Morpeth Railway Deputation
The deputation from Morpeth Progress Association, which was to wait on Mr. C. Juchau, District…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
1,139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 57
Decline in Road Accidents
The excellent attendance at the meeting of the Maitland branch of the Road Safety Council last night…
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Two man appealed against the severity of their sentences after having been convicted of driving under the influence…
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SINGLETON: The £1,500,000 rail duplication project between Singleton and Muswellbrook will be abandoned at the end of the month and 300 men will be dismissed…
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RAYMOND TERRACE.— The Department of Main Roads grant to Port Stephens Shire Council towards its…
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HAARIEM (Holland): A dentist here claims to hay vented e new violin bridge which makes a cheap violin…
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The Mayor (Aid. J. Harvey) told last night’s meeting' of Maitland City Council that he would take up the matter…
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SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council was the only organisation not co-operating with the Denman-Singleton…
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Toe many drivers fall keep on the correct side of the road a spokesman for the Road safety Council said…
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wards remedial work necessary to preserve the Dunolly Bridge at Singleton. "It is a standing, disgrace…
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"If remedial work is not done quickly it is possible that the next flood will demolish the Dunolly Bridge, and the river may alter its course and do enormous damage to property holders in Singleton."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Policy Of Staff Pruning Public Suffers Inconvenience
The Department of Railway is engaged in carrying out a policy of staff pruning. This is an economy campaign. It may be necessary in certain sections of the service where there are more men engaged than is necessary. But every section should be dealt with on its merits,…
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Mr. N. Jenkyn, Q.C., appearing for the Railway Commissioners, said in the Supreme Court that the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dismissal Of Three Hundred Men On Job To Be Accelerated This Week Duplication of the railway line through Singleton will finish at Nundah on November 4, and about 300 men employed on the job will be dismissed
Announcing this, the Resident Construction Engineer, Mr. E. L. McCoy, said that he had hoped to have completed the whole scheme by the end of next March. About 25 miles out of the total of 45 miles of line duplication will…
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RAYMOND TERRACE: At the request of the Salamander Bay Social and Welfare Club, the Port Stephens Shire…
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SYDNEY: A stoppage by NSW trams, buses and trains, which will halt transport [?] up to a full day, [?]…
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The last truss span of the Hexham bridge was . lowered to its bearings on an ebb: tide yesterday…
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SINGLETON: The guard driver and [?]reman of a coal train were arrested in Singleton this morning…
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NEWCASTLE: The last span of the road bridge across the Hunter River at Hexham was floated into position…
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Prompted by the success of an earlier venture, the Monte Mo Orphanage men’s committee has organised a…
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