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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 62

Sentiments on Lake Road Supported (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 3

Sir,-Having read a letter by Mr. Holdaway in last week's edition of your paper concerning the condition of the Lake…

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Cessnock Motor Cycle Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 3

A special meeting will be held tomorrow night to organise work on the track. Club members were in…

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Menace Of Wet Ignition In Motors

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 2

The greet rainstorm on Sunday, February £1, was [?] for a record holdup of motor vehicles, reports…

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Duke To Train At Military Academy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 4

LONDON: The Bake of Kent, whose success in a written army entrance examination was announced on…

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Safety of Belmore Bridge Questioned Maitland Alderman Says it Is “Very, Very Shaky”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

The safety of the Belmore Bridge was questioned by aldermen of Maitland City Council last night, Council decided to ask the Public. Works Deportment to go ahead without delay on construction of a…

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Atomic suit has tube train

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

This new atomic suit is in use at the plutoniumproducing plant of the General Electric Company at Richland in the State of Washington. The plastic balloon-type suit provides a barrier against radiation…

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Child's Narrow Escape Knocked Down by Train

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

When Katherine Brown, a toddler aged one year and nine months, wandered on to the railway line from a tent at…

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To Inspect Scone-gloucester Road Link

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

The Upper Hunter Shire Council is interested in completing the road link between Gloucester and…

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Cricket Railway Retains Flanders Cup

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 4

The Railway team on Sunday retained the Flanders cup, scoring 69 to Eaton's 57. Winning the toss for Eaton's…

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Old Resident Succumbs To Injuries Struck by Railway Gate

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

When Mr. Arthur E. M. Hardy, old and widely known and equally respected resident, who lived at the…

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Car Hits Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 2

A mother and her baby were slightly hurt when a car in which they were travelling to Sydney struck a…

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Baby Struck by Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

An 18 months' old baby was struck by a train last Wednesday, whilst it was crawling across the railway…

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Shire Blamed For Payne's Crossing Bridge Delay

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

It wag apparent that Kearsley Shire Council was still holding up the reconstruction of the Fayne's…

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Motor Cycle Club Gossii

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 5

Experts say thE "Wocks Demon" has had a forced landing and bent up his under-carriage…

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Rabbits on Railway Property

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

Maitland Pastures Protection Board has received a letter from the Secretary for Railways (Mr. W. A…

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Newcastle Road Maintenance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Newcastle City Council proposes to spend £276,655 on major road works this year an increase of…

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Unusual Accident Bridge Rail Through Car

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 1

Herbert Cecil Clode, 34, of Glen Oak, was injured at 2.40 p.m. Monday when his car got out of control at Stork's Creek…

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Merger Plan For Motor Firms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 4

LONDON: Two British motor car manufacturers, the Standard Motor Co., Ltd, and the Rover Co. Ltd, announced…

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Motor Firm’s Record Sales

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 7

NEW YORK: General Motors Corporation in 1958 sold 10,028 million dollars (£4,477,000,000) worth of its…

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Bridge Open To-night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 5

The Town Clerk (Mr. F. Stein) said this morning that he expected the [?] Street bridge will be open to traffic…

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