Train Tour to Dungog
A one-day train, tour from Sydney to Dungog would take place on Sunday, August 29, the Deputy Commissioner for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 62
Approves Plans for Bridge at Payne's Crossing
Kearsley Shire Council approved a proposal for a low level bridge to replace the high level bridge formerly at Payne's Crossing. The high level bridge was…
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Commending on the increased number of road deaths this year, Mr. John McGrogan of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Low Level Bridge for Payne's Crossing Decision of Shire Council
The bridge at Payne's Crossing, which was destroyed by a flood some years ago, is to be replaced with a low level structure. This was decided at a meeting of Kearsley Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 13th AUGUST, 1954 Our Letter Box Cost of Motor Cars and Woollens (To the Editor)
Sir,—When a man buys a car Liiat does he pay for? A relaive of mine recently bought a iew car. I got wondering how…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Senseless Road Slaughter Must Be Halted
"This senseless slaughter of people on our roads is continuing with terrifying monotony. If the present rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Road Deaths in Country Are Drivers to Blame?
In pre-war days the accident rate in both the Metropolitan Area and the Country Area remained reasonably constant. Of the total deaths each year, about 50% occurred in both areas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge At Dalwood Matter For Councils Says Minister
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Wetherell)has dashed the few remaining hopes of the residents of Dolwood who claim time is marching backward instead of forward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hints to Motorists
The N.R.M.A. engineers supply the following hints for motorists: The Ignition colls fitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Success of One-day Train Tours
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Wetherell) has released a report from the Department of Railways indicating the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twins Born on Bush Road
A mother of six children on Saturday night gave birth to premature twins on a lonely bush road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →46 Years on Railway
Mr. Joe Best of Muswellbrook, who recently retired from the railways, after 46 years’ service, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Road Patrols
“Announcement by the Premier (Mr. Cahill) that the Government is making, provision for the appointment of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S.M. Railway Union Claim For Long Service Leave Fails
SYDNEY: An application for variation of the 1953 award to bring South Maitland Railways ways Pty. Ltd. drivers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Road Matters
At the August monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council the Engineer, (Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Merger
NEW YORK: Packard and Studebaker, the last Independent manufactures to survive in the U.S. motor car market,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual Railway Eisteddfod
The 26th annual Railways Institute eisteddfod win be held in Sydney from November 19 to December 4. and entries will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipality's Coordinated Polciy Roads, Parks and General Works Programme Envisaged
Scone Municipal Council is to be commended on its line record of achievement over the past two years in giving the ratepayers something of which all can be justifiably proud—putting value back into the pound, so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ratepayer's Threat to Shire Council Gravel on Property or Road?
Unless the Shire Council removes a heap of gravel from its present site before the end of this month, a ratepayer, in a letter to the Council, v threatens to impound and sell the gravel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Of Interest to Motorists Car Move By Chrysler
Chrysler Australia have announced the introduction of automatic overdrive as standard equipment on its latest model cars The Managing Director (Mr. W. D. Ferguson)…
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