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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 51

Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 2

IT CANNOT PERISH[?] in [?] serious and critical times [?] it is natural to think of our [?] and the forces which operate…

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Killed in Fall From Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.—Fatal injuries were received by Mrs. Violet May Cole of Terang, Victoria, when she felt from a train…

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Alighted Wrong Side of Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 3

For having left a railway carriage on the wrong side, Keith Tackett; of Elgin-street, .; West Maitland. was [?]…

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Cost of Water For The Railways

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

MUS[?]VBROOK Monday.— At letter [?] Secretary for S[?] at the last meeting of the Muswellbrook…

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Railway Figures for March

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

Returns made available for publication this morning dealing with activity at Singleton railway station during March disclose that revenue…

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Road to Safety

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 2

Our early morning meal is most important. Although the farmer produced the raw materials, the factory, in most instances, made them…

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Struck by Train at Wingen. Denman Resident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 1

Ganger Patrick Moylan (37), single, of Denman, who is employed at Wingen by the Railway Department, had a Barrow escape from death when he…

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Railway Crossing Accident. Petition by Paxton Residents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

A petition, signed fay a large number of Paxton residents has been forwarded to Kearsley Shire Council, per Cr. Palmer, asking…

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New Bridge to Perpetuate Eales Family

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 3

For the purpose of perpetuating the memory of the late Mr. Fred Eales and the name of Eales, Tarro Shire Council to-day…

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Tarro Shire to Spend £5043 on Main Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 3

A programme of main roads work involving the expenditure of £6043 during the current year was approved by Tarro Shire…

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Newman’s Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 6

Messrs. F. S, Toms and A. E. Dee & Co. requested attention by Stroud Shire to Newman’s Road. A. E. Dee & Co. offered…

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New Bridge Over Duck Creek

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

MILLER’S FOREST—Satisfaction is expressed at the erection of the new bridge over Duck Creek at Barry Park. The…

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Repairs To Loggy Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

STROUD Thursday—Discussing the question of Loggy-Bridge over the little Branch, at Stroud Shire Council. Cr. Flannery said…

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Requests for Road Repairs in Stroud Road Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

STROUD, Thursday,—A request from Topi Topi and District Vigilance Committee suggesting that, the money, approved…

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Repairs To Putty Road Sought

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Friday. — The Shire Council always seems to be in “hot water” over the roads At yesterday’s meeting the…

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Japs. Active on Burma Road

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

A Chungking official report says that the Japanese have begun strong new assaults against the Chinese defences on the Burma Road in…

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Losses in Road Accidents Exceed War Victims

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

Mr Hore-Belisha, in a speech at an accident prevention campaign meeting, referred, to the needless national sacrifice due to road accidents…

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Dirty Railway Carriages Complaints of Cessnock Rail Service

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

Complaints have been brought to this office by travellers of the trains leaving Cessnock, and the appalling state of the carriages…

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Australian Railways' Union. Activity at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

Reporting in the "Rail Road" on his recent visit to Muswellbrook, Mr. Stan. Wyatt writes: "Recently I visited the Muswellbrook area, where a…

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Motoring at Easter

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

The NHMA reminds motorists that on Good Friday and Easter Sunday (which is also A[?] Day) garages will not be…

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