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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 92

Road Toll Decrease In Fatal Accidents SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 1

According to figured just releas[?]ed, road accidents increased by more than 4 per cent in the metropolitan area in the first four months of the…

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Road Accidents in the State What Figures for Four Months Reveal. Sydney, Wednesday

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 2

Figures just released reveal that road accidents increased by more than 4 per cent, in the metropolitan area in the first four months of the…

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Baby Show Queen Of Railways Competition MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 2

The candidature of Miss Lurline Hutchison, the Muswellbrook district candidate in the Queen of the Railways war fund was further helped as…

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Drop in Motor Registrations Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 1

The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale said to-day that only 2.2 per cent of motor vehicles registered last year were not registered…

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Appeals Dismissed Dangerous Driving Of Motor Car NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 1

Judge Nield to-day dismissed the appeal of Dr. John Lake Boorman of Cessnock who had been convicted in Newcastle Police Court on a charge…

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Boom in Railway Traffic Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 7

Passenger traffic between Sydney and Albury has increased 40 per c[?]nt. in 12 months requiring five express trains daily instead of three From…

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No Solace for Motorists "Must Put Up with It."

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 2

"As far as we are concerned, Australian motorists are cut down to 12,000,000 gallons of petrol a month, and they will just have to put up…

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Registration of Motor Cars Big Drop Expected At End of Next Quarter. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 2

The Comissioner for Road Transport (Mr Neale) said to-day that only 2.2 per cent of motor vehicles registered in New; South Wales last…

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The Forest Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 4

This important link between the Pacific Highway and the Northern Highway has hopes of being put into good order within the next 12 months, if the supply of…

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Train for Munition Workers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 4

The Chief Traffic Manager (Mr. A. G. Denniss) has informed the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. N. Baddeley) that the Railway Department was…

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Killed by Train Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 6

Stanley Porter, 44, of Milton-street Ashfield, a train examiner, was crossing a railway line at Central Station when he was struck by an electric…

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Faults That Are Common Road Safety Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 4

Since Petrol rationing has been in force the Road Safety Council has been conducting investigations gallons into the behaviour of…

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Navy Men in Train Smash (A.a.p. Service) LONDON, June 2

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 6

Five persons were killed and five others injured in a collision between the Plymouth express and a goods train at Slough. Most of the…

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Distraction a Big Cause of Smashes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 4

Most of us can remember the time when motorists involved in an accident lost their tempers and heatedly accused each other of being the offender. Today it…

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Defence Forces Travelling On The Railways Concession Fares

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways. Mr. T. J. .Hartigan, referring to travelling concessions for the Defence Forces, said there appeared to be…

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Air Force Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

Do not forgot the Air Force train at Dungog station on Saturday and Sunday next. This is the opportunity for every young man who is…

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Deaths in British Train Collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 6

Five people were killed and 23 were injured when a Plymouth express and a goods train collided at Slough (near Windsor) on…

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Port Stephens Defence Roads Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 8

The number of men employed on all defence roads in the Port-Stephens area was 800, said the Minister for External Territories (Mr…

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Muswellbrook Wants Sunday Afternoon Train Council's Request to Railway Commissioners. "Changed Conditions Call for New Service."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 7

A good case in support of the claim for the extension of the Sunday afternoon train service from Muswellbrook was made out at Wednesday's meeting of the council, when it was pointed out that the train would be used by soldiers home on week-end leave, and also by the…

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"Chaotic Conditions on Train!" Cr. Burns' Complaint

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 7

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, Cr. A. Burns voiced a complaint concerning conditions which, he…

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