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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 57

Injured in Motor Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 4

Mr. Fred Hicks, of Quirindi, and brother of Mr. Frank Hicks, of Muswellbrook, sustained a broken leg and injuries to the…

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£4000 Verdict For Motor Driver

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY: A Supreme Court jury awarded £4000 to George Henry Creber, motor driver, for injuries be received in an…

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Hints to Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 4

The N.R.M.A says that M yourengine is fuming indicating that some attention by your repairer is overdue don’t…

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Belford Road

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 2

The Shire Council decided yesterday to consider the repair of the Belford to Lower Belford Road when it deals…

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Motor Cycle And Car Collide

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 2

John Dunn, 25, a miner, of 43 Jobs-street, Rutherford, received severe abrasions to the left eye,…

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Three Motor Cyclists Killed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 1

WOLLONGONG: Three young motor cyclists are dead as a result of a head-on collision near Wollongong late last…

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Railway Station for Dulwich Nundah Station To Go

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 5

The Railway Department will provide an unattended siding at Dulwich to replace the existing Nundah…

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Woman Died on Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: A women collapsed and died on the Northern Tablelands Express, on Saturday. She was Miss…

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Agreement Reached On Bridge Tender

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

The Shire Council last week agreed to amendments for the construction of a bridge over Monkey Place Creek, near Broke. Council has been advised by…

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Mail Bag Rifled on Train

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

A mailbag was found slit open and the contents missing on a train to Glen Innes on Saturday…

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Train New Settlers for Land

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: Modern, scientific training should be given new settlers before they were put on the land in the food…

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Wambo Road Project of Vital Necessity, Shire Council Told

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

The Shire Council decided at its last meeting to ask the Department of Main Roads to have the building of the Wambo Road declared a developmental road. The Shire Engineer (Mr…

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Pedestrians Beat Motorised Transports

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Many bus passengers walked across Pyrmont bridge and its approaches this morning…

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Motoring a Luxury

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: N.R.M.A. general secretary (Mr. Richards) said to-day that increases in the price of petrol were tending…

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High School Students As Road Safety Cadets

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

Maitland Boys High and Marist Brothers High School have decided to cooperate with the Maitland Road Safely council in a safety cadet plan Marist Brother School has already submitted…

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Muswellbrook Man Injured in Motor Smash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

John Edward Sharpe, 31, of Flanders Avenue, Muswellbrook, suffered concussion, severe laceration to the head, probable…

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Bulahdelah Forestry Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 4

It has been reported in this column that the Forestry Department had made a good job of the road locally known as Shultz Lane. There…

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Road Safety Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 5

Inter - town road safety competitions on the coalfields and throughout the Hunter Valley have been…

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Schoolboys In Road Safety Drive

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

MAITLAND — Ten pupils from the Maitland Boys' High School and 10 from the Marist Brothers' .High School…

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Letter To The Editor Railway Engine Whistle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

Sir,—I write this in the hope that it meets the eyes of the Railway Commissioners and the whistle-happy enginemen…

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