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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 62

Ryvale-sandy [?]Llow Railway Minister Asked to Inspect Route

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 1

[?]aryvale-Sandy Hollow RailLeague (Gulgong) has sent following letter to Mr. Leo [?]M.L.A.:…

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Overtime Ban on Railways

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 4

Passenger train services in New South Wales are being threatened by a union ban on overtime…

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Extracts From ‘Mercury’ Files 50 Years Ago July 27,1904. [?]lood Damage to Railway

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 2

Since the flood waters have receded considerably, it has been found that the embankment carrying the East Greta…

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Kearsley Makes -Plans For Bridge Works

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council is preparing for-extensive bridge works in its area Last night it decided to have plans and specifications prepared for the bridges…

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Council Plan For Road Improvement

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day decided to carry out a three-year Plan worth £8,600 to £10,000 to…

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Will confer on plan for saving bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

Officers of the Department of Main Roads and the Water Conservation and Irrigation will draw up a…

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Appeal to Motorists T B by Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 2

Over 100 motorists are prosecuted each month for traffic in the Maitland district, Sergeant D. Sutherland,…

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Load Limit Suggested For Tocal Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 6

Lower Hunter Shire. Council has refused to put a load limit on a bridge in an effort to save the wear an a road. Cr. H. Swan suggested that council do this as…

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World's Fastest Non-stop Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 2

"British railways" new non-stop train, the Elizabethan, twice broke the record for runs between…

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Three bridge plans for Kearsley Shire

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 3

Kearsley Shire Council decided to have plans and specifications prepared for for three bridges for £480…

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No Lower Hunter Shire support for Dalwood bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1

The Lower Hunter Council declined a request by Kearsley Shire Council that it pay half the cost of boring…

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Railway Dept, Seeks More Labour Vacancies at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 2

Two officers of the Department of Railways will visit Muswellbrook next week in the course of a State-wide…

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Odds and Ends Those Railway Gates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1

Those agitating for the erection of an overhead bridge to replace the railway gates at the northern end of Bridge…

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Minister Asked to Inspect Route Sandy Hollow-Mary vale Railway Line

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 5

Maryvale-Sandy Hollow Railway League (Gulgong) has sent the following letter to Mr. Leo Nott, M.L.A.:…

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Transport chief told of motor registry hours

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1

The attention of the Superintendent of Motor Transport (Mr. W. A. Walsh) has been drawn to…

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Railway Tourist Train on August 29th

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 1

A Railways One-day tour to Dungog will toe made on Sunday, August 29 next, when 280 people will travel from…

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Tea Gardens—new-castle Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 6

Grading operations have begun, we are informed, on the six mile "horror stretch" of road referred to in this…

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Utility Hit Long Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 2

A utility truck hit the kerbing on the eastern side of the Long Bridge, then swung across and came to rest head on…

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Road Toll Is Rising

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: New South Wales road death toll this year rose to 438 yesterday following six fatalities on…

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County Party advocates road tax relief

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA.—The Commonwealth and States may soon embark on a joint £55,000 campaign to control…

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