Grant for Road Has Been Spent
A grant of £10,000 made by the Department of Main Roads to Kearsley Shire Council for reconstruct of the Cessnock-Toronto road has been spent. The grant had been…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
1,221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 62
Visual teaching needed on roads
The need for caution should be forcibly stressed on motorists by visual education on the highways,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Overhead Bridge Plan For Hexham
The Department of Main Roads is making on “intensive investigation” for the purpose of locating a suitable site on stable ground for a road diversion and an overhead bridge at Hexham…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Payne's Crossing Bridge Delay Causes Concern
The delay in building a new bridge at Payne's Crossing is causing deep concern to many organisations in Patrick Plains and Kearsley Shires. The Singleton branch of the Road Safety Council will ask the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Proposed Closing of Bridge Street Laneway Council Committee's Reports
The combined works and finance committee reported to Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council that it had met for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Talent quest scheme shelved by Road Safety Council
Singleton Road Safety Council branch believes that the holding of functions of direct interest to motorists will serve a more useful purpose than a sponsored talent quest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road at Pelaw Main to Be Inspected May Be Repaired Temporarily
With a view to making the road at Pelaw Main (which was affected by last year's subsidence) trafficable, it was decided at Wednesday night's meeting of Kearsley Shire Council that the area be inspected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle on Fire
A 1937 model BSA motorcycle caught fire in Vincent St. on Wednesday, when it backfired while being started…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorcycle News
Now the Tomago air strip championships are over, club men will be able to concentrate on having their, machines in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Deficit, £1,449,839 Loss of Coal Haulage Cuts Railways by Over £1½ Millions Sydney
The N.S. Wales Railways Department lost £1,449,839 for the year ended 1952/53. This deficit was contained in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Railway Worst Offender" Low Standard of Housing
When the aldermen were discussing the fact that the Crown did not pay rates, Ald. Adams (Mayor) said the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Informative Driving Hints for Motorists
Here are some driving hints from the N.R.M.A. which should be worthily noted by all motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plans Needed to Solve Motoring Problems
It is imperative that constructive plans to solve problems caused by the expansion of motoring should be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Reasons For Loss In Railway Revenue
SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Railways Department lost £1,449,839 for the year ended 1952-53. This is shown in the annual report of the Railways Commission (Mr. Winsar) which was released…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →You Need to Train Your Champion for the Show
The untrained champion in any field is a myth and farmers planning to show the quality of their dairy stock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cyclist Ran Off Road
A 19-years-old motor cyclist, Donald McKeon, of Cross street, Mayfield, fractured his collarbone yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Payne’s Crossing Bridge Delay
SINGLETON: Many organisations in Patrick Plains and Kearsley Shires are much concerned at the delay in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Site sought for bridge at Hexham
The Main Roads Department is investigating a site for an overhead bridge and road diversion to replace…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Employee Dies at Camp
Singleton police said today that a post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Crew Clears Line Silt Halted Train
Between Gungal and Merriwa storm rain on Wednesday afternoon caused creeks to overflow and water lay on the road to…
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