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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

2,677 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 134

Motor World Petrol Supplies Inconvenience of Military Took Over Effect on Owners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 9

It the exigmcies or war necessitated the reservation of available petrol supplies in Australia for military needs and essential services what would the owners of the many tens of thousands of private cars in Australia, who now rely on motors for…

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Guard's Fall From Train Sadly Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 2

Cyril Mossman, 30, of Hornsby, was seriously injured when he fell from an electric train of which he was the guard near North Strathfield. A…

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Postal Messenger Killed Run Down by Train

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 2

Alan James Small, 15, of St. Mary's, a post-office messenger, was found dead early yesterday morning on the railway line near Werrington…

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Motorist Hurt Crashed into Pole SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 2

When the motor car he was driving crashed into an electric light standard in Victoria-road, Drummoyne, near Drummoyne Avenue, Lance C…

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Youth Crushed Fell From Motor 'Bus SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 3

Warwick Andrew Schurr, 18, of Streattield-road, Bellovue Hill, fell under the rear wheel when attempting to alight from a moving bus at…

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Racing Motorist Burnt Machine Crashes Into Fence

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 2

While practising on the Sydney Sports ground on Saturday night, before the speed-car racing programme opened. Tom Danvers lost…

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Special Train. Conveyance of School Children

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 6

Much satisfaction is felt at the decision of the Education Department to run a special train to suit the requirements of children…

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DENMAN Special School Train DENMAN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 4

Much satisfaction is felt here at the decision of the Education Department to run a special train to meet the requirements of children wishing to…

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Football Club Activities. Special Train to Quirindi on Sunday. Euchre Tournament Tomorrow Night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

Open orders to the value of £3 are to be won at the Football Club's euchre tournament to he held at the School of Arts supper room on…

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"Not Intended for Motorists" SECTION 556s of Crimes Act

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

The opinion that Section 556a of the Crimes Act was not intended to apply to motorists was expressed by Judge McGhie at Parramatta Quarter…

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Trespassing on Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

Before Messrs. C. Allen and H. E. Cox, J's.P., at Dungog Police Court this Monday morning, two strangers were each fined 50/-, in default five…

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Motor Traffic Cases

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

Police v. John R. MacCallum for failing to re-new a motor driver's license. Pleaded guilty and was fined 2/ with…

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Bad Roads Tarro Shire Council to Inspect Beresfield Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 7

"With the approach of winter, which is forecast to be an exceptionally wet period, the residents are looking to the coming of this…

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Tarro Shire Completion of Road Tenders Sought

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 6

The construction of two miles 10 chains of pavement of 16ft. wide, by a consolidated depth of eight inches, on the…

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Tree Planting at Long Bridge Council Decides on Avenue of Poplars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 8

West Maitland Council last night chose the side tracks at the Long Bridge as the site for its tree-planting ceremony this year. It was decided to immediately place an order for the necessary number of poplar trees…

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The New Sydney to Singleton Road to Be a First Class Highway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 3

The new strategic road from Richmond via Putty to Singleton, which will form a vital link in an emergency between Sydney…

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Through Wall Motor Car Out Of Control SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 1

When a car got out of control at North Bondi this morning it crashed through a brick wall and came to rest against the windowsill of a flat…

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Fatal Injuries Motor Collision At Kensington SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 1

Rodham Waller Hartis, 34, was fatally injured last night when a motor cycle and car collided at Kensington. Hartis Buffered a fractured…

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Fatal Collision Between Car and Motor Cycle Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 2

When a motor cycle and car collided at Kensington last night, Rodham Walter Hartis, 34, suffered a fracture at the base of the skull, and died…

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Strategic Road Route to South Coast Bulli-mt. Kiera Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 10

A new road is to be constructed from the top of Bull Pass to Mount Kiera, a distance of about seven miles, as an alternative route to the South Coast near…

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