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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 98

Alpine Roads Extensions Made At Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 2

During the summer months substantial extensions have been made to Canberra’s alpine [?] thereby opening up a greater expanse of…

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Golf Associates. Winter Season Opens. War Bridge Afternoon

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 7

The associates of the Maitland Golf Club opened their winter season with on open four-ball [?] and a wa[?] bridge and bridge afternoon,…

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Engineer’s Report. Tarro — Miller’s Forest Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 5

The engineer for Tarro Shire, Mr. [?] Lindsay, reported to Tarro [?] Council to-day that in connec[?] with the Tarro-Miller’s Forest…

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Motorist Fined Drove Past Stationary Tram NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 1

During a motor lorry past a stationary tram Edward Price Lloyd, of North Coast-st, Aberdare, was fined £1/8/ with costs or three days, in…

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Unusual Accident to Motorist

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 2

Morgan Francis, of Flood Street, Bondi, was about to pass a lorry loaded with cauliflowers on the Western Highway early on Monday…

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Navy Shells Stavanger Aerodrome Conflicting Report From Norway (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, April 17

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 1

The navy heavily bombarded the Stavanger aerodrome for 80 minutes early to-day, an Admiralty communique states. After action against the aerodrome. which the R.A.F…

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Bridge Party . Wireless for Solders SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 5

The sum of £6/15/ will be given [?] the “Wireless for Soldiers” fund [?] the Women’s Voluntary Services [?] Mrs. Clarrs Henry who conducted…

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Care Urged Unusual Causes Of Accidents Road Safety ([?] by the Road Safety [?] of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 6

The most [?]…

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Tarro Shire Widening Newcastle Road President’s Minute

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

The president of Tarro Shire Council, Cr, P, McLean, reported to a meeting of the council that be bed accompanied a deputation…

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Water Board Visit to Chichester Dam Scenic Road Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 8

The Banter District Water Board in a body visited Dungog on Tuesday to make an inspection of the new Chl[?] pipeline route…

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Proposed Hew Rood Into Aerodrome. Additional Relief Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the Mayor (Aid. J Brown) said he had been…

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Ram School Singleton Aerodrome Proposal Council Debate Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 7

Singleton Municipal Council last night considers matters in [?] with the proposed [?] tablement of a R.A.A.F. traning…

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Train Restrictions Upset Mails

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

The restrictions imposed by the Railway Department owing to the coal strike have had an adverse effect On the despatch and arrival of…

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Run Down by Train Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 5

Mis Elsie Strange, 23 of Gounthurun street by the Diesel train from [?]a as she was crossing the [?]liae at Goulburn last night…

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Field Bridge Commander Praises Men’s Behaviour

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

Reveille was sounded an hour earlier so as to enable the [?] Field Brlgade to break camp at [?] and catch the [?] crain for Sydney…

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Gloucester-Bullahdelah Road Line Agreed Upon

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 3

On Tuesday and Wednesday of last week Mr. L. W. Turner, Gloucester Shire Engineer, Mr. Stone, Stroud Shire Engineer, and Mr. Clone, of the…

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Import Restrictions Motor Vehicle Chassis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 7

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) made the following announcement in Canberra on April 12th:—…

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Street Fighting at Narvik Reported Germans Hold Railway Station Nazi Commander Killed Allied and Norwegian Forces Make Contact in North London, April 17

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

Bitter fighting between British and German troops is taking place in the streets of Narvik, in Northern Norway, according to a…

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Exceeded Speed Motor Cyclist Fined NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 10

On February 28, Frederick Jam[?] McKeasie, of Kew Iambton, [?] motor cycle at 45 miles an boar Tudor-street, Hamilton…

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Hit by Golf Ball in Tram District Court Claim

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 3

Although it found for the defendant company, the jury in Sydney District Court on Wednesday expressed the wish that something…

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