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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 62

Tourist Trip by Railway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 1

A one-day tourist trip from Sydney to Maitland on Sunday next, June 6, has been arranged by the Department of…

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Bridge Parking Area Approved

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

The Main Roads Department has approved a proposal for a parking area and camping ground near the southern…

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Discussion On Improved Train Service

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 5

Messrs. J. W. Crook and G. Booth, M'sLA; have been informed, in reply to their representations on behalf of…

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Property Owners Ask For Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 4

Landholders in the East Maitland-Raymond Terrace road have requested Lower Hunter Shire Council to…

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Mains Leaking In Allandale Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

Leaking mains in Allandale Road, Cessnock, were causing a good deal of trouble, Mr. J. Roberts said at the last…

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Dangerous Road Shoulders in Maitland Road Passing Vehicles Hug Middle, Says Aid Brown

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

The shoulders along the Maitland Road ro Neath had a drop of from six inches to a foot in some places, and were dangerous, Aid. R. Brown said at a meeting of Cessnock Council on Tuesday night…

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Drive For Safety In Railways

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr R Winsor) has intensified his drive for the greatest safety in the Railways…

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Motor Cycle Club Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 7

Jock George, Cessnock Club's only entrant in the Motor Cycle Redex Trial, will leave for Sydney to-night…

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Rotary Clubs' Queen's Birthday Attraction Motor Cycle Gymkhana at Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook and Scone Rotary Clubs have combined to stage a motor cycle gymkhana at the Aberdeen Sports Ground on Queen's Birthday. The clubs arc receiving the…

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Motor Vehicle Number Plates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 5

Police have begun a campaign against dirty, obscure and ill-lit motor vehicle number plates in an effort to stamp…

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Winter Motoring Precautions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 2

With the approach of winter, the N.R.MA reminds motorists travelling in cold areas of special precautions to…

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Australia's Worst Stretch of Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 1

A severe kick in the pants was administered by the Taree Redex trial team to the Shire of Stroud and the Main Roads…

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Man and wife fall from train

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

DUNGOG: A man and his wife early yesterday fell from the south-bound Brisbane express in the…

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Fractional Horse Power Motors

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 6

An entirely new range of fractional horsepower motors manufactured at Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, by…

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Four Killed in Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 4

Road accidents in New South Wales at the week-end killed seven people and injured at least 13 others, most of them…

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Movement for Closing of Railway Gates Overhead Bridge Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 2

A petition is now being organised to request the Railway Department to close the railway gates at the northern end of the town, and to replace the level crossing with an overhead bridge…

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Holiday Road Traffic

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Britons determined to make the best of the final phase of a wet Whit[?] holiday week-end flocked to…

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Road Safety And Traffic Regulations

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 3

Constable R. Burgees addressed the Maitland Lions Club last night on traffic regulations and road safety…

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Stock Straying on Road "Serious," Said Alderman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

Stock straying on the road between Muswellbrook and Benman had reached serious proportions, Ald. E. H. Thompson said…

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Big Building Project More New Shops for Bridge Street

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

Arrangements are almost complete for a building project of great interest and commercial value to Muswellbrook. Several old shops in the main shopping area of…

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