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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 62

The Need for Courtesy on the Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 2

Drivers of motor vehicles can set an example to other drivers by courtesy and…

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More Deaths In Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: Superintendent of Motor, Transport (Mr. W. A. Walsh) has issued a report showing that accidents had…

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Railway Tennis Club

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 3

Railway No. 1 mixed B grade team maintained unbeaten record when it defeated Raymond Terrace (2), 6…

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£2,702,000 for Rural Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. J. B. Rensliaw) has approved' the distribu-tion of £2,702,000 for rural…

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Accidents on Sydney Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 5

GOSFORD: The winding Pacific Highway between the Hawkesbury River and Wyong has the biggest accident rate…

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70 Per Cent. Greater Road Grant Shire Councils to Benefit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 7

The Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, this week announced that he had approved the distribution of £2,702,000 for rural roads during this financial year. He said this amount, available under the Commonwealth Aid…

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Opposed to Low-level Bridge at Payne's Crossing. Plains Shire Wants High-level Structure

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 10

Following the receipt of an objection from Patrick Plains Shire Council to the erection of a low level bridge at Payne's Crossing, Kearsley Shire…

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Motor Cycle Club Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 9

So far 12 club members have sent in their entries for the Newcastle. Motorcycle Club's two-day [?]…

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Utility and Rail Motor Collide

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 4

A Holden utility and the Merriwa- Muswellbrook rail motor were involved in a collision at the Gungal level…

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Commonwealth Aid To States Mr. L. J. Failes and Sandy Hollow Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 5

Speaking in Canberra during the Address-in-Reply, Mr. L. J. Failes, M.P. for, Lawson, pointed out, that payments to the States in 1953/'54, including the special Commonwealth grant of £22,000,000, totalled £140,000,000, of which the N.S…

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"Slow down at sundown" motorists told

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 7

'Slow down, at sundown." Mr. J. McGrogan of the Singleton branch of the Road Safety Council…

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More for Rural Roads From Commonwealth Aid Roads Act

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, has announced that he had approved the distribution of £2,702,000 for rural roads, during this financial year…

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Ajax's Turf Review Lord Bosworth May Win Tramway Prince Cortauld the Danger

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 8

This Saturday's 7 furlong's Tramway Hcp., usually a sound guide to the Epsom Hep., first leg of the big Spring double, has attracted a strong field of sprinters…

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Narrowgut Bridge Putting Farms Back to Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 2

A plank and oil drum raft is gradually being pulled to pieces on the bank of the Hunter River at Narrowgut. The raft (now five years old) is the only…

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Unlicensed Motor Cycle Rider

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 2

For riding a motor cycle in East Maitland on March 9 while being an unlicensed rider Neil [?] of…

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Stamp for railway Centennary

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 4

A special 3½d postage stamp to commemorate the centenary of steam railways in Australia will be issued…

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£2¾ Million for Rural Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, has announced that he had approved the distribution of…

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Fire In Wollombi Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 1

Civilians assisted firemen in extinguishing a small grass fire off Wollombi road on Sunday night…

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£2,702,000 for Rural Roads

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 5

The Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. B, Renshaw, to-day announced that he had . approved the distribution of…

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The Neglected Railway Job (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 1

Sir,—It is obvious that the Cahill State Government, having shillyshallied so long over the completion of the Sandy…

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