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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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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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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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 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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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