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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 92

Road Fatality Swerved Car To Avoid Horse Coroner’s Finding Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death from injuries received in a motorcar smash was returned by the district Coroner, Mr. J. T…

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Motor Registrations

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 4

The total number of registrations, excluding renewals of motor-vehicles in the week ended, May 16, according to figures supplied by the…

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Motor Coach Popular in America

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 6

A feature of the travel in U.S.A. is the increasing popularity of going places by motor coach, which provides speedy and…

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Time Ripe for Reduction of Motor Fees Effect of Petrol Rationing

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 6

The State Governments, which collectively have annually been receiving more than £7,000,000 from the Australian owners of…

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Motorists' Lucky Escape

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 2

Three Singleton residents, Messrs Vince Murphy, John O'Halloran and W. P. Hall, had a lucky escape from injury 'when the Chev…

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Road Accidents Pile Up Again

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

Seven persons are known to have been killed and scores injured in road accidents in New South Wales during last Week-end.," These are only…

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Accidental Death Bullahdelah Road Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death from injuries received in a motor car smash was returned by the District Coroner, Mr. J. T. Williams, following his…

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Germans Still Hold Malemi Aerodrome Fierce Hand-to-hand Fighting in Crete. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2

Military circles in Berlin admit that the bitterest fighting of the war is now taking place in Crete, where hand-to-hand combats are…

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German Footing in Crete In Command Of Aerodrome (Daly War Commentary, issued by the Commonwealth Dept. of Information)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

Heavy fighting is still going on in Crete, and although the Germans have made little progress beyond Malem[?] it is clear they…

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More Railway Excursions in June

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has approved a general series of excursion trains which will be run in the second week…

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Railway Excursions for June

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2

In addition to the excursion tickets issued every weekend for travel between any two stations within the tourist area, there will be an…

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Are Country Motorists Reckless?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

Although there were only 2118 accidents in country towns and rural areas last year against 8188 in the County of Cumberland, persons killed…

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Killed in Motor Accident Auckland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

After Mervyn Kelly, 30, had passed a medical examination for service in the Expeditionary Force, his motor car crashed over a bank…

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Did Not Report Motor Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 5

Athol Ray Nowland, of Newcastle, failed to appear at West Maitland Court to-day to answer two charges of negligent driving, and failing to…

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Motor Collision Case At West Maitland Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 5

Arising out of a collision between two cars at the junction of High and Parallel-streets, West Maitland, on March 23, Douglas Daley, of…

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Dirty Railway Carriages

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 4

Sir,—For a long while I have heard complaints by travellers on the railway way between West Maitland and Newcastle of the dirty condition of…

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Bias Alleged Culvert On Aerodrome Road. CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 5

The Department of Works and Local Government informed Cessnock Municipal Council last nigh that a culvert on the road to the aerodrome…

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Swansea Bridge To Be Built Next Year NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 4

A conference of interested hobbies held at the City Hall last night, decided to ask that the building of the Swansea bridge be undertaken at…

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