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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 51

Greta Cessnock Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 6

The President (Cr. Johnson)' and Cr. Blackwell have been appointed to the deputation which will wait on the Minister for the Army to request…

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£833 Grant For Melville Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

In a letter to Mr Geo Booth, MLA the Minister for Local Government (M McGirri has suggested a Government grant not…

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Rover Motors Bus Service. Conduct of Employees

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 1

The President of the Kearsley Shire submitted the following report to a Council meeting on Tuesday night:— "The Management of the Rover…

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Railway Revenue

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

Railway revenue for the month of February at the Aberdeen station is as follows: Goods traffic £3022, live stock £2582, passenger £355…

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New Secretary For Railways

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday —S. R. Nicholas was to-day appointed secretary for railway in place of late [?] W. H. Newman…

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Railway Revenue At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Friday—The rall revenue for the month of February at Singleton was as follows: 6633 tickets were faued, revenue…

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Prices of Used Motor Cars

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday.—The NRMA advises motorists that the regulation governing the prices of used motor vehicles fixes the…

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Gas For Motor - Transport

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 4

MDSWBLLBROOK Monday— Mr. V. D. Friend (gasworks manager) reported to the Municipal Council that gas used for motor…

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Two Railway Trucks Wrecked Soldier Killed-14 Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 4

One soldier was killed, 14 were injured, two railway trucks were wrecked, and five others badly damaged in a train accident near…

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Boundary Roads

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

A letter was received from the Upper Hunter Shire Council at last week's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, advising that it was…

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Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

A SOVIET HEORINE. Nothing one has read lately has stirred hit admiration more than the reading of the book…

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Motor Ambulance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

The meeting voted £5 towards the post of the motor ambulance which P.P. Boards annually donate, to the Military forces…

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Two Motor Cycles Stolen

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

Men Maitland police are investigating the theft of two motor cycles which have disappeared during the past few days. A…

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Information on Defence Matters Man Fined for Talking in Train

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 1

"Talk of this kind can cause enormous damage. The information was given in a crowded train, and 1 feel the offence…

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Motor Vehicles Collide

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Wednesday 1 — A car, driven by Mr. James Nichols, of Comierol. and a lorry, driven by Mr. Thomas Hobbs…

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Grant For Bridge Repairs

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 2

Morpeth Municipal Council, at its meeting on Monday evening last received an intimation through Mr. Howarth, MLA, to…

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Refused to Leave Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thurs.—Yesterday afternoon, Leslie Kevin Maloney (28), soldier, got into trouble on Newcastle railway…

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Shire Road Plant Released

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Friday — The Denman-Singleton Pastures Projection Board is to be informed that the shire engineer (Mr. O…

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Singleton District Shire Roads in a Bad Condition

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Friday.— Patrick Plains Shire Council is to make an undeavour to increase the staff and to get a flying [?]…

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