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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 92

Milked Cow WHItE Train Waited

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 5

A correspondent to the Wauchope "Gazette" tells thin one: A passenger by the North Coast mail reports an amusing Incident near John's…

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Local and General Bunyah-upper Myall, Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. L. O. Martin, Minister for Works and Local Government: "Referring to…

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Bowls. L. Cox and H. A. Bridge's Dual Success. A. Peachey and E. W. Shaw Also Win

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 5

L. Cox and H. A. Bridge registered a double success in the "B" grade "Cock o' the Walk" fixture on Saturday afternoon. They won their first…

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Railway War Fund. Muswellbrook Co-Operation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 1

Members of the Muswellbrook railway staffs will co-operate in the State-wide "Queen of the Bailways" competition, and nominate…

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British Bombers Attack Military Targets Objectives in Bulgaria and Hungary. Considerable Damage to Railway Assembly Yards. (A.A.P. Message.) LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

British bombers to-day launched a violent attack upon railway assembly yards and other German military objectives in Sofia. A considerable amount of damage was done and large fires started…

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Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Storage appears to be one of the main problems affecting Australia's petrol and oil supplies, and exhaustive enquiries by the Royal Automobile…

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Motor Cyclist Offends

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 5

On each of two Charges of Tiding motor cycle Without a light and without a [?] in High-street, West Maitland, on February 7, Keith…

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Charge Against Motorist

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Two cases of daugereous driving were listed before Mr, J. G. Johnstone P.M. at West Maitland Court to-day There being no evidence to offer,…

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Three Charges Motor Cyclist Fined

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Three charges were preferred against Donald Pratt, of William-street, Homeville, at West Maitland Court to-day. He falled to appear,…

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E. M. COUNCIL Train For Munition Workers Conference In The Air

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 7

A conference of district councils was imminent in connection with claims by munitions works's for an additional train on…

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Walked on Road Two Men Fined At Kurri Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 7

Two men were proceeded against at Kurrl Kurrl Court by Kearsley Shire Council for not walking on the footpath in Victoria-street, Kurri…

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New Award Railway Electricians

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 5

In a reserved decision the Chairman of the Hallway Reference Board (Mr. V. G. Hall) recommended a new award for 1350 railway elections…

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MUSWELLBROOK Railway War Fund Effort Queen Competition Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 5

To augment the, fund of the Rollways War Fund effort, the co-operation of districts in the State is to be obtained in the…

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Rail Chief in the South Big Railway Works

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, on his return to Sydney from an inspection of the railway system in the…

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Swansea Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. Newcastle Council last night decided to again ask Lake Macquarie Shire Council to call a conference [?]o…

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Old Northern Road

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. reports that the following conditions may be expected on the old Northern Road from Sydney to Singleton via Wiseman's Ferry…

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Death-free Easter on Country Roads. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 7

It is a sad commentator on our vaunted civilisation that whenever holidays occur they are marked by accidents, involving death, sorrow…

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Walking into Trouble. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

Pedestrians had the worst road accident record of all groups of road users last year. They still hold the same unenviable position this year…

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Victim of Hit-run Motorist? Local Resident Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 5

Mr. George Estwick was found lying oh the roadway in Sydneystreet shortly, after 6 p.m. yesterday, with his bicycle nearby. It is…

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New South Wales Railways. Graziers' Appreciation of Services Rendered

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

It is hard to please everybody, as the railways find in their big job of transporting something like 180 million passengers and 17 million tons…

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