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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 49

Road Fatality

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday— While crossing Queen Victoria-street, Kogarah, near his home last night. Samuel Bielsford, 68, was fatally…

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Grant Sought for Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 5

Following a report from the Shire Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan), Kearsley Council has adopted the recommendation that Council seek a grant to…

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Bridge at Weston Wanted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 4

At Kearsley Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night the Engineer reported on the request of Weston P. and C. Association for a low level bridge at…

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Shire’s Road Experiment

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON.—A new type of experiment 15 to be carried out by Patrick Plains Shire Council to effect greater improvements on…

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Local and General Sale of Local Train Tickets

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 3

The ban on railway platform tickets has brought about an increase of from 400 to 600 per cent. in the number of Tamworth to West Tamworth…

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Rough Roads for Twothirds of Year New Experiment by Patrick Plains Shire

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 3

Cr. J. H. Tulloch claimed at yesterday's meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council that roadusers hid to travel over rough…

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Railway Platform Tickets

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday.—Both Local Government bodies in Singleton, the Singleton Municipal Council and Patrick Plains Shire…

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Gresford Bus Service Train Connections

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 2

The manager of Rover Motors Pty, Ltd. (Mr. J. Lewip) referring to a request by Bolwarra Shire Council for an alteration…

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High School Boys Train for Farming

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 6

WASHINGTON— More than 200,000 boys in 6300 American high schools are members of a student youth organisation known…

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Grants for Roads Council Wishes to Meet Minister

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 2

Bolwarra Shire Council yesterday afternoon decided to ask the Minister for Local Government to receive a deputation on the question…

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Second Span of Hawkesbury Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The seco[?] span of the new Hawkesbu[?] traffic bridge will be floated in[?] position to-morrow morning. Th[?]…

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Varying Speeds Cause Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council in New South Wales.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

Reports on road accidents in which pedestrians have been injured are revealing a new hazard. More and more victims are stating, "I was confused…

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Railway Patform Tickets

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 3

MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday. —The Secretary for Railways has written to the Municipal Council, stating that in all…

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Cause of Motor Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

(Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales) Reports on road accidents in which pedestrians have been…

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Soldier Killed on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—The body, of Sergeant Patrick John Finn, 26, [?] was found cut to pleces on the railway line near Newtown…

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Bridge Span Floated Into Position

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 1

GOSFORD Thursday — The steel and iron span, weighing 640 lons was placed in position on the end of the southern span of…

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Varying Speeds Cause Accidents (Issued by the .Road Safety Council of New-South Wales)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 2

Reports on road accidents in which pedestrians have been injured are revealing a new hazard. More and more victims stating: 'I was confused by the…

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To-day’s Leader: The Enlarged Municipality Pat Cut Railways in France

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 1

LONDON June 21—French Pat[?] are [?] the railway lines in [?] dally and are even fighting sharp engagements…

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Man Found Dead on Road

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

Peter Amos Burke, 57, storeman at Steward and Lloyds, who lived in Villiers Street, Mayfield, was found apparently dead in Maitland Road,…

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New Hawkesbury Bridge Span Floated Into Position

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

The steel and iron span, weighing 640 tons, was placed in position on the end of the southern span of the new Hawkesbury River road bridge…

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