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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 98

Road Safety Council Cessnock's Rapidly Increasing Membership

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 1

Cessnock is making a useful contribution to the road safety campaign. There are now 1189 members of the Road Safety Council in…

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THE R.A.A.F. Blue Train to Visit Singleton (Notes by "Contact") Oh, Amy!

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 1

My recent confession regarding the glorious mess I made of the Amy Johnson broadcast has resulted in several people gleefully recalling a…

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RACING Sidelights. Tramway May Go to Denis Is in Great Form Again. Early Bird and Radical Sure to Run Well

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

There are many horses with a chance in the Tramway Handicap, run over seven furlongs, at Randwick to-morrow…

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Ex-a.i.f. Men and "N" Numbers Group Leave and Railway Warrants Wanted

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

It was agreed at the meeting of Singleton sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I. League on Wednesday night to ask League…

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The Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 4

GERALD COULD L[?] of road [?] will [?] in there [?] of [?] could [?] past. They will enjoy the…

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Shire Roads Port Stephens Area Council Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 6

The [?] Cr. [?] [?] to t [?] f the Part [?] Council, said [?] [?]…

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Finished Soon Alice Springs To Birdum Road DARWIN

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 8

The strategic north-south all wealther highway linking Alice Springs and Birdum will be completed before Christmas, said Major O. F. Dixon, of…

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Driver Killed Tram Through Dead End SYDNEY, Saturday

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 8

George [?] 60, of East Parade. Sutherland, driver of a coal train, was killed when the train, out of control. crashed through a dead-end and…

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Value of Motor Transport Evacuation of Sheep in England

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 6

The evacuation of sheep front the coastal areas of England has provided a clear-cut demonstration of the value of motor transport for…

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Longer Hours in Railway Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 3

The [?] for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigun) has directed that from Monday hours in administrative officer of the department will be…

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Hexham Bridge Necessary For Defence Building Urged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 4

In writing of the action takes by the Raymond Terrace branch of the Primary Producers’ Union urging the construction of a…

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Air Force Train Welcomed at Goulburn GOULBURN

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 3

As soon as the blue R.A.A.F. resulting train arrived here—its first stopping place—on Saturday, number of young men prescuted…

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Two Seriously Injured Motor Cycle and Car Collided NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 5

Two people was seriously injured when a motor cycle and a lorry collided at the intersection of Bull and Daweon-street, Cook’s hill, to-day…

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Upper Monkerai Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 3

Cr. Turner mentioned that Mr. A. C. Brown was spending some £300 in making a road to Hancock'3 at Upper Monkerai, and the work involved…

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Truck Driver's Bad Luck (Issued by Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 7

Many drivers of motor vehicles are involved in numerous accidents. Here for instance, is the sorry record of one man…

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Risks That Cause Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 6

I suppose there aren't many motorists who have riot had the experience of either bumping into the rear of another car or of being bumped on…

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Line All Clear. Liddell Railway Smash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 3

Good work was carried out by the railway breakdown gang under the supervision of Mr. A. Chaplain in getting the line clear after the…

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Railway Accident at Gloucester Station

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 2

Whilst seeing off a brother leaving by the Kempsey mail on Saturday night for camp in tine A.I.F., Mr. Ben Fordham met with a shocking…

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Traffic in Motor Drivers’ Licences Problem for U.s.a. Authorities

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 5

Any country with over [?] million motor [?] in women[?] naturally must expert [?] to [?]—problems which [?] almost [?] in…

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Skull Fractured Injured In Motor Accident NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 3

Two young men were injured when a motor cycle they were riding and a motor lorry collided near the [?] Violet Town turn-off last night…

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