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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 51

Special Concession on Brokepokolbin Road

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 2

Advertisement in to-day's issue notifies that the Broke-Pokolbin road, extending for approximately two and a half miles, and indicated…

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Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 4

On February 1 the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act comes into force, and all licensed owners of motor vehicles will in accordance…

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Motor Vehicles Sabotaged

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday [?] estimated at £600 has been[?] to seven motor truck and [?] motor car belonging to the [?]…

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Railway Across Iraq Desert (Issued by the Department of Information. from, the British Ministry of Information Far Eastern Buresiu, New Delhi)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 2

NEW DELHI.— Across the scorching Iraq desert, with dally sandstorms and occasional tropical downpours the Indian Army…

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Broke-pokolbin Road Warning to Public

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 5

The Australian military authorities wish to notify the public that portion of he Broke-Pokolbin road extending for approximately 2[?] milles, and…

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SPORT and SPORTSMEN- The "Scouts" Review BOWLS: E. H. Southcombe, H. A. Bridge, R. Taylor, E. Farrell. Continued Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 6

E. H. Southcombe and H Bridge, who registered a dual success in the opening games of the "cock o' the walk" for the present year, repeated…

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Warning to Motorists

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 3

Quite a few motorists are under the impression that nickel or chrome bumper bars need not be painted white. Regulations demand that [?] bumper…

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Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 3

On the 1st February the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act comes into force, and all licensed owners of Motor Vehicles will, in…

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Motor Vehicle (Third Party) Insurance Act

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 4

On 1st February the Motor Vehicle (Third Party) Insurance Act comes into force, and all licensed owners of motor vehicles will, in accordance…

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Damage to Motor Trucks Council Offers Rewards

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 1

Damage estimated at £600 has been done to seven motor trucks and one motor car belonging to the Warringah Shire Council, and the president…

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Proposed Bridge At Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Sat—The Minister for the Army writing to Newcastle Chamber of Commerce through Mr. D. Watkins,…

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Opening of Broke - Cessnock Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 3

SINGLETON Sat.— The Broke-Cessnock road will be open for traffic between the hours of 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. This was stated…

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Consumption of Gas for Motor Vehicles

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 2

Maitland Gaslight Co., Ltd.. is supplying between 200,000 and 250,000 cubic feet of gas per month for motor vehicle gas bags,…

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Killed by Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—John Patrick Quinn, 20, of Bayard-street, Mortlake, was killed instantly by [?] train at Campbelltown railway…

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Raid on German Railway Works

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 4

LONDON Jan 24— Reports reaching London tell how 20 masked Belgians recently fought their way at the point of the…

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Russian Blows Increase Agianst Axis Forces Capture of Important Town and Railway Station

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 1

Russian blows against the Axis forces are still increasing, and the capture of Starovyelsk, an important town and railway station, is announced in a special Soviet statement issued last night. The town fell after a…

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Motor Truck Overturned Man Killed Near Stroud

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

Three persons were injured, one fatally, when a motor truck overturned near Stroud on Saturday…

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Overcrowding of Cessnock Train

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

The chairman of Directors of the South Maitland Railways Ltd., (Mr. T. Armstrong MLC) in reply to a complaint, of…

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Lorry Off Road, in Creek Bed 130-Mile Trip for Ambulance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

Plunging off the Pacific Highway five miles north of Limeburner's Creek on Friday afternoon, a motor lorry crashed about 10 feet down into a…

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Motor, Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

On the 1st February the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act comes into force, and all licensed owners of Motor Vehicles will, in…

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