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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,022 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 52

Bus Company Concerned Over Maitland-Gresford Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 8

Manager of the Hunter Valley Coach Company (Mr. R. Hill) told Wallarobba Shire Council last Tuesday that the condition of the main Maitland to Gresford road was causing great…

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Tightening Up Bennett Bridge Engineer Says Funking Too Costly

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 3

Runner-planks on Bennett Bridge would have to be bolted down and prove a very expensive job, the Consulting Engineer (Mr. J. F. Stewart) informed Dungog Municipal Council…

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Motor Cycle Turned Over

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 2

A New Australian, Edmond Wojelechowski, 22, of Sale-street, Greta, received severe head injuries and was knocked…

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Railways’ Union Order to Secretary

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The Australian Raiways’ Union executive has ordered the Communist secretary of the…

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Urge for Road

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Residents from Wambo, Bulga and Putty will toward a petition to Patrick Plains Shire Council…

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Scone-merriwa Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 1

A the last meeting of the Scone and District Chamber of Commerce it was decided to make representations to Mr. R. B…

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Singleton District News Work On Damaged Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: The Department of Main Roads will start work almost immediately on the repair of the flood-damaged…

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Cart Driver Thrown Against Motor Truck

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 2

Mount Dee milk vendor, J. Enright, was injured this morning in unusual circumstances…

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Railway Stop-Work Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Railway services will not be affected by a one-hour stop work meeting of 20,000 railway…

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Motor Cycle Racing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 5

SCHOTT[?]N: (West Germany): Kenneth Pudford, of New Zealand, was third, and George Scott, of Australia,…

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Stroud Road Red Cross Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 3

The 14th Annual Meeting of the Stroud Road Branch of the Red Cross was held on Tuesday afternoon, July 14th…

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Motor Engines to Be Registered

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 5

Registration of motor vehicle engine numbers would be a great deterent to car stealers, police said yesterday…

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Fell From Motor Cycle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Mary[?]n Cas[?]ick, 21, of Castlereagh-street, suffered head injuries abrasions to face and both hands…

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Westbrook bridge open soon

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 6

The bridge over the Westbrook on the Gresford Road was expected to be re-opened for traffic by…

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Road Safety Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: The aims of the Road Safety Council were being frustrated through lack of finance and support and the…

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Work on Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 5

Mr. G. S. Bailey (Shire Engineer) submitted the following report to Monday's meeting of the Shire Council:…

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Shire wants grant for Wambo Road

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 5

The Shire Council yesterday decided to apply to the Main Roads Board for a special grant for the construction of the proposed Wambo Road from Warkworth to Bulga…

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Owners Offer Land For New Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council will apply to the Department of Main Roods for a special grant to build a road between Bulga and Jerry’s Plains…

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Company thanks Shire Council for road grading

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 1

Dalwood Vineyards Ltd. has written to the Patrick Plains Shire Council thanking it for its prompt attention to a…

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Rugby League. Cessnock Game Should Be Thriller Special Tram For North Su[?]rs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 5

A special train will bring Northern &rt porters to Ceamock totaterrow for thett^ tfiei Cesanoelc team at fche local to be onei ;thiB season…

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