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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1979

33 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2

One for the Road

Nota · Thursday 1 March 1979 · page 17

EPITAPH in Woolwich (UK) Cemetery: “Sacred to the memory Major James Brush…

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The Green Gold motorcycle training club

Nota · Thursday 1 March 1979 · page 20

A recent article in the Daily Telegraph stated that Mini Cycle Clubs have been…

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One for the Road

Nota · Sunday 1 April 1979 · page 18

A policeman shone his torch on a man making love to a woman in a car. “What are you doing?”…

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Lights for road to golf club

Nota · Sunday 1 April 1979 · page 6

At council meeting held at Stroud, March 13 it was noted that advice had…

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Keep your cool (The Open Road, Feb./Mar. ’79f

Nota · Sunday 1 April 1979 · page 9

A Macquarie Street doctor, Dr John Antill Pockley, suggested that anyone who…

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The Green Gold Motor cycleTrainingClub

Nota · Sunday 1 April 1979 · page 20

Two bike meetings were held this month, the first on March 4, consisting…

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One for the road

Nota · Tuesday 1 May 1979 · page 12

Did you hear about the Irishman, who wished to join the Archery Club? He was diqualified from…

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Green Gold Motor Cycle Training and Sports Club

Nota · Tuesday 1 May 1979 · page 20

Our last bike meeting was a time trial and skill events day, held on April 1. The members rode well and a marked improvement is evident since the…

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One for the Road

Nota · Friday 1 June 1979 · page 15

Whether a man succeeds in pulling the wool over this wife’s eyes depends upon the sort of…

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R.G.A. Programme— Limekilns Road

Nota · Friday 1 June 1979 · page 2

The shire eningeer informed the meeting of the Great Lakes Shire Council held May 8, that designs and estimates had been prepared for the…

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Motor Cycle Training and Sports Club

Nota · Friday 1 June 1979 · page 20

Sunday the 24th, saw the accumulation of point scores from all the riding events since the commencement of the club and our local councillor, Mr Tom Penn was asked to officiate at…

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One for the Road

Nota · Sunday 1 July 1979 · page 17

In the old fashioned novel the hero did not kiss the heroine until the last page; now he kisses…

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Main roads maintenance and construction

Nota · Wednesday 1 August 1979 · page 5

At the council meeting held last month the shire engineer informed that the Commissioner for…

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One for the Road

Nota · Wednesday 1 August 1979 · page 12

It was during the science course that the professor asked, “Miss Jones, do you know…

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One for the Road

Nota · Wednesday 1 August 1979 · page 8

From a southern reader came the story of the lady who was in deep distress…

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One for the Road

Nota · Wednesday 1 August 1979 · page 18

Perhaps one way of Coping with the population explosion, would be to give every potential…

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Access Road to Hawks Nest Golf Club

Nota · Wednesday 1 August 1979 · page 1

At the meeting of the Great Lakes Shire Council held 10th July it was noted that a letter had…

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One for the Road

Nota · Saturday 1 September 1979 · page 17

A spinster school teacher had saved for many years towards a sea voyage. At last she…

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Inquiry into off-road vehicles

Nota · Saturday 1 September 1979 · page 16

The State Pollution Control Commission has arranged three venues in the State for…

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The Green Gold Motor Cycle Training and Sports Club

Nota · Saturday 1 September 1979 · page 2

The month of August saw the accumulation of points from two meetings on the 5th and 19th, with results as follows. Junior A-Grade: D…

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