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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

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

Twenty Killed In Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1942 · page 3

MONTREAL Dec 28— Twenty were killed and 125 injured when a Canadian pacific troop train crashed…

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28 Injured When Trams Collide

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday—Twenty eight persons suffered from seven oats, lacetions and contusions when ;a Chatswood-bound…

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Coat Shirts for Tram Men

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Tuesday —Tram and bus conductors could obtain-official permission quickly to remove their costs while on duty in hot…

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Fassifern Train Service

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1942 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways Mr. Hartigan, has decided to give a further one month’s trial to the arrangement for the…

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Americans Rushing To Cut Coast Road Serious New Threat to Axis Forces (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1942 · page 1

LONDON Dec. 30—High-speed American troops are rushing across South-eastern Tunisia in order to cut the coast road linking the armies of General Nehring and Field-Marshal Rommel, says Reuter’s correspondent in Algiers…

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