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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 57

Traffic Resumed On S.M. Railway

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 2

Waves Whipped up by the wetly wind are still breaking over the South Maitland Railway’s lines and interfering…

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Power Lines Missing From Railway Three Men Charged with Theft of Copper Wire

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK.—Three men appeared at the Muswcllbrook Court of Petty Sessions last week to answer charges of theft of copper wire from the railway construction works on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvalc…

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Repairing Bridge Approaches

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: An officer of the Water Conservation and [?] Commission arrived at [?]gleton yesterday to…

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Decline in Road Manners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 6

The chief of the traffic bureau (Superintendent W. R. Lawrence) said he had noticed a steady decline in…

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£12,500 Road Damage Caused By Flood

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 1

Total flood damage to [?] throughout the city area and to council depots was £12,500, the city [?] (Mr. E. Brown) reported to a special meeting of [?] Council this afternoon…

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Repairing Banks Near Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: Work will start on restoration work to the banks of the Hunter River near Dunally bridge…

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Karuah Road Repairs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

Port Stephens Shire Council has advised Karuah Progress Association that its engineer will attend to the…

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Holiday Tours By Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 4

H re Is some advice from the NRMA on planning bollday motor tours. Be sure to carry essential…

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Road Through Mindaribba

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 4

Lower Hunter Shire Council decided at the request of the Paterson Allyn Rivers branch of the Milk Zone [?]…

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Mine Heading Under Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 4

An application by Rathu[?] colliery to drive two syd, heating under the Mulbring road was granted by Lower Honter…

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Singleton Motor Registry Office

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: Singleton police will give evidence in Newcastle on Monday in a case against a Singleton man…

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Flood Damage To Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: The Engineer (Mr. A. [?]) said yesterday that estimated damage to roads in the Patrick Plains…

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Councillor's Biting Criticism Over Bridge Issue

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 3

Councillor A. J. Tulloch said at the Shire Council meeting yesterday that he was ashamed of the action…

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Rebuilding of Payne's Crossing Bridge Hopes For Early Start

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

Immediately the new assistant-engineer for Kearsley Shire Council takes up duty he will be given the…

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CYCLING Big Entries Expected For Annual Road Race

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 10

Entries close to-morrow (Saturday) for the Muswellbrook Cycle Club's annual road race, to be held on Saturday, 6th…

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Flood Damage In Shire Road System Hot As Bad As Feared

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

Flood damage throughout the Shire system of roads and bridges had not been as extensive as might have been feared, the Shire Engineer, Mr. Mclntyre, told the Shire. Council yesterday. He said that the estimated cost of the repairs to Shire roads was…

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Stop Lights As Motor Equipment

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 4

Brake-actuated “Stop” light will become standard equipment on all motor vehicles in Australia (except motor…

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River Water Shows Improvement Report To Council By Railway Experts

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 4

The report of the Chemical Testing Department of the Department of N.S.W. Railways, presented to the…

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Boy's Quick Thinking Saved Himself Being Run Down by Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 2

A seven-years-old lad saved himself from being run down by a goods train on Boambee Bridge, near Sawtell on…

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Road Hauliers Going To High Court Want Transport Act Declarded Invalid

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 6

An attempt to have the Road Transport Co-ordination Act declared invalid by the Full Court of the High Court will be supported by the Long Distance Road Transport Association, the…

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