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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

2,677 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 134

Proposed Aerodrome for Dungog Premier's Reply to Representations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 1

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has been advised sis follows by the Premier, Hon. B. S. B. Stevens: With further reference to your…

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Road at Karuah

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 4

A. J. Thornton, Karuah, asked that two trees be removed from the Flat Rock road. The road also required draining and general repairs.—To be…

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Wallis Lake Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 4

The Wallis Lake Progress Association asked Council to make a further request of the Minister for a grant of £200 for the Wallis Lake-Coomba…

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Dungog Train Service Council Not Satisfied

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 3

On receipt of advice from the Secretary for Railways (through Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A.) that its request for Dungog passengers to be allowed…

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Work on Ouorrobo-long-martinsville Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M L.A., has received from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) a communication which…

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Fine of £2 Train-jumper Convicted DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

For trespassing on railway property at Dungog, David Varischetti (35) was fined £2, in default four days' imprisonment, when he appeared before…

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Stolen Car Collision With Bridge Man Injured Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

One of two men who allegedly stole a sedan motor car from in front of the picture theatre at Gloucester on Wednesday night was…

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Bowls. B. Bridge and J. Lowe Hold "Cock O' Walk" Title

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

P. Robb and W. Ireland (holders), after successfully defending a challenge from K. Brown and E. Shaw, had the "Cock o' the Walk" title…

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Accidents at Corners. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 9

"A most unsatisfactory fea­ture of the statistics compiled in the Department of Road Trans­port is the large number of…

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Rover Motors Presentation of Trophies. Star Driver and Conductor for 1938-39

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

Last Tuesday night about 60 em-ployees of Rover Motors Limited were entertained by the Company at Plumb's "Golden Star Cafe," Vincent…

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Motorist Fined £60

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 7

A motorist who was involved in a fatal accident was fined £60 at Moree Police Court on Tuesday and in addition to the…

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Police Court Breach of Motor Act Vagrancy Charge Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

Mr. J. Johnston, P.M., dealt with several cases at the Singleton Police Court yesterday. Arthur Richard Thomas, of Liddell,…

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Man Charged Thefts From Motor Cars DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

A number of rugs and other articles were missed from motor cars in the main street at Gloucester on Wednesday night…

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Not Intoxicated Doctor-Motorist Acquitted SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

At the end of a five-day hearing, the case in which Dr. Reginald Stuart Jones was charged with having driven a motor-car while he was under the…

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Fatal Accident Sequel Motorist Cannot Drive for 10 Years Moree

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

A motorist who was involved in a fatal accident was fined £60 at Moree Police Court on Tuesday and in addition to the cancellation of his…

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Trespassing on Railway Property

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 4

At the Murrurundi Police Court on Wednesday, 17th May, before Messrs. J. Towns and G. W. Kilminster, J's.P., Walter A, Bailey (24), William…

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Sport and Sportsmen Weekly Review. (By "The Scouts.") FOOTBALL: Muswellbrook. GOLF: H. D. Rook. CYCLING: Muswellbrook; G. Hallett, R. Budden, L. McCutcheon. BOWLS: B. Bridge, J. Lowe. the Rifle: P. Woodbry TENNIS: Muswellbrook Association. Greyhound Racing: M. Hallett, J. Simpson, S. A. Castledine, R. Nelson, G. Cameron. BOXING: A. Westbury. FOOTBALL

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

The most critical of football followers could not be dissatisfied with the match, Muswellbrook versus Singleton. played on Sunday last, for…

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The Friendly Road Discovering Oneself. It is

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 6

possible, some say, to go through life without having fully discovered all that one is capable of being and doing. A well known…

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Safety First Address to Railwaymen Large Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 5

The importance of the safety first movement within the Railway Department was stressed by,the West Maitland railway…

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Motorists Fined Fifty Miles An Hour NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 3

A Maitland man and a Cessnock man were each fined £4 with 5/6 costs in the Newcastle Summons Court for exceeding the 30 miles speed limit on Maitland road. They…

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