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Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 98

Developmental Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

The Shires' Association forwarded a copy of a minute by the President concerning developmental roads. The minute contended that the adopted…

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Developmental Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

Council resolved, on the motion of Crs. Zeininger and Flannery, to ask the Main Roads Department to expedite a decision in regard to the…

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Road at Bunyah

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

A letter signed by J. Arnold and others, of Bunyah, referred to the urgent need for culverts and repairs to to by-road road off the main Bunyah…

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Wallis Lake Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

The Wallis Lake Progress Association referred to a promise of a grant of £300, said to have been made by the Minister, for the Wallis Lake…

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Jumping the Rattler Fifty Dead-heads on One Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

Jumping the rattler was never more in evidence than at the present time on the North Coast railway. Daily men are hopping on and off the…

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Sensational Evidence Given in Assault Charges Wife, Husband and Railway Cleaner Tell Story of Fight in Bedroom. Man Who Said He Desired to Protect Wife Convicted. Heavy Fines Imposed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

Sensational evidence was given In a number of cases heard at the Police Court on Thursday and Friday last. The charges arose out of a fracas which occurred in a bedroom at a house in Ford-street, Muswellbrook, on 9th December last…

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Motor Chassis British Shipments To Australia Record Figures

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 8

Shipments or British motor cha[?] to Australia during the first three months of the war exceeded the total number shipped…

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No Light Motor Cyclist In Trouble

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

A fine of £1, with 5/6 costs, in default three days’ imprisonment, was imposed on Leighton Woods, of Brooks-street. Rutherford, at the…

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Motor Cars Reduction In Imports 30 Per Cent Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 6

The import [?] of motor [?] and engine from Mar[?]…

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Bridge Collapsed Ore Wheeler Killed BURNIE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

William Shepherd on 11 married of [?] was fatally injured when conveying ore from the mine to the mill at Renton Bell…

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Road Works Council To Make inspection Year’s PROGRAMME

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

The West Maitland Municipal Council last night decided that, as soon as it was possible an inspection of the town would be made with the new engineer with the object…

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Singleton-putty Road Works and the Labour Exchange. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 3

Sir,—Might I be privileged to trespass on your space to bring under notice a controversy of complaint in regard to the method adopted in…

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Railways Busier Figures for Five States CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

Revenue earned and freight tonnages [?] by the five mainland State allways in the September quarter last year showed substantial…

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The Railways “Regulation Strike” Proposal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

The Secretary of the Australian Railways Union, Mr. Lloyd Roes, said to-day that plane, for a “regulation strike” on the New South Wales…

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Motor Collision Detective Severely Injured KATOOMBA

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 8

Two plain clothes policeman were Injured when a motor car and a police motor cycle and sidecar collided at the Intersection of penauli avenue and…

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Two Dead Motor Ship Wrecked SUVA, January 16

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 3

The motor-ship Tituila, which was engaged in the Apia-Pago Paso service has been wrecked on Tutu[?] Island…

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Plans for Regulation Railway Strike Sections of Men Will Consider. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

The Secretary of the Australian Railway Union (Mr Lloyd Ross) said to-day that plans for the regulation strike on the New South Wales…

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Motor Imports to Be Cut North America Quota 30 Percent Less

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

The import rjuota oi motor-car chassis and engines from North American countries will be reduced by 30 per cent, in the trade year…

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War Bridge Red Cross Younger Set

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

At the Red Gross Younger Set’s Lorn canteen s most successful war bridge, conducted by Mrs. L. Agnew, resulted in approximately £12 being…

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Mt. Kaputar Road Narrabri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 12

With 60 to 100 men employed each week on the Mt. Kacutar road, Narrabri, the work is progressing. It is now possible to drive five miles up the…

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