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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,022 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 52

Man's Body Found on Road Police Charge Driver With Serious Offence

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

The body of a young man, Malcolm Murdock Mackenzie (25), was found on the Scone-Bunnan road early on Sunday morning last, death having taken place…

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Wants to buy a road so he can keep out the dingoes

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

A farmer in the Macrannie Creek district wants to buy a road from the Shire Council so that he can have…

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Duplication of Railway

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY: Duplication of the Muswellbrook-Singleton railway line was promised 40 years ago, Mr. Mooney, the…

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Shire to approach Minister on state of railway land at Ravensworth

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 2

The Patrick Plains Shire Council will make urgent representations to the Minister for Transport about…

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Northern Train Service

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council will support a suggestion that passenger train service to Tamworth be…

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Scholars Use Bus and Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

More than [?]0 of the [?]24 [?] enrolled at the Maitland [?] School travel to school [?] train…

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Motor Cycle And Car Coll[?]ded

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

A motor cyclist was injured in a collision with a car at the [?] of Mt. Pleasant-street and the New…

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Railway Men Refuse to Sign

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Many railway employees had refused to sign a long-service leave agreement, because they would [?] their…

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Road Safety

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

Members of the Cessnock branch of the Road Safety Council attended a meeting of the Greta branch last night…

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Motor-cycle Club Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 4

Representatives from Cessnock who are going to Bathurst will be barracking for local riders, Reg. and Arthur…

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Rode Motor-cycle While Under Influence Youth Fined £15

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

A fine of £15 in default 30 days' imprisonment was imposed on John Raymond Collins, 18, of…

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What Our Railways Mean to You

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

From early boyhood over the span of years all of us have been intrigued by railways. When we played with toy engines our chief ambition in life was to become an engine-driver. What thrills lay in store. How…

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Speed and Tonnage Limit on Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 4

Police and Main Roads Department officers intend to enforce strictly the regulations relating to speed and tonnage…

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Traffic officer to attend Road Safety Council meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 4

A Police traffic officer, Constable Meyn, of Maitland, will attend the meeting of the Singleton branch…

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Today’s Leader [?] Of The Years Moving for Better Train

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 1

A move started by Muswellbrook Municipal Council to [?] more up-to-date coaches [?] available for the Sydney…

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Road System Saturation Feared by N.r.m.a

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 8

How soon will the rapid, increase in the registration of motor vehicles in Australia bring…

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Railway Farewells and Presentations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 4

A representative gathering attended a Social Evening in the Parish Hall, Dungog, on Saturday, 21st March, for…

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Carruthers In Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 1

DURBAN : Australia’s world bantamweight boxing champion, Jimmy Carruthers, and his wife Myra were involved…

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Extra Patrols On Roads For Easter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

Extra patrols win be placed on the roads In the Maitland police district during the Easter holidays In an…

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Big Road Lift of Wine Grapes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

BROKE: A road lift from Fordwich to Pokoibin is expected to shift 1000 tone of grapes this season…

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