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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 98

Slow Down for Children. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 5

Weather conditions already are improving and soon we may see children by the thousands running across the streets and pavements…

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Paterson Road Improvement at Corner Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 3

A report was made is the [?] Shire Council yesterday [?] by the [?]…

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Famous Bridge Now Holding Its Jubilee Glutton for Paint

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 2

The Forth Bridge, which celebrates, its 50th anniversary this year, is a glutron fro paint. Forty-five painters are regularly…

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Petrol Thefts Motor Owners Warned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 8

The necessity for motor owners to guard against the “milking” of their [?] by thieves is arrested by the chief engineer of the N.R.M.A. (Mr…

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Native Flora Reserve on Bulahdelah to Taree Road

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 4

In a letter to Stroud Shire Council meeting the Under-Secretary for Lands advised that the daviations on Bulahdelah Ture main road would…

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Four Hurt Car and Tram Collide SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 3

When a cur collided with a tram at the incresection of Palmer and Stanley-street, City, four people were injured…

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Motor Imports Banned for Nine Months Government's Decision

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 1

During the nine months commencing September 1 no motor car chassis will be imported into the Commonwealth from any country…

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Motor Registrations Drop

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 2

Registrations of new cars and commercial vehicles dropped almost 50 per cent, during June, compared with May, according to latest figures…

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Road Matters

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

A letter signed by 10 users of horse-drawn vehicles complained of the smooth surface of the bitumen on the main street of the town, which…

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Native Flora Reserve Bullahdelah-taree Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

In a letter to Stroud Shire Council meeting on Friday, the Undersecretary for Lands advised that the deviations en Bullahdelah-Taree main…

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Over £9000. Aberdeen Railway Earnings for July

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

Although the railway earnings at the Aberdeen station last year reached the record high figure of £63,400, officials predict that the total for this year…

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Boy’s Escape Struck by Motor Cycle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

When he was knocked down by a motor cycle in High-street. West Maitland, late yesterday afternoon, K. Carrutheres, 12, of High-street,…

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£1621 VERDICT Tram Driver’s Death SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 3

In the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Maxwell [?] road the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tr[?]ways ender the…

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Britain's Electric Motor Fleet Will Save 6,000,000 Gallons of Petrol a Year

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 1

Six million gallons of petrol will be saved in Britain next year by the fleet of electric vehicles which will then be operating…

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Drove Motor Car Negligently Fined £3 After Fatal Smash

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 1

Edward Gollege, of Cessnock, was fined £3, with 8/- costs, in the Cessnock Police Court on Monday, for having driven a motor car…

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Swinging on the Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 4

At Tuesday’s meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council, Cr. W. J. Leake complained of horseplay on the part of youths at Greaford, where often a…

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Bishop’s Bridge Parents and Citizens Record Membership Bishop’s Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 3

At a meeting of the Bishop’s Bridge [?] [?] [?]…

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Road Toll High Death Rate In Country Safety Appeal (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 10

Although there was an improvement of 10.9 per in the road accidents in country towns and rural areas of the State during…

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