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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 62

Road Manners “Improving”

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: More than 230 driving breaches were reported by Sydney Traffic Bureau at this week-end. Mr…

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Railway Employees Honoured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

GLOUCESTER; Two railway officers with 82½ years’ service between them, were honoured at a presentation at…

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Derailments On Northern Railway Lines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

The sixth train, derailment within three months delayed traffic on the northern line today…

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On Road to One-party State

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY: The leader of the N.S.W. Opposition (Mr. V. H. Treatt) last night accused the N.S.W…

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Man’s Battered Body On Road

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 3

MILDURA: Police In all Victoria N.S.W. border towns are on the alert following the finding of a man’s battered…

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Loan Applications Total £25,000 Water Electricity and Sewerage Extensions Bridge and Street Improvements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 1

The Municipal Council on Wednesday night adopted details of loan applications involving an amount of £25,000, and decided to seek a further bank loan of £5000 to carry out improvements at the…

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Cessnock Motor-cycle Club Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 4

Entries will close on July 2 for the one day trial to be rub by the club on July 4. The trial is restricted to financial…

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Extracts From ‘Mercery Files 50 Years Ago June 22, 1904. Improvements to Morpeth Railway Station

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners journeyed to Morpeth this morning by special train, and received a deputation,…

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Registration Of Motor Vehicles

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA: New motor vehicle registrations in May totalled 16,598, only 97 less than the peak figure of 16,695…

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Another Delay on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Thousands of workers were delayed when a goods train blocked tines near Cabramatta early to-day. It…

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Train Delay Again

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: N.S.W.’s 39th rail mishap occurred this morning. Two wheels of a goods…

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Motor Vehicle Registrations

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

Registrations of new motor vehicles in Australia totalled 16,598 during May. This is the second highest…

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Train Driver Given Month's Gaol

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

An engine-driver was sentenced lo a month's gaol by Mr. J. B. Hodgson. SM, at Muswellbrook Court on…

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Train drives? given month's gaol

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 4

An engine driver was sentenced to a month's gaol by Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., at Muswellbrook Court on…

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Plane Crashed On Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 5

LONDON: A French Air Force Thunderjet fighter crashed in flames on a road near Nancy, 230 miles east of…

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Road At Pokolbin Airstrip

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Inspector G. Coombs, of the Civil Aviation Department, met representatives of Cessnock and…

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Opinions Differ on Sconegloucester Road Link

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 3

Gloucester Shire Council considers there would be no major difficulties in constructing a through road to Scone. At last week's meeting the Council received a…

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Suggested main roads plan estimated at about £40,000

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

Patrick Plains Shire Council will submit a suggested road works programme to the Main Roads Department estimated to cost about £407000. The programme, which was…

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Weeds on Roads May Become Landholders' Responsibility Shire Council Discusses Increasing Spread

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 12

There is the possibility of noxious weeds on the roads becoming the responsibility of the landholder whose property. adjoins the road. This matter caused some lively discussion at…

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Important Shire Roads to Have New Signposts Engineer's Suggestion Discussed At Shire Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 12

When the Shire Engineer, Mr. S. Chirgwin, recommended in his report that £250 be spent on signposts for the Rouchel roads, his suggestion was discussed at length by the Council…

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