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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

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Cricket Railway Wins Flanders Cup

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 10

Sunday, at the Showground, saw the success of the Railway team in its quest for the Flanders Cup, by a convincing win against…

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Loan For North Rhodesian Railway

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 2

WASHINGTON: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development yesterday announced a lean of…

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Motor Cyclist’s Leg Fracured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

Two men were injured yesterday when their motor cyclic and a car collided id Yarali[?]t-street, Maitland…

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Tea Gardens New Road Opened

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 6

The road, Hawk's Nest-Mungo Brush has been opened. Trucks, ducks jeeps and motor transport of all sorts…

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Aerodrome For Quirindi

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 2

QUIRINDI: The proposal to establish an [?] as the Pine [?]-road about 11 miles west of [?] has…

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Voluntary Road Wardens

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 2

If the proposed system voluntary road wardens operates successfully. It will give sadly needed assistance…

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Motor Cyclists Will Act To Stop Thefts

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Motor cyclists in Singleton have decided to form a protection league to prevent interference to unattended machines. The move followed an out light from street lamps and…

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Motorist Said Police Officers Were Counteous

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 6

A man charged in Maitland court with speeding told Mr. F. F. Halping S.M., that he wi[?] to pay tribute…

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Collided With Motor Cycle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 2

A man was Injured when his bicycle collided with a motor cycle in Belmors-road Lorn. He was Harold Goodcasn,…

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Tender Accepted for Wybong Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Mr. G. Bailey (Shire Engineer) reported to yestehray's meeting of the Shire Council that a tender for the erection of a bridge over the Wybong Creek on the Dry Creek road had been accepted…

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Driver and Fireman Leave Train

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

BERLIN: The East German driver and fireman of the Dresden to Berlin express climbed down from their train…

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Road Safety Man On Straying Stock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

The Field Officer for the Road Safety Council of New South Wales (Mr. M. W. Plate) who visited Cessnock…

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Railway Improvements Needed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

Present platform- .surface of Victoria-street railway [?] was dangerous,-particularly-in wet weather, the president…

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Three Years Bond For Motorist

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

A motorist, who had held his licence for 20 years was placed on a bond of £20 in Maitland Court yesterday to be…

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Iron on Train Track

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

KATOOMBA: A suspected attempt to detail a goods train west of Katoomba late yesterday is being…

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Parents and Citizens' Assn. Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

The Annual Meeting of the Stroud Road Parents and Citizens' Association was held at the school on Tuesday…

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Stroud Road J. F. Club Advisory Committee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 6

The first annual meeting of the Stroud Road Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Committee, was held at Stroud Road…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 8

A motor-cycle and a car collided on Nelson's Bay Road north of Williamtown on Sunday, and two people were…

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Roads Grant for Scone

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 8

Mayor B. L. Armitage, while in the city one day this week, was apprised by Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., that £500 of the…

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Harbour Bridge 21 Years Old

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

Sydney's world-famous Harbour Bridge was 21 years old on Wednesday, but there was no official celebration to…

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