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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 57

Heavy Damage To Cessnock Roads

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 3

The Mayor of Cessnock (Aid. Oldfield) estimates damage to roads in the past portnight as a result of rain…

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£20,000 Damage to Municipal Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 5

Rain over the past fortnight has caused extensive damage to roads in the Cessnock Municipality…

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Vegetables By Road Convoy

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: An emergency convoy of 20 tracks road lifted 120 tons of peas and from a floodbound train…

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Complaint on Roads Progress Association Wants Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 5

At a meeting of the East Cessnock Extended Progress Association on Wednesday night protests were…

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Chamber of Commerce Supports Road Transport

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 5

At the last meeting of Scone and District Chamber of Commerce it was agreed to support the Long Distance Road Transport…

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Flood-free Road and Rail Link Sought

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 4

The need for a flood-free road and rail link with Sydney was stressed at the week-end by the Deputy President of the Patrick Plains Shire Council (Cr. Pankhurst). "There is a flood-free route…

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Cycling Increased Prize Money for Annual Road Race

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 10

Increased prize money has been allocated by the Muswellbrook Cycle Club for their annual Muswellbrook-Aberdeen road race,…

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Glenbawn Dam and Sandy Hollow Railway Proposed Newcastle Conference (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 4

Sir.—The article headed, "Glenbawn Dam—Need for Completion," by Mr. G. Searl ("Muswellbrook Chronicle," 8/8/'52) is,…

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International Motor Cycling

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

NUREMBURG: Dominion riders filled second and third places in the 500 c.c. solo class at the…

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One Bank Break Repaired All Traffic Gin Pass Over Flood Roads

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

City engineer (Mr. E. R. Brown) said early this afternoon that one of the breaches that had occurred during last week’s flood disaster had already been repaired…

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Struck By Motor-cycle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

Struck by a motorcycle on Sunday, Edward Crossdale, 41, of Buckland Avenue, Cessnock, suffered a fracture of the right…

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Road Safety Invitation

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 2

The president of the Singleton Branch of the Road Safety Council (Mr. Clive Bourke) yesterday met one…

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Road Tax Will Remain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 5

SIDNEY: The Minister for Transport, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, said In the Legislative Assembly that be hadino…

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Rust Causes Trouble in Motor Fuel Systems

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 2

Statistics just released by the National Roads and Motorists' Association show that one motor breakdown in eight…

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Licences For Motor Drivers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 6

The new system of censing motor vehicle drivers will be a definite-contribution to road safety in the NRMA’s opinion…

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Repairing Bridge Approach

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON: An officer of the Department of Main Road, said—in Singleton to-day that work world stark on…

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Clearing Flood Mud From Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 3

Phoenix Park residents-are working with shovels to clear large deposits of slit left by the flood from Hinton road to…

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Hints On Cleaning Motor Engines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. engineers advise motorists not to use cotton waste to clean internal parts of an engine. Use only…

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Boy Knocked Down By Motor Cycle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 3

Lindsay McAlister, 4, of Plaistowe - street, Maitland, received confusions to the right foot, leg and arm and…

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Long Time Before Atomic Motor Cars

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 3

DARWIN: Director of the British Atomic Research Institute at Harwell (Sir John Cockcroft) said to-day that it…

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