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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 57

Railway Guard Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 2

A railway guard, employed by NSW Government Railways, Mervyn Harold Fetera, 28 of Victoria-street, New…

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Hexham Bridge Opening

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheehan) has announced that, according to present indications, the bridge on…

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Drink and Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

Official figures giving the number of road accidents caused (or contributed to) by liquor do not reveal the…

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Road Race to Cornish

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 6

Bernie Cornish (1.20) won the Cessnock Cycling Club's senior six miles handicap on Saturday from Peter Neale…

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Feeding Millions—railways' Big Job

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

The organisation behind the Railways Refreshment Room service is already on the job preparing to feed…

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Writs Against Railway

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Three writs claiming a total of £14,500 damages were taken out in the Supreme Court over the…

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Milk Train From Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: The milk train between Singleton and Newcastle may be cut out if a check being conducts by…

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Motor Cycle Skidded

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 4

A motor cyclist received minor injuries yesterday when his machine skidded in loose gravel in Brunswick-street…

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Young Woman Run Down By Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: A 25-years-old Italian woman, was killed while walking across s railway viaduct near St. Mary's,…

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Fireplaces on Shire Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire engineer (Mr. Mclntyre) will prepare estimates for the [?] of fireplace on the…

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Main Roads Board Not To Provide Parking Places

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 1

As there is no obligation on the part of drivers to stop or park at locations selected and prepared by the Department of Main Roads or a Council, the Department does not intend to embark on any special…

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Road Accepts in Coalfields 12 Killed Last Year

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 7

In a statement issued by the Superintendent of Motor Transports covering road accidents in New South…

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S.M. Railways Review Proposed Cuts Few Trains Cancelled

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 1

As a result of several deputation in connection with drastic cute in the passenger train services between…

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Road Tax for Road Repairs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1952 · page 2

At the District Council meeting of the P.P.U. at Gloucester, a motion from Dungog Branch was as…

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Road Safety Criticised

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Australian Road Safety Council expenditure is resulting merely in the accumulation of statistical…

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Had No Train Ticket

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

A man who travelled from Strathfield to Maitland by train without a ticket was fined £2 in Maitland court…

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Appeal To Train Travellers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

The Railways Commissioner (Mr. R. Winsor) has appealed to Christmas train travellers to check as much of their…

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Shire Council Has Big Plan For Roads

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Patrick Plains Shire Council is expected to spend a record amount of money in 1953, according to estimate presented to the council by the shire clerk (Mr. Harry Troman)…

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Motorist’s Licence Suspended

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 3

Mr. P. R. Halpin, S.M., in Maitland court to-day suspended motorist’s licence for three months after…

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Lifting Span Of Hexham Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 2

Machinery to operate the lifting span of the Hexham bridge is being tested and adjusted, said a spokesman…

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