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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,022 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 52

Maitland Motor Cycle Club Notes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

The next outing for the Maitland Motor Cycle club will be a run to Prince’s Park on Saturday J‘une 20 at a…

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Tourist Train to Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 1

The Mayor of Maitland (Aid. M. J. Clyde). was today advised by the District Superintendent of Railways…

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Fettler Killed by Train

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 4

MOREE: Frederick Madicks, railway fettler, married, of Boggabilla, was fatally injured when he was struck by…

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Seeks action on bridge railing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2

The Denman – Singleton P.P. Board will ask the Department of Main Roads to replace the protective railing…

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Dungog Rotary Club. Railway Safety

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 1

Members of Dungog Rotary Club recently listened with interest to an address by Mr. Bernie Maiden, of the…

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Rabbits on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board will ask the Department of Rallways to,…

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Shire Road Matters

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 6

Mr. Cook, (Shire Engineer), reported at the reent Shrie meeting: TAR SURFACING and…

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Damages Claim Against Railway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 3

A. railway time keeper, seriously Injured when he Was struck by a train near Branxton station on April 20, 1950,…

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Accidents on Main Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 6

The Shires Association conference in Sydney decided to ask the NSW Government to [?] the Department of Main…

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Apathy In Road Safety Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

Disappointment at the support given to Maitland’s branch of the Road Safety Council was expressed by…

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CORRESPONDENCE (To The Editor.) New Road Wanted

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

Sir,—When the Warkworth bridge was washed away In 1949 I recommended that the quickest way to get an all…

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New Stock Road Opens This Week—skellatak Route

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board was informed on Tuesday that the new stock route through…

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Maryvale- Sandy Hollow Railway Works May Re-start Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

The Cabinet would make an early decision on whether work would be resumed on the MaryvaleSandy Hollow railway and the Circular Quay loop, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Martin) said…

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Do You Work Sixpence A Day? an Electric Motor Can Do Better

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 4

The heaviest day's work you can do on your farm properly involves an output, expressed in electrical energy, of less than a kilowatt-hour, which is worth about 6d…

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Railway Line Duplication

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON.—The work of duplicating the railway line between Singleton and Muswellbrook, which was held up on…

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Marywale—Sandy Hollow Railway

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY: The New South Wales Cabinet would make an early decision on resumption of work on the…

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Railway Employee’s Claim Failed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

A former railway employee permanently incapacitated when struck by a train in 1950 lost his action for…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Inspection of Chichester Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 3

An inspection of the section between the bridge over the Chichester River and culvert at the south end of Harris' Flat on the Chichester road was made with local residents in company…

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New Aerodrome for Quirindi

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Quirlndi Municipal and Tamarang Shire Councils, both councils decided…

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Land for Quirindi Aerodrome

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

QUIRINDI : At a special meeting of Quirindi Municipal Council and Tamarang Shire Council, both decided…

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