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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 51

Dangar Cottage Hospital Patients Most on Road to Recovery

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 4

Majority of the patients visited in hospital yesterday afternoon by a representative of the "Argus" were able to report progress…

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Hire of Motor Vehicles For Army

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA Friday—A[?] regulations gazetted last [?] provide for the establishment [?] a central [?] my [?]…

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Work On Bolwarra Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

Members of the Bolwarra Shire Council at their meeting yesterday afternoon thought it desirable for the council to take steps…

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Road Toll Since The War Began

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Sat.—The Commissioner for Road Transport (Sir. Neald) revealed last night that 1833 people had been killed and…

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Illegally Used Motor Vehicle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 6

SINGLETON Saturday.— Two soldiers, John Albert Stewart, [?] and John Campbell, 21, were charged before Mr. J. McElroy,…

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Four Injured in Road Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Monday —When a car [?] from Belmont Skidded off the [?] and collided with a tree [?]…

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Breach of Motor Fuel Licence

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 3

Charies Augus Whybin of East Maitland Pleaded guilty at West Maitland Court to-day to having used motor fuel not in…

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Increase in State Revenue Railways Booming

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 1

State revenue for the 11 months of the financial year which ended on May 31. totalled £67,071,732, an increase of £4,862,797 compared with…

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General Court Martial Alleged Escape Off Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

General Courts Martial in the services are only held to deal will cases of a very serious nature. At a general court martial, held on Wednesday, the…

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Bombing Offensive on Rabaul Aerodrome Attacked (From Our Correspondent Somewhere in Australia)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 2

Our heavy bombers are keeping up the offensive on Rabaul. To-day's communique reported that bombers attacked Lakunai and Rapopo aerodromes for two…

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Bridges And New Roads In Post-War Plan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 2

The constructor of a new road from Bulshdelah to Tea Gardens, and the erection of bridges at Karuah and Forster,…

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Railway Yard Fatality

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 4

Rex Andrew Cameron (20), junior porter at South Grafton railway station, was found dead beside a goods train which he was helping…

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£250 for Soldiers' Point Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.H.R, is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Defence: "I refer to may letter of the 5th April…

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Struck by Tram

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY Wed—Thomas Red wood of King street Mascot was knocked down by a tram in Bota v road Mascot last night…

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Post-war Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 4

From Forster Urban committee stating that it supports the proposal by the Forster Chamber of Commerce for the inclusion of a bridge between…

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Body Found Under Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 2

An air of mystery overhangs the finding of a body under a bridge on the Maison Dieu road about a mile from Singleton, and to date it has…

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£250 For Soldiers Point Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Abbott, MHR, has advised the Port Stephens Shire Council that £250 has been granted for the repair of…

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Road Worries Long Discussion By Shire Councillors

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 4

Practically the whole time of yesterday's long meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council was devoted to discussion on roads in the district, and there were times when the air turned a little blue and councillors were outspoken in their comment. Every endevour is to…

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Friendly Road [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 4

WAVELL OF INDIA General Sir Archihald Waysil KCB CS CMG MC, to give him his fun title. Is one of Britain leading…

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