Severe Blow to the Motor Industries Repercussions of Proposed Rationing plan
Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 2
The announcement of the service petrol [?] scheme which [?] publicised has been received by a large section of the community of motor owner in Australian who for many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milkman Killed Car and Motor Cycle Collide GOULBURN, Monday
Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 3
Harold Williams 23 milkman of Gundry was killed and Dories Travis about 20 was critically injured when a collaion occurred between a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Paterson Railway Bridge Tragedy Paterson
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 5
The Gresford Coroner (Mr. A. R Browal opened an in[?] this [?] [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge at Hexham
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 4
The Department of Main Roads wrote that owing to war demands on finances money was not available for the construction of the oridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burma Road "China's Lifeline."
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 6
Straggling through a little-known section of Asin. high in the mountains, deep in the gorges. runs the Burma Rood, subject of diplomatic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Review of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S. Wales)
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 6
Traffic accidents are up again! The Road Safety Council had the distasteful task of making this announcement a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed Instantly Struck By Goods Train KALGOORLIE
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 1
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thompson, 81, was killed insuta[?] when she was struck by a goods train at kambalile last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Prodigies (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 8
Complaint has been made to several branches of the Road Safety Council, and especially to Cessnock Branch, that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →100 Per Cent. Pass. Muswellbrook Railway Ambulance Corps. Instructor's Fine Record
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 6
The Muswellbrook Railway Ambulance Corps gained a 100 percentwnt. pass In the annual examinations held recently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Water Supply for Aerodrome
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 4
The chief engineer, reported to the Hunter Water Board estimates of cost for the provision of water supply and sewerage facilities at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer’s Death Killed By Train
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 5
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Gresford district Corner (Mr. A. R. Brown) who held an inquest at Paterson Courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Night Train Maitland Passengers Request Refused
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 4
A letter road of the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night from the Secretary for railways to reply to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of Mr Spooner to Singleton Sees Aerodrome Site, Howe Park, and River Bed
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2
The former Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr E. S. Spooner, endorsed U.A.P. candidate for Robertson in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Devil’s Elbow” Road to be Repaired
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2
The engineer. Mr. W. H. Lindsay. reported lo Tarro Shire Council to-day that the condition of the Thornton [?] road at what is known as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blue Gum Road Report to Tarro Shire Council
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 5
At Tarro Shire Council to-day Cr. T. McCarthy reported on a conference of council’s held in the Town Hall West Maitland recently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Injured Motor Car and Waggon Collide Flood of Tar
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →‘Railways and Shires to Blame’ Prevalence Of Rabbits
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 4
Commenting upon the prevalence of rabbits at the Maitland P.P. Board meeting to-day far R. W. [?] declared that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MUSEWLLBROOK Railway Ambulance Annual Exam
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 6
MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday At the annual examination held in conjurction with the Railway Ambulance Corps,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£1676 DAMAGES Injured In Motor Accident
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 5
Alan Charles Rogden was awarded £1301/5/ and John Oliya £375 by a jury in the Supreme Court Sydney in their joint action against Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Safety Truck Driver’s Bad Luck a Sorry Record (Issued by Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 6
Many drivers of motor vehicles are involved in numerous accidents Here for Instance is the Worry record of one man: A…
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