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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 62

More Money For Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

Cr. Leo Barry, president of the Shires' Association of N.S.W., announces that under the new roads policy of the…

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Girls Molested In Train

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Police are searching the North Shore for a man who has been molesting schoolgirls on…

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£175 awarded for bridge collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

Judge Amsberg at Maitland District Court awarded Charles William Gelding, of King Street Newcastle,…

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Kearsley Shire to inquire about bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 3

Kearsley Shire Council will ask Patrick Plains Shire Council for details of the bridge it will build at…

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Belmore Bridge Work Still In The Air

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

The Department of Public Works has not yet indicated when the vital remedial work to the river bank near the Belmore Bridge will be carried out. The Hunter Valley…

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Work to start on Swansea bridge pier

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

Main Reads Department engineers and bridge-builders expect to begin pouring the first of the two…

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Shire Roads' Construction CR. McCURRIE Opposed to Increase Rate Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 10

In our last issue, under the heading, "Shire Roads Construction and Reconstruction," we reported Cr. Hegarty's remarks…

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Railway Property Described As "Eyesore" Bid to Induce Department to Tidy-up Muswellbrook Yards

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook railway property was described by aldermen at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council as an "eysore" and a "dump." It was urged that steps be taken to clean up the…

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Water Supply to Railway Department Scheme Would Cost Council £3000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

In a special report, read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, Mr. R. M. Arneson (waterworks engineer) referred to the Railway i Department's request for details concerning the…

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More Money for Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 8

Cr. Leo Barry, President of the Shires Association of N.S.W., announces that under the new Roads policy of the…

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Weight and Speed Can Ruin Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 2

Despite the approachable and helpful attitude of the Department of Main Roads and the vigilance of its field inspectors, the overloading of heavy vehicles and the speed at which they travel…

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Winding Road to Gosford a Death Trap

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 4

The 23-mile stretch of winding road between Gosford and the Hawkesbury River road bridge was a virtual…

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More Bodies From Train Wreckage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

SAINT EPRAY (Rhone Valley): The death roll in the 60 m.p.h. head-on collision on day between a passenger…

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Thirty Bodies From Train Crash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

PARIS: Thirty bodies have so far been taken from the wreckage of a four-car diesel train which collided head-on…

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French train smash death roll 33 St. Yprey, (Rhone Valley)

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

The death roll in the 60 m.p.h. collision at St Yprey on Sunday between a passenger…

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93 Miles Motor Cycle Race

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: J. George, mounted on a Norton motor cycle, won the round trip from Cessnock to Wattagan…

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Bus And Tram Fares Increase

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY : NSW Cabinet in the next few weeks will consider increasing tram and bus fares…

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Bridge Street Development

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

Bridge Street has taken on a new look in the past year. Campbell's have just about…

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More Money for Roads

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

Cr. Leo Barry, President of the Shires' Association of N.S.W., announces that under the new roads policy of the…

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Harbour Bridge Traffic Rules

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. says that many visitors to Sydney, as well as regular travellers across the Harbour Bridge, are hazy about…

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