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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

1,225 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 62

No Tail Lights on Motors

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.—Fourteen motor drivers pleaded guilty at Cessnock Court to-day to charges of having no tail light…

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Y.M.C.A. Motor Van

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Tuesday—After two years’ service with, the AIF abroad the Y.M.C.A. motor van “Dinkum” has returned to…

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Oakhampton Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.—The Oakhampton road, from, West Maitland boundary to the Oakbampton Hall, will be…

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Proposed Rate for Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday. — Kearsley; Shire Council had before it last night an invitation from Gosforth Progress…

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Train Smash Sequel Manslaughter Charges

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 5

NEW YORK April 28,-Five Persons are now known to be dead and 400 injured in the collision between two trains in the…

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Tarro Shire Roads Engineer’s Report

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

The shire engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported as, follows to today’s meeting of Tarro Shire Council:…

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Appropriation of Kearsley Road Plant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK . Wednesday. — Kearsley Shire Council will [?] the Federal Government to exempt the council from…

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No Tail Lights Motorists Fined

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 1

NEWCASTLE. Wednesday.— The practice of motorists leaving their, cars parked at night in city and suburban streets…

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Railways Feeling Tea Shortage

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 2

Owing to the shortage of tea, the Commissioner of Railways (Mr Hartigan) has announced that from the end of this month his department…

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Train Services Cut

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Thurs—Week-end Gains, to tourist districts which have been cut out during the past few week will again he…

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Amended Railway Timetable In Operation from

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 2

Many drastic cuts, have [?] made in the new railway tin[?] table which comes into operation Sunday next, May 8…

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Train Service Alterations

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

As from Sunday next, May 3, the 3.30 p.m. mail, Sydney to Moree, will run only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and…

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Curtailment of Train Services

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

The following are the alterations to the passenger train time-table, which will come into operation as from Sunday next:…

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Old Man Killed by Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 5

Deafness probably led to the death of Thomas James Milton, aged 82, of Railway Street, Woy Woy, on the railway line south of Woy Woy on…

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Deviation of Road Near Elrington

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 6

At the Kearsley Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) reported that the B.H.P. Collieries Pty. Ltd. had…

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The Man Who Opened the Harbor Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 3

A sensation was caused a few years ago when Mr. J. T. Lang was requested to open the Harbor Bridge. On this occasion one man became…

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Bridge Over Spring Creek. What Mr. Craig Said

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 4

Mr. W. S. Woodside, who met the Shire Council at its last meeting in regard to the proposed bridge over Spring Creek on the Idaville road, has…

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U.s. Air General and War Correspondent Killed Result of Aeroplane Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

As a result of an aeroplane accident, Brigadier-General Harold H. George, of the United States Air Corps, and Melville Jacoby,…

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News From the Macleay Will Interest Stroud Road Flok

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 3

Staying with Mr and Mrs Clifton K. Bowden of Aldavilla, Macleay River, is Sapper George King, on 15 days leave from Darwin. George has…

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Reduced Train Service As It Affects Singleton Cuts in North-west Mail and Tamworth Passenger

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 5

Singleton will not be unduly inconvenienced by the arrangemerits in connection with the reduced train service as from…

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