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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 57

Heavy Deathroll In Tram Crash

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 6

MADRID: Eighteen people were killed and 60 injured when a crowded tram crashed through the railings of a…

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Repairs to Dennett Bridge Will Start Next

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has Informed Dungog Municipal Council that it will send a gang of men to Dungog…

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Protests on Road Haulage :— Action Taken In Many Country Towns

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

Many country business people are protesting against proposed roadhaulage restrictions…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

A motor cyclist was injured when his machine ran off the road on the New England Highway, opposite…

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Want Road Safety Slogans Council Asked to Co-operate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

The Cessnock branch of the Road Safety Council decided on Friday night to approach the Cessnock Municipal Council…

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PAXTON A.L.P. MEET Pleased with Kulnura Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 4

Pleasure was expressed by members of the Paxton branch of the A.L.P. at the progress made in the Kuinura…

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Motor Car’s Amazing Performance

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

In the famous Duckhem’s reliability trial held last week over 450 miles of New South Wales toughest and roughest…

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Motor Cyclist Cannot Remember Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

Detective-Sergeant V. S. Woodward said to-day that a young man, who wot involved in a fatal accident on the Belmore Bridge, could not remember events before or after the accident…

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Road Safety Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

Finalising their arrangements for a Road Safety Exhibition to be held at the end of this month. a…

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Ran Off Road

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

Noel Woosecroft. 34, of Hunter Street, Greta, lacerated the back of his head and suffered a probable fractured…

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’Bus Bogs on Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

The Hunter Valley Coach Company to-day asked Lower Hunter Shire Council to give urgent attention to the road…

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Co-operation In Bridge Re-building

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

The Lower Hunter and Kearsley Shire Council’s have decided to co-operate In re-building the Hillsborough…

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Road to Be Formed and Gravelled

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

CESSNOCK: Kearsley Shire Council has decided to form and gravel the section of the Hoddon Greta-Mulbring road…

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Bowling Rink Seen As Road To Peace

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

TAREE: — The establishment of bowling clubs behind the Iron Curtain could achieve world peace, Mr…

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Preparing For Road Safety Week

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 5

New Australians from the [?] migrant centre will be invited to attend Road Safety Week, to be held in Maitland…

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Railways Now “Less Important”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 7

Con[?] Commissioner Hall said recently that with the development of modern road transport,…

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Tram Traffic In Chaos

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: A breakdown of a generator at Ultimo power station this morning threw Sydney’s tram traffic into…

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To Inspect Roads At Lochinvar

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

Letters complaining of the state of Luskin tyre Road, Lochmvar, caused Lower Hunter Shire Council to…

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Trust To Approach Councils On Bridge Repairs

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

The Hunter Valley Trust decided this week to approach the Patrick Plains Shire Council and the…

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New Road Widening Machine Saves Manpower

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

Now in use with the Gloucestershire County Council is a new road-widening machine the only one of its kind in Britain, which it is claimed can do the work of 40 men…

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