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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

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Bridge Wreckage May Be Salvaged

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

A representative of a Newcastle bridge construction firm was in Singleton to-day on an inspection of the wreckage of the Maison Dieu, Long…

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£3500 Storm Damage to Shire Roads

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

The Engineer, Mr. B. G. Millard, at yesterday's meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, reported that his estimate of the cost of the…

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LOW [?] in Road Accidents. issued by the Road Safety Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Of New South Wales There was fewer father road accidents in New South wales during the south of December than there were…

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Use of Bridge Low Level Crossing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 8

Residents of the locality are being allowed to use the Bowman’s Crossing bridge on the Hunter River. It is the only low level bridge in the…

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Low Level in Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

State Figures For December (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South. Wales);…

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Dalwood Bridge Swept Away Two Others Threatened

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

Dalweod Bridge, 15 miles from Maitland, has been wrecked, and two other important low-level bridges across the Hunter River…

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Low Level in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year holidays…

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Run Over by Coal Train Fatality at Hebburn Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

William Dollan , 40 , of Eiford [?] Wotton, was run over by [?] at Hebburn no. ?] about s [?] to-day…

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Road "C." Objection to Mr. Hunting. Ton's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 6

Further to the much-debated roads, linking the Coulson's Creek and Middle Creek valleys, letters were read from the secretary of Bettington…

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SPORT & Sportsmen in the Sportlight of the Week. Greyhound Racing: S. R. Hatton, G. Baskett, H. Goodwin, N. Simpson, Mrs. H. A. Bridge. GOLF: R. E. McClintock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

Holidays and rain put an end to all sport but greyhound racing and golf, and though the rain so badly needed prevented most followers from playing…

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Railway Washaways. Smart Work by Repair Gangs. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

The Railway Department announces that parcels at the rate of 30 tons per day are being carried by Department lorries over the five mile break in the…

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The Motorists' Corner. "Carbon" Goes Bush

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 8

Well, to the intense surprise of everybody, including illustrious self, I am back in comparative civilisation, more or less intact. Sundry people are…

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COAL. Railways Huge Consumption

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 8

The New South Wales railways spend annually on materials about £6,000,000. Approximately 90 per cent, of this amount is spent…

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Express Trains Delayed Washaways on Railways. People Stranded. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 3

As the result of washaways by floods in various parts of the State, especially on the western and north-western railway…

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Railway’s Huge Consumption of Goal £6,000,000 a Year on Materials

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 6

The New South Wales Railways spend annually on materials about £6,000,000. Approximately 90 per cent, of this amount is…

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Beer Boycott Men at Railway Workshops SYDNEY Friday

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 5

The secretary of the Central Council of tho Railway Workshop Committees, Mr. Alan Wilson said to-day that the Labour Council’s endorsement…

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Questions on Motor Traffic Law New Test for Applicants

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 6

Applicants for a motor driver's or rider's licence will be required, in future, to answer 12 questions on motor traffic law before being granted a…

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The Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 4

THE COUPON SYSTEM.—An aged friend of mine, business man of the old school, made an attack the other day on the…

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SYDNEY-MUDGEE Condition of Roads

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 6

Reporting on the main load from Sydney to Mudgee N.R.M.A. Touring Department states that splendid paved surface extends across the…

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Road Lessons Safety for the Family

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 6

If the road safety lessons being instilled in school children are to bear fruit, parents will have to take a great interest in the subject, and…

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