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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

1,225 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 62

Train Discontinued Newcastle To Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 2

Advice has been received from the railway authorities that from to-day. the 9.30 a.m. train from Sydney to Newcastle, and the…

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Bridge at Glenden Stock Board’s View

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON Wednesday—At yesterday’s meeting of the Pastures Protection Board, the directors were unanimous in the…

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£5565 For Tarro Shire Road Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 3

The Department of Main Roads advised Tarro Shire Council at its meeting to-day that councils proposals for the maintenance…

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Lower Motor Fees Bill Introduced

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday. — An overall reduction of 20 per cent, to motorists on registration and other fees was announced in a…

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Garbage Service Motors Increase Cost By £513

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday..— When the motion Adoption of a mayoral minute at Cessnock Council last nigh recommed…

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Motor Fees Reduced

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE Wednesday. — The Victorian Cabinet has decided to reduce motor registration fees by 25 per cent., to…

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Railway Waggons Increased Demurrage Rate

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 2

The demand for railway goods waggons has become so great that it is only by obtaining [?] maximum use from each [?]…

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20 Per Cent. Reduction to Motorists Not Retrospective Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 3

An overall reduction of 20 per cent, to motorsts on registration and other fees was announced in a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to-day by the…

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The Hard Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 2

THERE are lessons to be learned from Britain’s new “austerity” Budget introduced in the House of Commons…

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Woman’s Fall From Harbour Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday—A woman to-day fell from the Harbour Bridge roadway. The woman, who is believed to be Lilian Hade…

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Road Signs To Be Re-erected

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 3

In a letter to Tarro Shire Council the Department of Main Roads asked the Council to arrange for the “cross-road,”…

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To-day’s Leaders: The Hard Road Offensive Defence Armament Firms “Holding Hands with Hitler”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON April 15. — “While the Senate and the House were damning Hitler and calling down the wrath of the…

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Ceylon’s Railway

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

NEW DELHI April 15.—The railway system In Ceylon has been taken over by the military authorities, Organisation of railway…

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Fees to be Reduced Motor Registrations

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Thursday.—The Minister for Transport (Mr. O’Sullivan, introducing a bill in the Legislative Assembly. said that the reduction…

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Pumping Station Motor

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 4

The Hunter District Water Board has decided that the stand by motor at the Sandgater boosting station be released for…

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Runaway Motor Cars Early Morning Incidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thursday-Four motor cars parked and unattended, on the hill, Newcastle, broke away in the early hours of this…

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Aerodrome Site

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 2

Pilot-Officer Jamieson visited Dungog on Tuesday searching for an aerodrome site. It is hard to believe, but there is not a suitable site in the…

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Bunyah Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 1

The matter of constructing a high-level bridge over Bunyah Creek again came before Manning Shire Council on Monday, Cr. H. E. Milligan…

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Train Discontinued

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 2

Advice has been received from the railway authorities that from to-day, the 9.30 a.m. train from Sydney to Newcastle, and the 10.50 a.m…

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Dungog-Gresford Road

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 3

The article in our previous issue regarding the proposed road link between Dungog and Gresford has raised considerable interest. Cr. J. B…

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