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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 98

Site for Motor Camp West Malt land Engineer’s Report

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 4

The long-mooted motor camp for West Mailtland was advanced another stage at last night’s West Maltland Council meeting, when the engineer (Mr. Brand) submitted a report…

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The Coal Dispute the Railway View. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 2

The general secretary of the National Union of Railway Men of Australia (Mr W. Fletcher) said the union had examined the whole position…

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Train-automobile Services

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 3

Increasing recognition by some of the railroad companies of U.S.A. of the fact that motor transportation can be successfully allied with…

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Child Accidents on Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

Request has been made by country brandies of the Road Safety Council for a State wide appeal to all parents to see that their children are not…

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Patrick Plains Council Wants Road Reconstructed Request to Board Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

Patrick Plains Shire Council decided to-day to ask the Main Roads Board to reconsider its decision not to reconstruct the…

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A Deathless Easter. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 8

All road users and holiday makers are urgently asked to support the appeal of the Road Safety Council for a deathless Easter on…

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Appeal for Deathless Easter Watchwords of the Road [?] by the Read Safety Council of [?]

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

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Stole Motor Cycle Kurri Man Bound Over

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

Pleading guilty at Kurri Kurri Court yesterday, to a charge of stealing a motor cycle valued at £65, the property of Nathan Marshman, of…

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Motorist's Appeal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 8

At the Maitland Quarter Sessions this week Thomas Henry Richardson. of Kurri Kurri, up pealed against his conviction a…

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Ford Motor Company. Dealers Meet at Tamworth

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

The Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty. Ltd. conducted a dealers' conference at Tamworth. Thirty Ford dealers and salesmen from northern New…

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The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes Petrol Rationing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

Main herald of the approach of the Silly Season is the revival of the petrol rationing scare. Possibly by the time this reaches print, the…

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City Motoring

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

An amazing number of country motorists visiting Sydney prefer to park their cars on the outskirts of the city, rather than risk the dire…

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Motor Oil Up 3d Increased Landed Costs. Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 1

A further rise in maximum wholesale and retail prices of motor oils and kerosene from to-morrow has been authorised by the…

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Motor Oils Dearer To-day

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 1

A further rise in the maximum wholesale and retail prices of motor, oils and keroseno from to-day has been authorised by…

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Use for Old Motor Tyres

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

With the countryside bare, Muswellbi'ook district farmers have found it expedient to conserve every grain of fodder. So that sheep would…

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The FRIENDLY Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 5

IT’S EATER AGAIN I hops my readers the and all will net miens the opportunity of [?] Easter as defile those…

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The Motorists’ Corner Petrol Rationing R.A.C.A. NOTES

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 6

You are under no illusion regarding my personal ideas en the rating [?] and for the time being we’ll sit pat…

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Motor world Inventions Of Greatest Benefit To Civilisation

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 6

An Am[?] (Mr. C. C Williston) in an address delivered rec[?] before the Newscasting Society (U.S.A.) lished fifteen decie[?] which be believed had had the most important and wid[?] information on…

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