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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 49

Mails by Glen Innes’ Train?

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1944 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sat.—A report of the interview with the Acting District Postal Inspector (Mr. F. Cull) regarding mails brought…

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Liaison [?]Tween Road and Rail

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1944 · page 5

[?]NEY, Sat.—According to a [?] statement made by Coun[?] Holdsworth, a leading [?]live of the Commercial…

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5/- Cash Paid Fob "Convoy" Aeroplane Cards Saved

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 4

Ask at Singleton & District Co-op, for full particulars…

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Six-Hour Day. Train Problem

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday — The secretary of the Railways Department, Mr. Nicholas, said today that train services during…

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(From Issues of "Argus" dated Sept. 12 and 15, 1894). Road Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 2

Mr. Henry Parker, of Jerry's Plains, accompanied by Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Huband-Smith, and Miss Jones, was driving a buggy and pair of…

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Struck by Motor Lorry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Mon.—Walking from the rear of a bus after having alighted from it at Warner’s Bay, Mrs. Teresa Cowan, 40…

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Injured In Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 3

James William [?]field, of Plaistowe-st., Horseshoe Bend, escaped with abrasions to the legs when his motor cycle came into…

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Warning by Railway Secretary

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 2

The Secretary of the Railways Department (Mr. Nicholas) said to-day that train services during the sixhour day week-end would be greatly…

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Railways to Seek to Own Air Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 4

The State Railways are seeking to establish their own air services after the war in order to guard their revenue against private operators…

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Correspondence to the Editor. Motor Bus Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 4

Sir,—It is with interest and much pleasure that I read in a report of the Maitland Municipal Council meeting of a proposed bus service between…

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Strike at Austin Motor Works

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 1

BIRMINGHAM Sept. 18 — Twenty thousand men are involved in a strike at the Austin Motor Company’s works over a…

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No Trams Or Buses For Armistice

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—The . Minister for Transport, Mr. o’Sullivan, said to-day that tram and ’bus services would be suspended…

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Railway Station Broken Into

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 3

High-st. railway station was broken into early this morning but, although drawers were forced no moneywas found…

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Railway Wheels On Line

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 3

Two railway wheels, left on the line near Rutherford, were noticed in time by the driver of a workmen’s train early in the…

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Peeps Into the Past 15 Years Ago (From Issues of "Argus" dated Sept. 13, 16 and 18, 1939) Bridge Approaches Swept Away

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 3

The full fury of a storm was felt at Carrow Brook, and such was the rush of water in the creek that the approaches to the two bridges at…

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War Bridge for Hamper Fund

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 2

On Friday afternoon, Sept 22, members of the Country Women’s Association are holding the second War Bridge and…

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Surplus of £754,000 on State Railways Record Passenger Traffic For Year

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday—The Railway Department surplus the year ended June 30 was £754,054 after provision for maintenance, interest and sinking fund, said the report of Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan), which was tabled in the…

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Berlin Railways Bombed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 5

LONDON Sept. 20.—RAF Lan[?] last. night made a con[?]ed attack on Reheydt and [?] Gladbach in Germany,…

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Forestry and Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 3

From the Forestry Commission, through Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., referring to personal representations when presenting a letter from the…

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Improving Feeder Roads. Suggested Use of Motor and Petrol Tax

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 6

A proposal put forward by the Nambucca Shire Council, that part of the motor and petrol tax should be used for the improvement and development…

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