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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 98

Dance Amd War Bridge Dominican Convent Ex-Stadents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

Ex-Students of the Maitland Dominican Convert last night held a dance and war bridge in the Cathead Hall to rates money for the…

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Cost of £5764 Port Stephens Road Works

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

Port Stephens Shire Council decided at its monthly meeting to include the reconstruction of sections of Nelsons' Bay, Clarence Town and…

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Nightmare Flight From Paris Train Sprayed With Bullets (“Mercury” Service) London, June 20

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

Mr. R. F. Conrad, formerly of Adelaide, and his Dutch arrived in London after five weeks under aerial bombardment in Belgium and France. Mr. Conrad said he had seen German propaganda costing;…

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£10,000 GLAM Boy Injured irk Motor Accident MELBOURNE. Friday

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

A claim for £10,000 damages was made in the Country count by Aubery Baillie of South Melbourne for injures received when Struck by a…

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Motor Cyclist Dies Mthgow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

Theo Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs Frederick Jenkins, of Crown Street, Sydney, died from injuries receive in a motor cyclic accident on Monday…

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Fell Off Train Passenger Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 6

While the express from Brisbane to Sydney was passing through Wels-mantels early this morning, Mr. Buckingham, of 2 Bindaran Flats, Euroban…

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Pillion Riding Move for Greater Road Safety SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 1

The Council of Management of the Road Safety Council, at its meeting in Sydney on Friday next, will give consideration to recommendations…

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Motor World Rationing of Petrol in Australia Effect of Italy’s Entry Into The War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 8

The entry of lady into the war has had the effect of [?] the announcement by the Commonwealth Government of petrol rationing in Australia in the new future. Now that [?] have extended to the [?]…

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Motor Traffic Regard for Horse-Drawn Vehicles SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 10

As a means of encouraging [?] one of horae-drawn [?] Patrick Plains Shire Council has decided to recommend to [?] of motor vehicles…

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Tragic Fatality on Redbournberry Bridge Motor Cyclist Killed in Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

Mr Edward John Saxby, aged 24 years, ,of Glendon Brook, was fatally injured when the motor cycle he was riding collided with…

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Queensland Girls Train As Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

Queensland's first women's land force plan has been initiated by the Women's auxiliary Transport Service. It is designed to train women for…

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Conference on State Works Hawkesbury Bridge To Go On SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 1

The State Treasurer, Mr. Richardson, announced to-day that a conference between the Federal Works Co-ordinetor. Sir Harry…

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Walked on Road Fined After Being Hit by Cycle NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 1

Walking on the road where footpaths were available proved unfortunate for Percy Hugh Weatherall, of Maitland Road, Mayfield…

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The Motorists’ Corner Car Run on Apple Juice (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by “Carton”)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 8

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Left Paris by Motor-cycle Australian Officials Escape (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, June 23

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

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Bail in £40 Motorist on Three Charges CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 1

Stanley George Hollingsworth, 33, of Louth park. West Maitland, was charged at the Cessnock Court to-day with [?]…

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