, Muswellbrook Shire Engineer, was involved in a unfortunate accident last week. Mr. Bailey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New General Motors Product Holden Utility
First public showings of the Holden 7-cwt. utility, the first commercial vehicle to be manufactured in Australia, were made to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Railway Dislocation MELBOURNE
The railway guards’ ban on overtime has reduced drastically the sire of the Victorian. Railways’ labour pool, with these…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Offenders
Following a conference between the Mayor (Aid. Dorsman), Town Clerk (Mr. H. V. Deans), and Police Sergeant N…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed By Train SYDNEY
Harold Simbbs, 60, of the Herne Bay housing settlement, was killed Instantly when he fall from a train approaching [?] Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Erosion of River Bank Near Bridge Singleton
At Singleton Municipal Council meeting last night a letter was received from the Minister for [?] Works and Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire May Get Its Own Road Making Equipment After Default By Contractor
"If we want to continue with our tarring programme it might be advisable to procure our own plant," stated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Making Paterson Road Passable
Lower Hunter Shire Council engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) will proceed immediately with work to restore the…
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