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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

1,225 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 62

Killed in Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Tues —Cyril Claude Pritzler, of York-street, Waverley, was killed in a motor accident at Richmond yesterday…

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Killed in Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Tuesday. — Cyril Claude Pritzler, of York-street. Waverley, was killed In a motor accident at Richmond. Police…

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Main Roads Programme

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

Tarro Shire Council’s engineer, Mr. W. R. Lindsay, spent most of this morning in the company of the Main Road Department’s…

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Warning to Road Walkers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday — A warning to people who walk on the roads is to be issued by Kearsley Shire Council. If the…

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Transport of Racehorses Railway Ban Modified

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE Wednesday—The Railway Commissioner has announced modification of the ban on the transport of racehorses,…

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Special Train Urged

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

It was decided at the annual meeting of the West Maitland Parents and Citizens’ Associations last night that an appeal be made…

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Motor Breaches

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—The Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan said to-day that 560 Sydney , motorists who failed to leave…

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Remove Road Signs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 3

Under National Security orders, gazetted on Friday night, all road and other signs which might afford assistance to the enemy in the event of an…

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Bridge Over the Hunter Hillsborough Request

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

A deputation representing the Hillsborough-Gosforth landowners, and on which was included the Maitland P.P. Board’s Stock…

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Termination of Construction Works on Main Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 5

The Department of Main Roads has requested that Kearsey Shire Council refrain from commencing new construction works on main and…

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Ambulance Train in Sydney Wounded From Darwin

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

Australia's first ambulance train reached Sydney yesterday, carrying 90 wounded men, representing the three fighting…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

At about 10 o'clock on Friday night last the dead body of a man was found in an overturned motor car on the roadside about one mile out from…

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Railway Ticket Sales Show Rise

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

There was a substantial in crease in the number of tickets issued at East Maitland railway station during last month,…

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Peeps Into the Past Items of Interest in Years Gone By 50 Years Ago (From issues of the "Argus" dated March 9 and 12, 1892) They Had Road Troubles 50 Years Ago

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 3

The attention of the District Roads Superintendent, or any other officer who may have authority to act in the matter, is drawn to the dangerous…

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Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 2

“LET US PRAY,” This is a solemn moment in, our history perhaps the most solemn moment have every experienced. It…

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Registration of Motor Cars

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 5

Many motorists are not aware that the most economical way of registering a car for a period of leas than 12 months is to take out…

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Booster Engine for Motor Trucks

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 5

[?] details are to [?] in regard to [?] by the American [?] Association with…

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Motor Registration

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday.—The Commissioner. of Road-Transport, Mr. Neale stated that on March 1 last 281,015 motor vehicles were…

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Injured In Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 6

NEWCASTLE Monday.—Two men on a motor-cycle were injured in a collision with, a the main road at Toranto while on their…

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Man’s Body on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday.—A man’s body was found on the railway [?] No. 3 tunnel at Newnes Junction. He is believed to Hove fallen from…

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