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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 98

Road Deaths Analysis of Accidents Outside Sydney ([?] by the Road Safely Council of New South Fales)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 10

Analysts of reports of road Accident in the State tor December and January show that more than 65 per cent of the fatal accidents…

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Main Roads Origin of the Department It‘s Achievements (No. 4.)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 7

[?] good roads industry can [?] and agriculture barely exist.” [?] the Minister for Transport, in his [?] to the first Mass Roads Journal, published in 1929…

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Japs Bomb Bridge Several Hundreds Killed (“Mercury” Service) New York, Feb 2

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 1

Japanese [?] bombed the bridge over the Manci-[?] railway, causing several hundred [?] including 10…

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World's Motors Nearly Forty-Four Millions

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 8

There were nearly 44 millions vehicles in operation throughout the world on January last, year, according to an English morning [?]…

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Restrictions on Motor Imports Effect on Australian Industry

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 8

In view of site publically given to the subject of further restrictions on imports of sustainable [?] from U.S.A. and Canda, with a view to conserving the [?] of in dealers it is interest to [?] the effect of the [?] on…

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Motor World Comfort of Modern Motor Travel Pioneering Days

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 8

Not only to motor travel an [?] butter [?] but it is valley cricket and [?] free Only three who [?]…

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Oakhampton Road

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 4

Sir,—At last the Oakhampton tax-payers feel that one of their prayers has not, after all, been in vain ; for behold, measures are being taken to…

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[?] Friendly Road [?]

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 8

OVER THE HILLS: A large notice of the literary [?] of [?] has recently [?] the [?] “Over the hills and [?]…

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Hit Culvert On Wallarobba Road Two Injured Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 5

When a motor cycle and side car hit a post on a culvert on the Wallarobba road on Saturday night two of its occupants were Injured…

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Aeroplane Tragedy in New Zealand Bomber and Three Occupants Crash Into Sea. Wellington (N.z.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

When an Air Force bomber crashed into the sea on the beach near Christchurch to-day, the three occupants were killed…

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Severe Injuries Motor Cyclist In Collision. NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 1

When he was riding a motet cycle in Hunter-st., Wickham, this morning, and came into collision with a motor car, Frederick Senile, of [?]…

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Motor Smash Soldier and Girl Badly Injured SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 6

A motor cycle and a ear collided at Newtown yesterday and a member of the second A.I.F. and a girl companion were severely injured…

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Road Deaths in Country

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 1

Analysis of reports of road accidents in the State for December and January show that more than 65 per cent, of the fatal accidents are…

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Cut on Face Train Passenger Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 5

A passenger received a slight cut on the face from flying glass when a window of the Glen tones mall was broken while the train was passing…

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Rifle of the Road PARKING

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 8

When parking, do so on the correct side of the kerb, and at least 20ft. back from the building alignment at an intersection. When leaving the…

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Died in Train Smash London, February 5

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 3

One woman was killed and four men were injured when a passenger train run into a landslip near Watford. The engine and four coaches…

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"Worst Relief Racket" Work on Glen Daviscapertee Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 1

Unemployed at Portland are discontented with working conditions on the Glen Davis to Capertee Road. During windy weather, the men stated…

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Quorrobolong Road Work Mr. Baddeley's Protest Against Stoppage. Minister's Reply

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 3

Recently Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., protested to the Minister for Forests (Mr. R. S. Vincent) against the cessation of work on the…

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Operation Side of Motor Industry. Amazing Figures Revealed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 8

When we come to the operation side of the motor industry, the figures there are truly amazing, and provide…

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At the Wheel Early Motor Cars Notes on Old Cars and Car Owners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 8

One of the first, cars, owned in Cessnock was in the possession of the late Dan Howard, one of the sparkling…

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