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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,022 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 52

Railway Gates Attendant

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON: The-Patrick Plains Shire Council has been advised by the Secretary for Railways (Mr. W. A…

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Gaol Term for Motorist

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: Daniel Patrick Kenny, [?], labourer, Cobham Avenue, Maroubra, was sentenced in Central Court to…

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Road To Punt At Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seabam Collieries applied to Lower Hunter Shire Council for the closing of the…

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Ne w Road Replaces Cutting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON : A well-known landmark on the Glenule’s Greek and Goorangoole road snow as stony Cutting has…

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Two Injured on Motor Cycle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

Two youths were injured at Paterson when the motor cycle on which they were travelling was struck by a car…

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Threat of Railway Stoppage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

A threatened stoppage of the privately owned South Maitland Railway to-night could, stop the movement of…

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Carisbrooke Road, Medowie

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 3

Mr. G. Waite, wrote to the Port Stephens Shire Council, regarding the construction of Carisbrooke Road, Medowie…

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High-level Bridge Only Solution

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 1

The only solution to the problem of the river crossing Dalwood would be the construction of a high-level…

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Bequest to Tar Main Road at Medowie

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 5

Medowie Progress Association asked tar the main road from the aero-the Port Stephens Shire Council to drome to Medowie Hall…

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Less Time On Road Maintenance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON: The maintenance overseer to Singleton Municipal Council (Mr. W. J. Burnett) informed council…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council discusses new Baerami Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 7

At this week's meeting fo the Muswellbrook Shire Council the question of the reconstruction of the B…

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Reconstruction of Payne's Crossing Bridge Move by Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

It looked as though the work on the construction of the bridge at Payne's Crossing had been pigeonholed…

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Engineer Agrees That East Greta Road Is Dangerous

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

City engineer (Mr. E. Brown) agrees with, the consention of Hover Motors’ bus drives that East Greta-road,…

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Committed for Trial Alleged Illegal Use of Motor Cars

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., William Herbert and Edward Charles Foy were charged with having stolen two suit cases and their contents…

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Motor Cycle Round-up Displacing Horses

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 2

Reports from western station properties state that motor - cycles are largely displacing horses for rounding-up stock. Lightweight motor cycles…

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Payne's Crossing Bridge Plans "Pigeonholed" Says Councillor

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 1

It looked as though the construction of the bridge at Payne's Crossing had been pigeonholed, Cr. T. Gleghorn said at a meeting of Kearsley Shire Council…

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Rode Motor-cycle While Disqualified

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

For having ridden a motor-cycle after his licence had been suspended for 12 months for dangerous driving, George…

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MR. C. L. Jachau to Retire 45 Years' Service in Railway Department

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

Mr. C. L. Jachau, superintendent of railways at Newcastle, who began his career at Murrurundi at a wage of 2/6 per…

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Rose to seek action on Dunolly Bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 2

Upper Hunter M.L.A., Mr. D'Arcy Rose, will ask for immediate action from the proper authorities on the damage to Dunolly bridge approach caused by the recent fresh in the…

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Britain Supports New U.N. Armistice Proposals Real Attempt To Bridge Gap, Says Foreign Office Spokesman

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 1

LONDON: Britain’s full support for the new Korean armistice proposals put forward at Panmunjam on Monday by the United Nations command was declared by Sir Winstan Churchill in a statement from No. 10 Downing Street last night…

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