New England Hwy heading west from the beginning of National Highway 15 at John Renshaw Dr, Beresfield. Nov 2004.

Very old black fingerboard sign at Anderson Dr, Beresfield. This sign has since been replaced. Dec 2003.

Black ID sign at Anderson Dr, Beresfield. This sign has been replaced. Dec 2003.

ID sign pointing National Highway 1 traffic down Weakleys Dr. Oct 2004.

Black ID sign at Thornton Rd, Thornton. This sign has been replaced. Oct 2004.

Looking east from Thornton Rd towards Weakleys Drive. Oct 2004.

Looking east across the newly-opened Four Mile Creek duplication, 1974. (DMR)

Looking east from Ferraby Drive, Metford. Dec 2003.

Looking east from Mitchell Dr, Greenhills (East Maitland). Dec 2003.

Black AD sign at High St, East Maitland. This sign has since been replaced. Dec 2003.

Black ID sign at High St, East Maitland. Nov 2004.

Another black ID sign at the same intersection. Nov 2004.

Looking west through East Maitland. Nov 2004.

New England Hwy AD sign southbound on Melbourne St at East Maitland. Nov 2004.

Black ID sign pointing towards the New England Hwy from Newcastle St, East Maitland. Nov 2004.

Newcastle St, former alignment of the New England Hwy, looking east where the Maitland Bypass rejoins the old highway alignment at East Maitland. Nov 2004.

Double-chevron ID sign at High St, Maitland Bypass. Note the NR15 shield, i believe the Maitland Bypass was signed as a National Route until it was opened all the way to Rutherford. This sign has since been replaced. Dec 2003.

Eastbound AD sign for High St intersection on the Maitland Bypass. Dec 2003.

Black AD sign showing National Highway 15 through Maitland, 1986. (DMR)

National Route 15 RD sign on Maitland Bypass heading west from High St. This sign has since been replaced. Dec 2003.

Maitland Bypass looking east from Cessnock Rd (SR135). The section of Maitland Bypass between Cessnock Rd and East Maitland is also known as 'Les Darcy Drive'. Nov 2004.

More National Route 15 shields, this time on an AD sign in Walker St. These shields are on coverplates suggesting that perhaps the DMR was not allowed to sign the Maitland Bypass as a National Highway straight away? Nov 2004.

AD sign for Cessnock Rd/Church St/Walker St junction heading east on Maitland Bypass. Dec 2003.

AD sign on Cessnock Rd northbound approaching the Highway. Oct 2004.

National Route 15 RD sign heading west from Cessnock Rd. This sign has been replaced. Dec 2003.

Aerial view of the Private P.Z. Trezecinski Bridge over the railway line. (DMR).

High Street (old New England Hwy) looking west in Maitland City Centre. Dec 2003.

High St (Old New England Hwy) heading east approaching Belmore Rd & Ken Tubman Dr, Maitland. Dec 2003.

The Long Bridge, which New England Hwy used to cross Veterans Flat until the completion of the Maitland Bypass. Nov 2004.

High St (old New England Hwy) outside Maitland Hospital. Dec 2003.

Eastbound signage for the High St/Bungaree St/Johnson St intersection at the west end of the Maitland Bypass. April 2004.

Heading west from Maitland into Rutherford. Nov 2004.

Looking east from Denton Park Dr & Racecourse Rd into Rutherford. Nov 2004.

Looking west from River Rd at Windella towards Lochinvar. Nov 2004.

Looking west through Lochinvar. Nov 2004.

Looking west to Harpers Hill. Nov 2004.

Black fingerboards at Allandale Rd, Allandale. Nov 2004.

Looking west through Greta. On the other side of the bushes on the right is another carriageway which will ultimately carry the eastbound lanes of the New England Hwy. Currently it is used as service road. Nov 2004.

Distance sign heading east from Branxton. Nov 2004.

Westbound signage for SR82 (Clift St) in Branxton. Nov 2004.

Clift St (SR82) northbound approaching the New England Hwy. Dec 2003.

Eastbound signage for SR82. Nov 2004.

Remnant Hunter Tourist Cicuit AD sign at SR82 junction in Branxton. Nov 2004.

Signage pointing traffic towards Sydney via the F3 Freeway, rather than via Cessnock. Nov 2004.

Distance sign heading west from Branxton. Nov 2004.

Looking west to the start of the dual carriageway Belford Deviation. This is where the proposed F3-Branxton Link will join the New England Hwy. Nov 2004.

Looking west on the Belford Deviation near Hermitage Rd. Nov 2004.

The old New England Highway at Belford, bypassed by the dual carriageway Belford Deviation. Nov 2004.

The old New England Highway at Belford, heading west to where it joins the new highway. Nov 2004.

Fingerboard signage on the Belford Deviation. Nov 2004.

1km AD sign for the Golden Highway junction. Nov 2004.

Further signage indicating Merriwa and Dunedoo can be reached via the Golden Hwy. Nov 2004.

Eastbound AD sign for the Golden Highway. Nov 2004.

AD sign for the New England Hwy on Golden Hwy. Nov 2004.

Looking west into the flat country at Whittingham. Nov 2004.

Looking east across Mudies Creek at Whittingham. Nov 2004.

Distance sign heading east in Singleton. Nov 2004.

View of the bridge over the Hunter River at Singleton. April 2004.

The old Dunnolly Ford Bridge over the Hunter River, bypassed in 1986. April 2004.

Black fingerboard sign at Bridgman Rd. Nov 2004.

Black RD sign heading west from Bridgman Rd, Singleton. Nov 2004.

More black fingerboard signage at White Ave, Singleton Heights. April 2004.

Narrow rail subway on the western outskirts of Singleton. Nov 2004.

Looking west through the coal mining and power station region, between Singleton and Muswellbrook. Note the coal truck overpass is wide enough to permit the expansion of the New England Hwy to dual carriageway standards. Nov 2004.

Looking west at Glennies St, Camberwell. Nov 2004.

Black ID sign at Old New England Highway, near Ravensworth. Nov 2004.

Ouncil blade sign pointing out the Old New England Hwy near Ravensworth. Nov 2004.

Looking west across Bayswater Creek - note the narrow bridge constructed in the 1950s. Nov 2004.

Very old black sign at Lemington Rd. Note the NH15 shields are badly faded and are on coverplates over NR15 shields. Nov 2004.

Black AD sign for the power stations interchange between Ravenworth and Muswellbrook. Nov 2004.

Eastbound AD sign for the power station interchange. Nov 2004.

Very old black AD sign at the power station interchange. Nov 2004.

Another great old signh at the power station interchange. Nov 2004.

Very unusual old black AD sign at power station. Nov 2004.

Black ID sign at the power station interchange. Nov 2004.

Newer and older black signage at the power station. Nov 2004.

Black ID signage for the power station interchange. Nov 2004.

Looking west from the power station interchange. Nov 2004.

Looking east from the power station interchange. Nov 2004.

Old painted AD sign at the Lake Liddell/Antiene turnoff. Nov 2004.

More black signage, complete with coverplates over NR15 shield. Nov 2004.

Painted black and brown AD sign for Lake Liddell/Antiene turnoff. Nov 2004.

Looking west showing another coal truck overpass. Nov 2004.

Realignment at Muscle Creek, east of Muswellbrook in 1975. (DMR)

Distance sign heading east from Muswellbrook. Oct 2004.

Westbound AD sign for Sydney St (former SR84). Oct 2004.

Signage northbound on Sydney St approaching the New England Hwy at Muswellbrook. Note the obsolete SR84 shield - SR84 was re-routed via Jerrys Plains in 1998. Oct 2004.

Another obsolete SR84 shield, this time on the southbound AD sign. Oct 2004.

ID signs at the Sydney St intersection in Muswellbrook. Oct 2004.

The low clearance rail subway at Muswellbrook. Oct 2004.

Southbound AD sign for Kayuga Road. Oct 2004.

Distance sign heading north from Muswellbrook. Oct 2004.

Looking north between Muswellbrook and Aberdeen. Oct 2004.

Very old fingerboard sign (dating from 1974) combined with newer 1980s fingerboard sign, in Aberdeen. The older sign has a NR15 shield underneath the coverplate. Oct 2004.

Old 'public conveniences' sign in Aberdeen. Oct 2004.

Northbound AD sign for Segenhoe Rd, between Aberdeen and Scone. Oct 2004.

Distance sign heading south from Scone. Oct 2004.

Looking north through Scone. Oct 2004.

Heading north from Scone. Oct 2004.

Looking north near Burning Mountain. Oct 2004.

The Liverpool Range dual carriageway section near Murrurundi. Oct 2004.

Very old fingerboard sign at Chilcotts Creek Rd, near Murrurundi. Oct 2004.