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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 92

Motor Cases inefficient Brakes CESSNOCK. Monday. •

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 1

Several motorists appeared at the Cesnock police court today to answer charges under the Traffic Act…

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Bus and Motor Car Collide Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 7

About midnight on Saturday 2 collision occurred between a bus owned by Mr. Harry Shelton, and driven by Mr. Ernie Brown, and driven by…

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Rest Room for Soldiers Request To Railway Department

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 4

The Minister for the Army, Mr. P. C. Spender, has written to Mr. Rowley James, M.H.R., who had made representations for the…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 3

John Radford, 29, of Connell’s Point-road, Hurstville, died in St, George’s Hospital, after his skull had been fractured in a collision between…

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Railway Guards Threat of Strike SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 1

A conference of railway guards, to be held in Sydney next Sunday, will consider the question of declaring a regulation strike as a protest against…

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Motorists Fined Exceeded The Speed Limit NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 1

For exceeding the speed limit with a motor truck on King-street, Newcastle, on May 17, Charles G. Denley, of Toronto, was fined £2/5/, with 3…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 2

Singleton Chamber of Commerce decided last night to make representations to the District Railway Superintendent (Mr Evans) with a view…

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A War Train

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Abbott, M. H. R. and a member of the Commonwealth Man Power Commitee has made two suggestions aimed at affording country districts an…

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Saving in Road Construction Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 5

Greater Newcastle Council was informed last night that the use of a modified type of construction on a number of roads under the £172,000…

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Luftwaffe Hammers at Russian Railways Big Surprises Promised Fanatical of Soviet Bravery Troops(australian Associated Press)london, June 25

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 1

Russian and German armies continue to battle along the front, but no proof of a decisive German front has been evident at any point. Berlin propagandists are…

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Four Offences Motorist Fined , NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 1

On March 22. William John Me Killop Davies of Charlestown, drove a motor cycle at 48 miles on Lambton road Broadmeadow…

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Petrol Cut Effect on Railway Works SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 1

The secretary of the Construction branch of the A.W.L., Mr. McNamara Said to-day that the petrol restrictions were likely to retard the construction…

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Fell on Railway Line Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 7

A miner was injured while making his way to the colliery to commerce work this morning. Suffering probable fractured ribs on the left side…

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Railway Traffic Changes To Be Made Official Advice

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, has been advised by Mr. A. G. Denniss, Chief Traffic Manager of the Railway…

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Air Force Train Visiting Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

On the representation of the Dungog Volunteer Recruiting Committee, arrangements have been made for the Air Force Train to visit Dungog on…

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Raymond Terrace Road Work on Untarred Sections

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

The President ( Cr. L. F. Monkley ) reported to Tarro Shire Council that the Main Roads Board Commissioner (Mr Craig ),…

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Those Conceited Drivers. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 4

There is a type of young man, particularly in the country, who rushes off to dances in nearby villages and who has the habit of…

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Those Conceited Drivers. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

There is a type of young man, particularly in the country, who rushes off to dances in nearby villages and who has the habit of thinking…

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Sandy Hollow Railway Petrol Cut. Effect on Works

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 1

The secretary of the Construction branch of the A.W.U., Mr. McNamara, said yesterday that the petrol restrictions were likely to…

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More Railway Excursions in July

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 7

Country residents will have shortly another opportunity for travel at reduced fares, the 'Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan,…

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