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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 51

Illegal Use of Motor Car

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday — On Friday-last Thomas ward [?] [?] (21) labourer [?] parked car at Mayfield [?] the police…

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Kurri Youth's Death Fell From Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) when he held an…

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13-Year-old Girl Has Not Been in Train or to the Pictures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 1

Investigations by the authorities, into the case of two girls, 13 and 12 years who lived at Tarro, disclosed that, although they lived only two or three…

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A Hint for the Motorist

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 3

Now that so many cars are left, unused for weeks at a time, many owners are likely to have difficulty in starting up during cold weather owing to the…

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Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 5

WONDERS OF TUNISIA. Few of us ever knew that such a place Tunisia existed uhtll It became came suddenly projected Into the…

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Inventor of White Line on Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 5

An effort is being made in Great Britain to ascertain who invented the “White Line” which, during recent years, has been…

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Fewer Children Killed on U.s. Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK June 1—The number of Children Killed in street accidents in New York in 1942 was 112 the lowest total…

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Road Work at High School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 2

Opportunity will be taken by East Maitland Council to interview the Premier Mr. McKell and the Minister for Education…

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Killed by Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY Thursday — George A Bennel an Allied servicemen who was removers by a train at Fair field on Tuesday night, died…

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Moonan Brook Unfinished Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

Last October Moonan Brook rose to an unprecedented level, depriving the community of a vital link with Moonan Flat when the footbridge…

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Two Drowned In Bridge Collapse

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 1

AUCKLAND (NZ) Friday.— Two persons are now believed to have been drowned following the collapse of the central [?]pan of a…

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Bridge Collapses. Two Persons Drowned. Auckland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

Two persons are now believed to have been drowned following the collapse of the central span of a very old bridge over the Manawatn River, near…

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Central Span of Bridge Collapses Two Believed Drowned

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

A message from Auckland to-day says that two persons are now believed to be drowned following the collapse of the central span of a…

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Railway Crossings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

The subject of railway crossings on the Paxton road was dealt With at the meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night…

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Lunch Trip Costs Motorist £5

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON June 3—A motorist who deviated 530 yards from his route to have lunch was fined £5 at the London Guidhall for…

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Sale of Spare Motor Parts

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA Friday—An order issued by the Controller of Automatic Spare Parts (Mr. W. L. Ryan) required persons…

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13 Killed in Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 3

AUCKLAND Sat— So tar 13 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a train disaster two miles from Hyde which is…

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Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 5

LOOKING BACK. As one looks back over the last year or so of the war there are many Interesting though tragic events to…

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