Lower Belford Road Named 'Standen Drive
The Shire Council decided yesterday to name the road running through Stamford. Kirkton and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 25th JULY, 1952. Road Tax Hits Country Interests Challenge That Railways Can "Never Meet Demand"
[?] all States there is a threat to tax hauliers off the roads as a means of bolstering rail losses, It this article Mr. Rowe,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Armoured Bridge Commander Welcomed at Soldiers' Club Call For Greater Co-operation with C.M.F.
Speaking at the R.S.L. Club on Tuesday night, Brigradier Denzil Macarthur OnsloW, O.B.E., D.S.O., E.D.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Institute Annual Dinner Solution of Problems Aid to Progress
The fourth annual dinner of the Muswellbrook branch of the Railway Institute was held at the Railway Refreshment Rooms on Tuesday night. The function was under the chairmanship of Mr. C. E…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Killed on Road Near Irrawang Gate
A man wan killed when the car in which he was riding collided with a lorry on the Highway, near Irrawang gate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rubber Powder In Road Construction
Several hundred miles of rubberised roads were laid in various parts of the world last year and a commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cassilis Road and Streets
Mr. R. B. Nott, M L.A., has received the following reply letter from the Minister for Transport:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-cycle Club Notes
Last Sunday week the Cessnock riders showed outstanding improvement when they competed at Gosford against riders…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hillsborough Bridge Reconstruction
CESSNOCK: Kearsley Shire Council last night decided to inform Lower Hunter Shire Council that it accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road, Deaths Increase
The Director of Transport and Highways (Mr. R. Winsor) said that at least 43 more persons were killed on New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rains Make Stanhope Road impassable
About three days of fine weather will be needed to make Stanhope Road usable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stroud Road Red Cross Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Stroud Road Red Cross was held on 16th July, a splendid roll up of 21 members being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →York Motors Dubbo Meeting "Truth Cannot Fail"
"I believe that an organisation founded on truth, and represented by honest men, cannot fail," said William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Award Variation
Mr. Justice Cantor began the hearing at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday of an application by South Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Income Tax Deductions For Motorists
All motoring expenses Incurred producing assessable are allowable deductions income tax purposes,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Creek Level Will Hold Up Bridge Work
Work on the concrete cylinders which will support the centre of the Warkworth Bridge will not be able to begin until after the Cockfighter Creek returns to normal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owners Agree To Levy For Road Work
SINGLETON: The rate-payers in the Whittingham area last night agreed to pay a special 2 5/8 rate over a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Want West Cessnock School Fenced Road Safety Request To Minister
The Cessnock branch of the Road Safety Council has written to the Minister for Education requesting that a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Front in Road Tax Fight 400,000 Workers Affected
In its fight against the moves of certain State Governments to tax long-distance transport off the roads, "because they are in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Merriwa Volunteer Town Fire Brigade Motor Vehicle To Be Purchased
A meeting of members of Merriwa Volunteer Town Fire Brigade was held on Friday night last, when a…
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