Council to Ask Blue Gum to be Main Road
Kearsley Shire Council last night decided to send a deputation to the Transport Minister (Mr. Weatherll) asking him…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1955
280 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 14
New Aerial Railway in Switzerland
PONTERESINA (A[?]land) An aerial railway just over two miles long, is to be built to carry tour[?] in a Delight of…
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The Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis) has told Lower Hunter Shire Council that its request for a pontoon bridge…
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SINGLETON: Traffic from Jerry’s Plains has to make a detour of 55 miles through Muswellbrook to reach…
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SYDNEY: A 25-years-old man had both feet and his left arm amputated by a train at Mortdale early to-day…
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POLICE and ambulance men dread these carefree holidays, because of the unrelenting incidence of road accidents. They do not enjoy tending the injured and removing the dead; they dislike having…
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SYDNEY: The Police Traffic Superintendent (Mr. J. Gribble) has called a conference to-morrow of police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leaded Road Toll Rises Jerusalem Crowded By Pilgrims From Many Parts Of World
LONDON: About 75,000 Christian pilgrims from parts of the globe crowded the narrow streets of old Jerusalem to take part in celebrations commemorating the Resurrection of Christ…
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SYDNEY: The director of the Petroleum intention Bur[?] (Mr. D. M. Pilcher) said that Australia was challenging…
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Holiday traffic reached its peak in Maitland yesterday afternoon when sightseeing motorists travelled bumper to…
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LONDON: A giant vacuum sweeper, built in the U.K, will soon be available for export It is designed for use in cleaning…
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CESSNOCK: Two boys riding on a lorry carrying timber were injured when it left the road about two miles from…
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Doctors at Royal Newcastle Hospital fought for hours last night in a vain attempt to save the life of a 68-years-old pensioner,…
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NEWCASTLE: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins) has advised Newcastle City Council that the Railways…
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An explosive magazine on the Wootton road about four miles north of Bulahdelah and owned by the Main Roads…
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The competition for best inventions being run by the British Industries Fair, which opens on May 2, and for which…
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WELLINGTON: Deaths on New Zealand roads this Easter, when there was a record volume of traffic, were the…
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A programme, estimated to cost £23.200, has been prepared by Port Stephens Shire Councilâs engineer (Mr. L…
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NEWCASTLE: A Pelaw Main woman escaped injury when she fell between a carriage and the platform at Newcastle…
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The bridge over the Goulburn River at Sandy Hollow, which was extensively damaged by the recent…
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