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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,022 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 52

[?]Nts to Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. engineers offer these hints to car owners: Looseness at electrical…

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Raising Deck of Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: ;Patrick Pains Shire Council has been advised by the Department of Main Roads that the work…

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Road Safety Campaign

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 6

The N.R.M.A has appealed the Government -,to -.capitalise on the improvement in the road accident:-position…

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Urge To Assist Road Safety Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

At this week's meeting of Maitland .City Council Aid. C. L. Robinson urged financial assistance to Maitland branch of the Road Safety Council He successfully moved that the matter at…

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Train Did Not Stop

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 3

The workmen’s train timed to leave High Street Station at 6.23 ran through the station this morning without…

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Low-Level Bridge Over Creek

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: A letter came before Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday from the district forester at Cessnock…

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Low level bridge proved inefficient

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 1

One mother carrying a small child across one of the plank bridges stumbled and fell on her knees,…

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Finance for Roads Question For Shires' Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 5

The question of finance for roads would be of paramount importance at the annual conference of the…

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Tourists Coming by Specal Train Next Sunday's Visit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 1

The first one-day excursion train from Sydney to Muswellbrook will run on Sunday next. The service has been instituted to allow Sydney people to have a look at our open cut coal mine, milk factory…

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Shire to Tar-seal McMULIEN'S ROAD

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 5

Patrick Plains Shire Council will favourably consider tar sealing McMullen's Road from Kearsley Shire…

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A Bridge Might Have Saved a Life Delays at Wark Worth Must End

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 1

Precious seconds lost by desperate parents stumbling with a dying child over more than 150 yards of yielding sand, mudbanks and dangerous planking across the Cockfighter Creek at Warkworth, in the cold black dawn of Tuesday morning, was part of a…

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Line Closure Not Far Off Bill TO Ratify Doom Of Morpeth Train (Staff Reporter)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2

It is probable that more ceremony will be associated with the last run of a train on the East Maitland-Morpeth railway line than was the case on the official opening day, back almost 90 years…

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More Motors Registered

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA: Registrations of new motor vehicles in April totalled 11,851, compared with 15,272 in April…

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Protests on closing of railway line

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 6

Morpeth and Maltland residents have protested against the Government's decision to close the…

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Tram Rails for Japan

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 5

About 200 tons of tram rails will be leaded into the Nankin at Newcastle this week…

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Morpeth Railway Line to Close

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 6

State Cabinet has decided to close the Morpeth branch Railway line. The acting Premier (Mr…

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Loans For Shire Road Works

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 6

SINGLETON: Patrick pla[?] Shire Council has approved the raising of loans totalling £18,000 for…

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Denman Road Fatality Army Man Killed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 2

Warrant Officer Edward Llewlyn Batterday, of Myambit Army Camp, Denman, was killed instantly on…

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Tourist Train Was Booked Out 268 Visitors Delighted With Trip

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 2

The first air-conditioned train to come from Sydney to Muswellbrook on a one day excursion reached the town yesterday, slightly behind time, due to a broken rail discovered near Narara…

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Replacing Trams by Buses

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 4

“A policy of replacement of trame by blue in the metropolitan area must be implemented if we are to get…

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