Women Cle aners on London's Railways
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 1
Releasing numbers of men for the fighting services, young women are now at work in the railway cleaning sheds of the London Passenger Transport Board. Their ages range from 21-35 and most of them have husbands in the Forces. The day's work about to commence at one of the London Railway depots. -Department of Information Photo…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 5
Tarro Shire Council was advised to-day by the divisional engineer Mr. C. W. Hawley, that approval had been given for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fewer Larson the Road Sydney
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 2
The Station secretary of the Service Station Association, Mr. C. A. Gregory, forecast a drop of 100,000 in motor car registrations in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lake Road Conference To Be Held CESSNOCK
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 5
Cessnock Municipal Council will do everything in its power to have the Lake road completed. At a meeting of council last night…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 2
The Chungking correspondent of the “New York Times” says: “The potential capacity of the Burma. Road is far in excess of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patriotic Work Stroud Road School Pupils
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1941 · page 5
Good work has been going on for some time, among the pupils of Stroud Road Public School. The Junior Red Cross Circle, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Appeal to Parents Dangers Of The Road
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1941 · page 4
(Issued by the Road Safety Council (of New South Wales.) The school holidays are upon us and thousands of children are…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1941 · page 5
This morning a wool train of 85 waggons arrived as Newcastle—the largest quantity that has arrived in one l[?]d at the port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road at Putty Residents Petition Council SINGLETON
Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 2
Putty is cooperatively large with a small population but the res[?]dents there have very, de[?]nite and d[?]versi[?] op[?]tions as to whether the Patrick’s Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Works May Be Reduced Matters Considered by Patrick Plains Shire
Singleton Argus · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 4
The Department of Main Roads wrote to yesterday's meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council stating that work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parents Must Protect Children. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 7
The school holidays are upon us and thousands of children are now free to crowd the streets and roam as far as their parents will let…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sandy Hollow Railway. Federal Government's View. "Work Should Be Completed As Soon As Possible."
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 5
In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. S. D. Dickson (Temora) drew the Premier's attention to a report that the lack of loan funds would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Tennis Club
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 3
Keen interest is being shown by railway people in the recently-formed Railway Tennis Club, which promises to be one of the strongest in the…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 5
When he appeared at Branxton Polics Court Renry Thomas Johnson, of Evanstreet. Grela, was fined 10/ with 5/6 costs for having Hdden a mo[?] cycle…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 2
In the Court at Singleton yesterday Harry O’Brlen, of Dunolly, [?] fined to pay the licence fec for a motor ven[?]les within the prescribed time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kick Up a Row Tramway Men Want Leave Concessions SYDNEY
Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 1
The Premier. Mr. McKell, anno[?]ced to-day that the decision of the State Government to provide extended holiday and long service leave…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Heavily Fined. Illegal Use of Motor Bike
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 5
At Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday. Private Ronald Joseph Smith of Greta Milliary Camp, was fined £1 for having driven a motor-cycle…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 6
Good progress is being made with the reconstruction of the main-road between Kingswood and Windsor, reports the N.R.M.A. At present road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Changing at Waratah Newcastle
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 3
The Council of the Chamber of Commerce at its meeting was informed that the Department of Railways had d[?]lded that commencing next month…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 6
When construction [?]ck between Kul[?]ra, and Bucketty is completed a new road to the north, 30-miles shorter than ex[?]ing roads, will be…
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