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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 51

Northern Train Services

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 1

The Department of Railways has provided a number of additional trains to serve northern towns during the Xmas period…

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Farming on Road Statement at Inquest

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 3

A statement that portion of the road between Largs and Morpeth was being cultivated was made at the adjourned inquest at…

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Motor Transport of Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Wednesday.— Motor transport is playing a big part in the quick carriage of sheep from out back areas to centres where…

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Seven Injured in Tram Smash

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed.— When a runaway tram crashed into three stationary trams at Coogee Beach seven persons were, injured. The…

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Full-scale Second Front Gigantic Transport Operation by British Railways

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 2

British railways are engaged in the most gigantic transport operation ever undertaken, says the "Daily Mail." The paper…

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Motor Case Dismissed at Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 3

KURRI Thursday.—Edgar M. Slade, of Aberdare Road, Cessnock, pleaded not guilty to a charge of on October 7, having…

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Sunday Afternoon Train. Minister Orders Inquiries

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

Mr. J. T. McGregor, hon. secretary, Muswellbrook A.L.P., has received the following letter from the Hon. M. Sullivan, Minister for Transport:—…

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Farming on Road. Statement at Inquest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

A statement that portion of the road between Largs and Morpeth was being cultivated was made at the adjourned inquest at West Maitland…

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Special Train. Leaves 8 O'clock To-night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

Muswellbrook miners and other residents will leave for their holidays by a special train leaving Muswellbrook at 8 o'clock to-night. The "special"…

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Ortona Harbour Occupied. Drive on Pescara Road. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

The Eighth Army is in possession of Ortona Harbour and the major portion of the town, says the "Daily Telegraph's" Algiers correspondent…

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Exceeded Speed Limit Motorists Fined at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

At Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday several persons were charged, before Mr. L Beavers, P.M., with having exceeded the speed limit of 30 miles…

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Bolting Tram

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 3

When a tram dashed down a hill in Arden Street, Coogee, without a driver, it crashed into two other trams which were standing at the loop. Twelve…

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Wooden Motor Tyres Experiments In Sweden

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

According to reports in the Stockholm press, tests are going on with 200 lorries to investigate possibility of using wooden…

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Friendly Road

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 December 1943 · page 4

CHARLES DICKENS. A little over a century ago Charles Dickens wrote his famous and Immortal story “A Christmas Carol.”…

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Overcrowded Train Passengers Ordered Off By Officials

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 December 1943 · page 3

On a number of occasions during the past few months attention has been [?] to the overcrowding of trains and one train…

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Traffic Jams on Railways

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.—Contending that the handful of trains in four hours would not cope with the return to the city of thousands of…

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Record Load on Tamworth Mail Train

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday-A record of 13 carriages was[?] by the [?] arrived in Sydney soon [?]…

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45 Years In Railway Service

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1943 · page 2

Having completed more than 45 years' service with the Railways, Mr. Stan Gibbs, of Lord-street, Dungog, has retired…

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Partisans Harass Nazis Railways Disrupted

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1943 · page 4

LONDON Dec. 27.—Since the beginning of the sixth German offensive against liberated territory in Yugoslavia, the actions…

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U.S. Railway- Strike Called Off

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON Dec. 27—Fitf;en non-opera railway unions comprising over a million members, called off the…

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