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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1955

280 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 14

Motor Vehicles On Hire Purchase

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 2

CANBERRA: Figures released by the Acting Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. S. R. Carver) show that 251,975…

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Hints on Towing Motor Vehicles

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 5

Here are some hints from the N.R.M.A. on the proper method of towing a motor vehicle…

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British Railways Planning Ahead

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 6

LONDON: A big switch to electric and diesel trains, main line speeds of at least 100 m.p.h. and faster and more frequent services in all the great urban areas are some of the features of the british…

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Denmark Turning to Motor Cycles

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 5

COPENHAGEN: Denmark, celebrated for its large number of cyclists, will soon be equally renowned for motor…

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First Offence For Motorist

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 3

Mr. P.R. Wood S.M. in Maitland Court to-day dismissed a traffic charge against a motorist because of…

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Motoring Becomes Worry To Sweden’s Finance Minister

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 5

STOCKHOLM: Motoring has become the MW people’s pleasure in Sweden. It is worrying Sweden’s Finance Minister because it threatens to upset her trade balance…

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South Maitland Railway

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 2

The Railways Department hoped to have [?] South Maitland route to Cessnock opened within a week,…

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Counter to Road Tolls in Germany

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 3

BONN: Chancellor Kours Adensuer’s West German Government will run 13 extra goods trains to West Berlin…

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Warning by Magistrate to Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 3

“Driving on the heels” of another motor vehicle was a most prolise cause of accidents. MR. F. R. Wood, S.M.,…

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Local Train Service Returns to Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 1

The first local train to run between High Street Maitland since the flood reached Maitland station shortly before six o’clock this morning. All trains to and from…

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Relief For Railway Employees

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 2

Messrs. L. Lenman and V. Neal, of the NSW Railways. Welfare Fund, visited Muswellbrook to interview…

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Improvements In Motor Mower

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 4

Modifications such as fullwidth rear roller, instead of a split roller, and a robe and pulley started instead of the…

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Motor Cyclist’s Leg Fractured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 4

A motor cyclist fractured his right leg when his cycle collided with a car at the Intersection of Newcastle and…

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Verdict of Interest to Motorists Vehicle on Side of Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 4

Judge Amsberg gave a verdict of interest to motorists generally in the Scone District Court on Tuesday last, when he awarded full damages to a lorry driver whose vehicle had been left…

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Cross-Country Railway is to be Completed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 1

Advice received by Mr. Leo. M. Nott, M.L.A., shows that the State Government is committed…

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Newcastle - Maitland Railway Service

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 2

The 7.37 train, from Newcastle, timed to reach Maitland at 8.32, was reintroduced this morning. It was not run yesterday morning and hundreds of…

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Motorist Fined on Two Charges

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 5

A motorist, after colliding with the rear of a preceding vehicle at a marked fortressing had driven on and…

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Work On Church Creek Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1955 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council has [?] its engineer to begin work immediately on the [?] of Church…

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Road Accidents In Cyprus

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1955 · page 4

NICOSIA (Cyprus): Road accidents in Cyprus during 1954 were at the rate of seven, a day, according to an official…

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Replacing Water Mains on Long Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1955 · page 7

A report submitted to the Hunter District water Board by the chief engineer stated that advice has been received…

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