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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

2,677 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 134

Capper's Pty. Ltd. General Merchants, Motor Agents, Etc

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 10

In every town of appreciable size there seems to be one business enterprise standing out as a business founded on a policy of community service…

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Paterson Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 6

Sir,—While hoping that the news item that the Bolwarra Shire Council is considering reducing a curve at Paterson is not without foundation…

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Headlight Glare Dangers on the Roads

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 1

One reason why the night highway and rural road fatality rate is six times higher than the daylight rate is headlight glare…

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Headlight Glare Dangers on the Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 1

One reason why the night highway and rural road fatality rate is six times higher than the daylight rate is headlight glare…

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Knocked Down by Tram Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 9

Patrick Maloney, 78, of Albion-street. Surry Hills. lacerated his held and received concussion and shock when struck by a tram in Oxford-street…

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Heating All-night Trams Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 4

Some of Melbourne's all-night tram will probably be heated shortly, Because of the expense, heating win probably be limited to a fow trams at…

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Child Run Over By Motor Lorry CASINO

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 4

How a father found his three-year-old son critically injured beneath the wheels of the motor truck he was driving was told in the Coroner's…

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More Money for Quirindi Aerodrome Additional Grant

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 2

The secretary of the joint committee of Tamarang Shire and Quirindi Municipal Councils controlling the Quirindi aerodrome has received word…

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New Dutch Road Code

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 3

Among the requirements of a new road code which has been adopted in Holland are the following: Within two years all motor vehicle…

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Road Safety Dealing With Problem Drivers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 3

Road safety experts in America are paying special attention to "problem" drivers, or those who become involved in accidents frequently…

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Road Accidents Meeting the Unexpected Traffic View (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 9

What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently, and the final answer was, meeting the…

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Cost of £135 Reconstruction of Road Tarro Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 7

The shire engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that a start had been made with the reconstruction…

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At the End of the Road CHAPTER VI.—Continued

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 4

The introductions over, Walford proposed a visit to the bar, which met with the immediate approval of Emmerson…

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Prime Minister Impressed With Singleton's Aerodrome Claim Mr Menzies' Personal Assurance to Discuss Case with Colleagues Was Surprised at Facts Revealed in Interview

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 2

The Prime Minister, the. Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies, K.C., was yesterday, for the first time, acquainted with Singleton's claim for the establishment of a strategic aerodrome…

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New "Sparkling" Motor Fuel Polish Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 3

According to advice from France, a Polish citizen has produced a new cheap "sparkling" fuel for petrol engines…

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Two Killed When Motor Cycles Collide Tragedy at Waterfall

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 1

A man and a youth were killed and another youth was seriously injured when two motor-cycles collided on the Prince's Highway, Waterfall, on…

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Suspect Breaks Away From Detectives Boarded Tram and Escaped

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 4

Breaking, away from three detectives 30 yards from Bondi Police Station on Monday night, a suspect boarded a tram and…

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Road Safety (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 1

Whenever there is a public holiday the road accidents in New South Wales usually increase in an appalling manner. The mobile police patrols and the…

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News of the Day Colliery Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 6

AFTER Tarro Shire Council had been asked by Lake Macquarie Shiro Council and Stockrington Miners' Lodge yesterday, to supply all…

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Cyclist Killed Collision With Motor Car LEETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 5

James Hamilton, 40, died in the district hospital from injuries suffered in a collision with a car on the Narrandera-Leeton road…

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