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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,022 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 52

£332 For Buchanan East Maitland Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

The Buchanan-East Maitland Read was in a terrible state and they should try to assist the traveling public who had…

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Shire Council’s Big Road Programme

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday decided to embark upon a gigantic road construction programme. In the next two years it will spend £35,452 on…

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Govt. to bear most of cost of resealing camp roads

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 8

The Patrick Plains Shire Council has received advice from the Commonwealt Department of Works…

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Sunday Train Service Urged Between Dungog Newcastle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 4

Dungog Municipal Council last Tuesday night decided to make representations bo the Department of Railways…

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Railway Pilfering Worst Area

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 1

A C.I.B. detective stated at Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday that the North Coast, from Dungog to Casino…

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Work on Approaches to Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 2

Work will stant seen in the formation of [?] to the white hois bridge at Broks This was announced at a…

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Railway DefiCIt Not Burden On State

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: A published deficit by the Department Railways does not necessarily mean that the system burden on the State. The Railways Confar considerable benefits upon…

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Railway Employees’ Picnic

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 3

Over 2000 visitors from Hunter Valley centres attended the annual railway picnic, held at Maitland Park to-Day…

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Interest Burden On State Railways Cost of Concessions and Country Lines

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

In this article, the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, examines the financial position of the New…

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Train Service Maitland Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

To-morrow, Thursday, second day of Maitland Show, sees an alteration in the "school" train time to meet…

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Removing Danger On Road Turn

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Singleton branch of the [?] Council last night decided to [?] to make [?] a…

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Military Truck Ran Off Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 6

SINGLETON: Telephone communications were broken when a military truck left the road near Belford and…

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Work started on Mill Hole Bridge approaches

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

Work is now in progress to complete the approaches to the new Mill Hole Bridge at Broke…

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Road Safety Council Deplores attitude of traffic authorities

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 2

Singleton branch of the Road Safety Council last night deplored the attitude of the traffic authorities in ignoring any suggestions made by the branch as to where traffic signs…

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DUNGOG P.P.U. Annual Meeting: Protest On Delay In Replacing Maxwell's Creek Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 2

A strong protest will be made to the Department of Main Roads against the delay in constructing a new bridge at Maxwell's Creek, six miles south of Dungog…

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Modernising U.s. Railways

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 6

More than £7,000,000,000 of new capital has been spent by [?] S. railroads since the end of World War II on…

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Motorist Put On Year’s Bond

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 6

CESSNOCK: Robert John Thomas, of Tyrrell-avenue Blackalls, formerly of Pa[?]ton, was charged in…

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Big Crowd at Railway Picnic

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

More than 200 visitors from Hunter Valley centres attended the annual railway picnic, held at…

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Negligent Driving Charge Kayuga Road Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 4

At the Muswellbroolc Police Court on Wednesday, Roland Cox pleaded not guilty to a charge of having driven negligently on the Kayuga road on 28th October, 1952. Cox was represented by Mr…

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Gravelling of the Bunnan - Merriwa Black Soil Road

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

In reply to the personal representations of Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., to the Minister for Transport, the Hon. C. E…

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