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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

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War Neurosis Cause of Some Road Accidents Official View (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wale )

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 2

When the [?] road accident [?] are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New…

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Fewer Deaths Newcastle Coroner’s Report Road Accidents Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 2

Few road accident fatalities were reported to the Newcastle Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chlplin) in 1940 than in the previous year…

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U.S. on Road to War’ Aid to Britain Criticised Senator’s Broadcast(a.a.p. Service) WASHINGTON, Dee. 31

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 4

“If we lend or lease war materials to-day, we wll lend or lease American boys to-morrow,” declared Senator Burton K…

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Two Injured Car and Motor Cycle Collide Em Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

A man and a woman, who were riding a motor cycle, were injured this morning when they crashed into a car a it attempted to turn into…

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Road Toll in South Australia

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 7

In traffic accidents in South Australia in 1940 109 people were killed and 489 were admitted to hospital, compared with 106 killed and 558…

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Child Victims Road Toll In England

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 6

Recent investigation by the National “Safety First” Association says the London “Times,” shows that more very young children, especially…

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Glendon Bridge Destroyed by Backed-up Timber Others Damaged Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

Patrick’s Plains Shire Council has the task of paying a further £500 for a bridge which no longer extra. This amount has yet to…

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Man Injured Motor Cycle and Car Collide

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

Arthur Schumacher, 20, of Odd-street, West Maitland, was injured about mid-day today when he collided with a motor car while riding…

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Three Injured Motor Mishap at Googee SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 7

When a motor car swerved off the road at the intersection of Mount-street and Division-street, Coogee, the three occupants were injured…

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Car-tram Smash Three Women Injured SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 4

A collision between a motor car and a tram at Marrickville resulted in three women being injured. Mrs. Josephine O’Brien, 60, Long…

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Wedding Ashford—bridge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

A very pretty wedding was solemnised by the Rev. H. Hampden-Hobart, Th. Schol., at St. Alban's Church of England on Saturday week, on the…

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Glendon Bridge Destroyed and Other Bridges Damaged

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

The rise in the Hunter River during the week, which brought along with it a great quantity of timber, has been responsible for the…

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"Waterloo Bridge" the Most Remarkable Romance Since "Smilin' Through."

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 5

Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor form the outstanding romantic team in "Waterloo Bridge," their new starring film screening at the Strand on…

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Charred Corpse on the Road a Woman's Discovery. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

Shortly after midnight a woman, who was driving a car along the highway at Wantirna, saw a car on fire, and on investigating discovered…

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Railway Luggage and Parcels Up-to-date Method of Handling

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 3

A tremendous quantity of luggage, mails and parcels traffic is handed both inwards and outwards at Sydney Station, and the whole of this…

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Damage to Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 2

In a letter to Port Stephens Shire, Mr, D. Walkins M.H.R. advised that he had brought under the [?] of the Minister concerned the damage…

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The Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 4

SUMMING THINGS UP. Few people are sufficiently information to be able to from a correct estimate as to how we stand in…

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Hexham Bridge “An Urgent Matter”

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 4

At a meeting of Port Stephens Shire Council, yesterday, Cr. Meredith inquired if anything more had been heard about the construction of the…

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Shire Protest [?] Ash Road In Swamps Water Board Work

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 4

Port Stephens Shire Council yesterday discussed the new Raymond Terrace Salt Ash road. The President, Cr. G. J…

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Motorist Fined Collided With Push Cyclist NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 2

In the afternoon [?] November 14. Richard Allen Bellis, of Kahibah, rode a motor cycle on the Maitland-road. islington, Near the Beaumont-street…

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