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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1955

280 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 14

Motors Affected By Flood

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 3

The engineer manager of Maitland City Council’s electricity supply department (Mr. D.C. Meves) reports that the…

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Bridge to Be Rebuilt

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: The Gloater bridge which was washed away about five years ago is to be rebuilt at an early date…

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Immediate Repair Of Yarrawa Bridge Council Reassures Deputation Temporary Crossing of Goulburn This Week

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1

Yesterday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council received a deputation, when the matter of the repair of the Yarrawa bridge and the provision of temporary crossings at the…

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Plane Drops Motor Parts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1

During the flood essential motor parts, ordered by G. K. Lawrie Pty. Ltd., were dropped by plane. The parts…

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Gaol for Illegal Use of Motor

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 3

Mr. F. B. Wood, S.M., in Maitland Court, sentenced Ronald Leslie Garvey, 22, a horse stud employee, to four…

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Road Near Long Bridge To Be Opened

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 3

It was hoped to eliminate the present trifle bottleneck in Mount Pleasant-street during the next few days. Police…

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Road Patrolmen’s Increased Wage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: National Roads and Motorists’ Association road service [?] were awarded a new weekly wage of…

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Work Urged on Blue Gum Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 2

SYDNEY: The member for Kurri Kurri (Mr. G. Booth) yesterday appealed in the Legislative Assembly for the…

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Damage To Roads And Bridges In Shire Estimated At £50,000

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON Deputy president of Patrick Plates Shire Council (Cr. A. F: Pankhwart) said that flood damage to roads and bridges in the shire is expected to exceed £50,000…

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Shortage Of Railway Trucks Local Mines Resume Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 2

Muswellbrook Nos. 1 and 2 underground mines resumed production yesterday. Production will…

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Motor Cycle d Clubs To Help Flood Fund

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 2

Members of Maitland Motor Cycle Club will compete in the 1955 New South Wales airstrip championships at…

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Low Level Bridge At Martindale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 1

The Departrfient of Main Roads has decided to build a low level bridge across the Goulburn River near Brock's…

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Cripple Dies Under Tram

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: A 70-years-old cripple was killed when he slipped down an embankment under a moving tram…

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Road Near [?] To Op[?]

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 3

The new road alongside the Leas Bridge win open to traffic at 9 a.m to-morrow, Inspector W. L. Jefferton, of…

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[?]ire Road Damage Estimated at £53,600

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 3

The estimated cost of repairing roads damaged by the flood in Lower Hunter Shire wet £53,648, (he engineer (Mr. J. S. Do we) told to-day's council meeting…

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Man’s Body On Railway Line

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 3

SYDNEY: The body of a New Australian was found on the railway line at Bankstown railway station…

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Proposed Aerodrome Prospects More Encouraging

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 1

A letter read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council sugrgested that prospects for the establishment of an aerodrome at the open cut were now more encouraging…

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Rood Damage To Quirindi Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 1

QUIRINDI: The position with regard to the flood-damaged. Henry-street-bridge in Qu[?] is that Main. Roads…

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Flood Damage to Roads in Merriwa Shire Engineer's Report to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 7

The Shire engineer (Mr. D. W. Robertson) submitted a report to Monday's meeting of the Council on flood damage to roads, bridges and culverts in the shire…

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Normal Train Services at Week-end

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 March 1955 · page 3

Starting from to-night, trains running to and from Newcastle each night between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. will…

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