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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 51

Slept In Railway Carriage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday—At 7 a.m. on Saturday William Neill (26), pensioner, was found asleep in a railway carriage at…

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Making Motoring Easier

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 1

Electrical instruments, almost human in capabilities, are coming out of the laboratories of science not only for war purposes, but also for…

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Crashed Over Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 2

While proceeding to his home in a single seated coupe car on Thursday night Mr. Harold Knauer, a member of the firm of Knauer and Knauer…

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Three Train Disasters in Seven Days

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 2

The Pennsylvania express, one of America's largest and fastest trains, was wrecked last week and 28 persons were killed and 150 injured. It…

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Railway Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 2

A goods train was derailed near Macksville on Saturday afternoon, when eight trucks went off the line. The mail trains were delayed ten…

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War Work of the Railways Remarkable Achievement in New South Wales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 3

The New South Wales Government Railways have made an enormous contribution to the successful prosecution of the State's Defence activities. For various reasons the other forms of transport have been restricted during the war and the railways have…

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Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1943 · page 5

A NAZI WEDDING. If you lived in Germany and desired to marry you would have no alternative than to accept the ceremony…

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Condition of Louth Park Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1943 · page 3

The engineer (Mr. W, R.-Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that the condition of Louth Park road was very…

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Railway Service Request for Electrification

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1943 · page 3

Tarro Shire Council to-day decided to ask that electrification of the railway between Newcastle and Maitland be…

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Railway Fire in Usa

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1943 · page 4

PHILADELPHIA September 14.—A four hours fire at the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Broadet, station left 16 tracks and six…

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Killed by Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1943 · page 4

SIDNEY Thursday—William Lamb. :50. of Peacock-street. Sea-forth a railway employee was Killed yesterday afternoon when…

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Cessnock Roads Repaired

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 5

During the week, many of the important roads in the municipality have been [?] and resurfaced. When the citizens awoke this morning they…

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Want Damaged Roads Repaired

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 2

The Municipal Council at its meeting last night decided to make representation through the recently-elected member for…

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Railway Revenue

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 2

Railway revenue at Aberdeen railway station for the month of August is as follows: Coaching £434, goods traffic £2744, livestock £3959…

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Priority For Country Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday—Evidence is piling up at the NRMA office that many people on the la d have been wrongly classified [?] regard…

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Argument on Railway Priorities

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Replying to a statement by the Federal Minister Transport, Mr. Lawson, [?] the NSW…

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Stabilising Tram Industry Union Rejects Plan

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat—Members of the Tramway [?] reported the proposals of the Manpower Department for the…

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Proposed New Railway Line

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE-Sat,—The Lake Macquarie Shire Council sought the co-operation of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce in…

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Country Motorists' Priority

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 4

Evidence is piling up at the N.R.M.A. office that quite a percentage of men on the land have been wrongly classified in regard to their…

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Railway Between Newcastle & Maitland Electrification Sought

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 2

Tarro Shire Council, at its last meeting, decided to request that the electrification of the railway between Newcastle and Maitland be urged as…

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