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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 57

Motor Cycle Through Fence

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

Two young men were injured when their motor cyc[?] crashed through a fence on the Paterson-road near [?]…

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Hints to Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 5

Carbon monoxide, a deadly poisonous gas, is always present in the exhaust of a car, says the NRMA. The richer…

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Country Women’s Flag Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 2

The Maitland branch of the Country Women’s Association will conduct the first of a series of [?] flag bridge…

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Question of Aberdare Road (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 1

Sir,—I note in your report of last Wednesday's Council Meeting you refer to the Council's consideration of my…

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Railway Employee Seriously Injured. GOULBURN

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 2

A railway shunter lost both his legs and his right arm when he slipped under the wheels of a truck at Goulburn early to-day…

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Letter To The Editor East Maitland Railway Crossing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 2

Sir,—It is not long since a fatal accident occurred at the East Maitland railway crossing, and I have been surprised…

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Weston Protest Against Railway Bridge Delay

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 6

CESSNOCK: Delegates from the South Weston Progress Association protested to Kearsley Shire Council fast night against the delay in erecting ramps on either side of the footbridge spanning some of the…

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Man Falls From Train at Nooroo

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

A semi-conscious man was found lying beside the railway line at Nooroo. 10 miles north of Dungog at 8 a.m. Monday…

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Strange Noises In Motors

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 4

Unbalance of tyres and/or wheels can produce strange noises or steering irregularity says the NRMA…

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Police Seek Motor Cyclist

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

Maitland police are anxious to contact a motor cyclist who was forced off the road near Rix's Hill East…

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Motor Vehicle Registrations

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Transport, Mr. W. P. Sheahan, said in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that if the Federal…

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New Bridge Work Withstood Flood

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: A heavy cloudburst occurred at Forbesdale, and brought the Gloucester River down in flood…

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Wants Bridge In Plaee Of Ferry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 4

The Main Roads Department wanted to have a bridge constructed to replace the existing ferry at…

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Fire Extinguisher on Motorist

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK: A lorry driver, Barn[?], Barrett, 35, was sentenced to six months herd labour at Montgomery,…

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Road Safety Council News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 5

The meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Road Safety Council, which was to have been held tonight…

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Request for Sealed Road Assurance By Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 1

The Shire Council decided to set aside a request from the Bulga Parents' and Citizens' Association for the…

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Record Expenditure By Shire Council Steel Girders Procured For Warkworth Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 1

The Main Roads Department has made arrangements with the Railway Department to supply steel plate girders for the Warkworth Bridge…

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Overhead Bridge Extension Wanted at Weston Deputation Points Out Dangers to Residents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 1

Members of a deputation from the South Weston Progress Association Council on Tuesday night that there had been one death and many narrow escapes during the past 12…

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No Commonwealth Aid for Blue Gum Road Advice to Kearsley Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 1

The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) had advised him that the Commonwealth…

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Aberdeen News Scone Shooting Fatality Young Woman's Death At Railway Camp Coronial Inquest Held

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 4

The District Coroner, Mr. N. J. Hunt, conducted an inquest at the Scone Coroner's Court, on Wednesday morning, touching upon the death of a young married woman…

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