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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 98

Road Technique Skidding Cause of Accidents Safety Appeal (Issued by the Road Safety Coucil of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 4

This is the time of the year when there are more deaths in road accidents than at any other period. Experience over the last…

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Head on Car and Motor Lorry Collide MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 5

With [?] stitches in his right arm, and unable to work for some [?]. Joseph Thoriey, well-known Muswellbrook young man is [?]…

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Lemon Tree Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 2

A deputation from Tanilba waited on the Council at last meeting, to urge more attention to Lemon Tree road. The deputation comprised Messrs. Russell,…

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COST £97,000 New Bridge at Taree

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 9

Negotiations are being made by Manning River and Taree Council for the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) to open the new bridge across the…

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Motor Cyclist Fitted

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 2

For driving an unregistered motor cycle, [?] Fredrick [?] Tho[?] was [?] £1 with 6/ coast, in default three…

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Nothing Doing ! Electric Motor For Pram

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 12

Because his wife was tired every time she took their two honny children for an airing by pushing the pram up steep hills, a young electrical…

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Railway Systems Map of Australia

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 2

The Commonwealth Railways are distributing an up-to-date map of Australia, showing the whole of the railway systems of Australia…

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Bridge Across the Hooghly River Mechanical Spiders to Weave Steel Web

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 3

The £1,600,000 Howrah bridge now being built by British engineers at Calcutta carries the third largest cantiliever span—1500 feet—in the…

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Dungog Municipal Council Only One Taxi Rank Opening of Chichester Road Sought

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 4

There was only a bare quorum at Tuesday night's Municipal Council meeting, and as a result discussion on several subjects was allowed to…

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Car Strikes Post on Dungowan Road One Killed—five Admitted to Hospital

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 1

When a motor car struck an electric light post on the Dungowan road, 11 miles from Tamworth on Saturday afternoon, one…

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Plans for Opening Mines Labor for Collieries. Special Train To Pick Up Men. LITHGOW

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 6

The Railway Department has made arrangements for running a special train from the west picking up at Wellington. Orange, Bathurst,…

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Honeymoon Spoilt Motor Collision at Girvan

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 5

On a motoring honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. J. Levy, of Sydney, had their tour interrupted at Girvan, on the North Coast road run between Booral…

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The Lismore Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 8

The main road running from Pacific Highway at Woodburn through Coraki to Lismore is described in a report issued by an inspector of the…

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Friendly Road [?] John Smith

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 5

A TIME TO LAUGH, “A little [?] now and [?] by the [?] Here is [?]…

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Nazis Bomb Swiss Railway Mobilisation Ordered (“Mercury” Service) Berne. May 10

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 2

The Swiss Government has ordered general mobilisation following the bombing of the railway between Delmont and Montier, about 20 miles south-west of Basic, says the Zurich correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company…

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Motor World Drop in the Sales of New Cars Rumoured Rationing of Petrol Has Effect

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 8

The dire effects of rumours that petrol supplies were likely to be rationed in the Commonwealth in the near future have had a disturbing reaction on the sales of new automobiles in every State of the Commonwealth…

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Dual Tyres Commercial Motor Vehicles Better Traction

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 8

During the past few years, there has been a gradual swing, to deal tyres [?] the driving wheels of commercial vehicles, the object…

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