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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 98

Motor Cycle Importance In The War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 7

The motor cycle has become a definitely important item in Britain’s war economy, not only on active service and on the home front, but in…

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Man Fined Trespassed on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 7

James Lester (22) pleaded guilty at the West Maitland Court to-day, before Messrs, E, M. Debenham and W Cunningham. Js.P., to a charge of…

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Morpeth Line Train Service Fully Restored

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

Advice has been received that the Morpeth-E[?]t Maitland train service will be fully restored as from Sunday next…

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Belmore Bridge Definite Plans For New Structure Site Undecided

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

The [?] of the Department of Main [?] stated to-day that it had been [?] decided had been [?]…

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Motor Smash in Main-street Car Strikes Telegraph Pole

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 5

A motor accident in which four persons were injured occurred in Main-street late yesterday afternoon, when a car…

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House of Representatives. Motor Car Bill. CANBERRA

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 2

After an all-night stormy sitting in the House of Representatives the Bill authorising the Government's agreement with Australian Consolidated…

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50 Per Cent. Tax Reduction. Motor Lorries Used by Co-Op. Societies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 5

The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner, M.L.A.) writes as follows to Mr. D'Arcy Hose, M.L.A.:—"I am writing to let you know that…

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Throat Cut. Man's Death in Railway Barracks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 7

At, 7 a.m. yesterday, James Harrison (48), locomotive driver, was found with his throat cut in bed at Broadmeadow Railway Barracks. He died soon…

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Motor Licences

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

[?] wish to reply to the statement of Alderman [?] Kennedy made at a meeting of West Maitland Council on Tuesday last and reported in your issue…

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Four Hurt Motor Car Struck Post

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

When a motor car struck a telegraph post in Main-street, Cessnock, near the police station, early last night, four persons were injured…

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Motor Lorries or Tractors Reduction in Tax of 50 Per Cent

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 1

Mr D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., has received the following communication from Mr M. F. Bruxner, Minister for Transport:—…

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Normal Train Traffic Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 3

The [?] of normal train running from Monday will he welcomed, as the restricted time-table had adversely [?] all [?]…

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Hexham Bridge Tenders This Month DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 9

The member for [?]ter, Mr. C. E. Bennelt, M. L. A., is in receipt of the following letter from Colonel M. F. Bruxnor, Minister for…

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Train Service Maitland Trains Restored Some Discontinued

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 7

Starting on Sunday sectored train services will be run on the [?] ca[?]nock and Newcastle Mall[?] service. Times…

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Six Hurt Car Smash in Fog Ran Off Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 6

Travelling in a think fog last night six [?] were infured when a car ran off the road at Ferodule about tour [?] from Ray…

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Special Camps Training Motor Drivers War Needs

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 8

Despite the fact that Great Britain had 481,000 commercial motor vehicles and some 86,700 motor buses and hackneys in commission before…

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Flat Engines Conserving Space In Motor Buses

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 8

For reasons of economy of space what are knows as pancake power units have been designed overseas for use in motor [?], etc., These [?]…

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Stood Over Maitland Railways Dispute Sydney Conference

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 1

Mr. Justice Cautor presided over a compulsory conference regarding the South Mal[?]land Railway dispute, which was [?]lood over for a few…

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Britain’s Fast Motor Torpedo Boats

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 1

Multiple Machine -guns aboard the small [?] motor torpedo of Britain’s Royal Navy. With a bail of [?] for hostile aircraft…

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