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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 57

Homes for Railway Employees. Muswellbrook Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. G. S. E. Adams) informed the Muswellbrook "Chronicle" yesterday that he had been…

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Motor Cyclists In Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 1

Whilst motor cycling along the Denman road last Sunday afternoon Eric Wadwell, with Miss Gloria Williams, riding pillion,…

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Gloucester - Bulahdelah Road £5,000 for Culverts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 2

Gloucester Shire Council has been advised by the Main Roads Department that a grant of £5,000 has been made…

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Road Patrols Intensified

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Superintendent Traffic, Mr. w. R. Lawrence, announced to-day that police road patrols would be…

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Petrol Tax Grant Increased for Shire Roads

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 2

The Petrol Tax grant to the Patrick Plains Shire Council has been increased from £6,600 to £8,100 for…

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Four Die in Road Accidents

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 2

Four persons were killed. in road accidents in New South Wales at the weekend. Noel Apperley, 22, of…

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German Railway Workers Kidnapped By Russians

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 1

LONDON: West German border officials reported last night that Soviet troops and East German police Crossed…

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Cyclist Killed in Crash Aberdeen Road Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 1

A motor-cyclist was killed at Aberdeen on Sunday, when his machine overran a sharp turn and crashed into a drain…

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Heavy Fine For Motor Cyclist

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Harold Charles Frederick Winter, 35, labourer, was fined £50 by Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., for…

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Train Service To Greta

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

The Greta Progress association has decided to ask the Commissioner of Railways to have the train service to Greta…

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Road Safety Council’s Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON, An exhibition organised by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales was opened in Singleton…

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Officials Estimate A 1000 A Day At Road Safety Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

A Miles Trainer, valued at £2500, is the most popular attraction at the Singleton and District Safety Council's Exhibition, which was opened last night in the Masonic Hall by the Mayor (Aid. A. J. Dorsman)…

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Proposal To Decrease Good's Shed Staff Council Will Protest To Railway Dept

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 4

At a meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council on Monday night, Aid. W. T. Arnold said that there was a move afoot to dispense with the services of the Railway Good's Clerk…

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Bond for Railway Porter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 3

As a sequal to recent losses of goods in transit from the railways, at Maitland, three men appeared in the Maitland…

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Exhibition By Road Safety Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 4

The road safety exhibition being organised by the Maitland branch of the Road Safety Council will give Maitland motorists a forceful reminder of the need for greater road care…

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Road Safety Cadets

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 4

Deputy headmaster of the Maitland Boy’s High School (Mr. E. G. Evens) said yesfety cadets haft had started…

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Condenser for Road Haul on

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

The third conden[?] for the new Walka powerhouse will be transporto[?] from the Malt fand rallway yard to the…

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Gravelling on By-roads Extent Of Work Should Be Published MERRIWA

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 4

At last meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, Cr. B. Hegarty expresses the opinion that council should give…

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Statement by Traffic Chief New South Wales Is Second Only to New York on List of World Road Fatalities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 6

N.S.W. is second only to New York on the list of world road fatabilities and is rapidly heading for first place, the chief of the…

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Railway Porter Given Suspended Sentence For Theft

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

Archibald Gray Lee, 48, railway porter, of Fleet St., Branxton, at Maitland Court on Wednesday was…

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