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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 49

Big Aerodrome Programme

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 3

The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" learns that approximately 6000 airfields and airports, ranging from "L" shaped…

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Lights on Harbour Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Thursday.— For the first time since the brown-out was lifted the Sydney Harbour Bridge lights were turned [?] on…

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Better Roads for Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 4

It was announced at Kearsley Council meeting on Tuesday night that a trader, costing £988/5/8. has been made available by the Department of Main…

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Harbour Bridge Fully Lit Up

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

Sydney Harbor Bridge was fully lighted up last night. The lights had been dimmed for more than two years…

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Tram Conductor Killed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Thursday.— Missing a hand-hold as he passed along the footboard collecting fares, Victor Thorsby, 37, fell to…

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Ploesti Pounded Again Railways This Time

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

LONDON April 5.—It was announced by Algiers radio that Flying Fortresses and Liberators, escorted by strong forces of…

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Important Railway Falls to Reds Working Into Position For Attack on Lwow

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

Famous Red Guards Cavalry and tank spearheads of the Third Ukrainian Army have captured the vital rail port at Rasyelnaya, 35 miles west-north-west from Odessa, on the…

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Train Traveller Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Sat. — David Hegarty, 1[?] of Stanmore, while travelling in a train between Allawah and Hurstville, was struck…

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War Kills Fewer Than Roads

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 3

LONDON April 7 — The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport, Mr. Noel Baker, in a…

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Man Stabbed in Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—When he went to the aid of a soldier, who has one leg, in a train just before it stopped at Auburn…

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Swept Off Crowded Trams

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday.—Swept off crowded trams yesterday, a mail and youth were severely injured Harry Thornton, 25, of…

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Stole Battery From Motor. Car

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Tues.—Frederick Harold Davies (37), soldier, fined, in the Police Court today, £6 or 12 days for stealing…

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Repairs to Mine Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

The engineer, Mr. W. R. Lindsay, reported to Tarro Shire Council today that formation work on the lower end of…

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Brooklyn Tragedy Inquest Continues Train Hit 'Bus at 40 M.p.h

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

John Sponberg, giving evidence today at the inquest into the Brooklyn smash, said that at the time the Kempsey Mail, which…

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Trams Collide at Coogee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When two trams carrying workers to the city collided at the intersection of two streets at Coogee…

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Dutch Marine Train in U.s.a

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE Thursday — New York reports that Lieuters General Alexander Archer dergriet Commandant of…

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Overcrowding in Trams

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—The Minister for Transport, Mr O’SuIIivan, said to-day that steps would be taken to prevent overcrowding in…

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Railway Gatekeeper For Trial

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday —A conclusion of the inquest yesterday afternoon on the [?] 16 people in the Brooklyn…

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Tragedies of the Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY Friday—Commenting on the cabled statement from Britain that the total number of people killed and injured on roads…

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Road Safety in Wartime

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

Commenting on the cabled statement from Britain that the total number of people killed and injured on roads in the old country since the…

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