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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

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Branxton-Dalwood Road to be sealed when funds available

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 8

Patrick Plains Shire Council decided yesterday that it would tar seal the Shire section of the…

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Special Train for Sydney Race [?] Big Crowd Expected For Local Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 5

A special train has ben booked to carry race fans from Sydney and in between stations to the Cessnock race meeting to be held in aid of the Police Boys's Club on September 9…

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Politics and the Railways Labour Policies Condemned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 7

Mr. G. R. Crawford (C.P., Barwon) declared in the Legislative Assembly that if politics could be divorced from the…

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Railway Strike: Supports Arbitration Only For Own Ends

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 3

Salary division members of the South Maitland Railways Pty. Ltd. are determined to stay out on strike until the employers revert to the pay system operating prior to July 25…

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Dispute On S.M. Railway

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

All coal trains ceased running on the South Maitland late yesterday afternoon, and passenger trains stopped…

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Checking Motor Numbers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

Maitland police have started to check the engine and chassis numbers of vehicles due for registration, it was…

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Minister's Appeal on Railway Dept. Cheques

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

There is magic in the highspeed performance of a machine, recently introduced at the New South Wales…

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Block On Edges Of Main Roads

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: In a minute, to Patrick Plains’ Shire Council, the president (Cr. A. C. Marshall) expressed concern…

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A record of safe train travel

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 4

The safety record of the New South Wales Railways is one of the best in the world, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. R. Winsor) said last week…

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“Final Extra” Run For Morpeth Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

A big crowd of East Maitland people forced on extra trip by the Morpeth train last night after the planned dosing of the line. Nearly 400 East Maitland and…

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Motor Cyclist Warned By Magistrate

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

A motor cyclist was warrener by Mr. A. S. .McDonald,’ S.M., this morning that-lf he received many more convictions he…

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Fire Weed On Roads And Reserves

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE: At a further conference of representatives of the Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Shire…

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A Record of Safe Train Travel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

The safely record of the New South Wales Railways, is one of the best in the world, the Commissioner for…

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Cycle Club's Annual Road Race

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

Over forty entries have been received for next Saturday's annual Muswellbrook Aberdeen road race.0…

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Motor-cyclist On Five Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

Alfred Lindsay Vickers, of Mount View, was fined £10 at the Cessnock Court this morning for having driven a…

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Railway Employees Reject Industrial Court Recommendation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

Striking South Maitland railway employees this morning rejected on industrial Court recommendation made yesterday that they should return to work. The employees reaffirmed a…

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Rowdy Exit By Morpeth Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 8

The last trip of the Morpeth train on Sunday night was probably the rowdiest in the history of the service, which began in May, 1870. Passengers who packed the…

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A Record Of Safe Train Travel

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 3

The safety record of the New South Wales Railways, is one of the best in the world, the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, said this week…

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Rocky Road and Rough Water

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 2

WHEN the last shot had been fired before the present truce in Korea the United Nations Commander, General Mark Clark, said: “It is good to have the bloodshed end, but the long and difficult…

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To-day’s Leader Rocky Road and Rough Water Commander Should Have Bomb Secrets

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 1

PARIS: Marshal Alphonse Join, commander-in-chief of the Allied forces In Central Europe, said yesterday he…

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