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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 49

War Bridge and Cards

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 2

A war bridge, cards and compaction afternoon will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Grice, “Vieuna,” Campbell’s Hill,…

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Neath Road Electricity

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 7

Cessnock Council will discuss with Caledonian Collierles Ltd. the request of residents of Neath Road that electricity supply be extended to thier…

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Road At Thornton Engineer’s Repo[?] To Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. W. R. [?]say) reporting to the Lower [?] Shire Council on request [?] the Thornton Fire and [?]…

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Council Saves Ratepayers' Money. Spring Creek Bridge Structure. Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 5

Interesting facts were given by the Shire Engineer (Mr. D. G. Innes) to the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday last regarding the erection of the…

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Same Sad Story. (Issued by the Road, Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 1

The reports on road accidents of children in New South Wales during the last few wonths contain few fresh features. It is the old sad story of a hurried…

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Motor Accident Near Scone. Five Persons Admitted To Hospital

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 1

A party of Homebush residents were involved in a motor accident near Scone on Wednesday last. Five of the six occupants of the…

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Police at Central Railway

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 1

Special police were drafted for duty at the Central Railway Statio nto-day to control holiday crowds…

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Record Year For The Railways

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 2

The report of the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, for the year ended June 30 last, presented to Parliament on…

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Road Accidents to Children Same Sad Story (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 4

The reports on road accidents to children in New South Wales during the last few months contain few fresh features. It is the…

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Four-wheel Drive Motor Vehicles

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 3

Such progress has been made under strenuous conditions imposed by war in the development and use of the four-wheel drive…

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Travel on the Railways Imposition on First-class Passengers

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 4

First-class passengers forced to travel standing in second-class compartments have demanded refunds from the Railway…

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Local and General News Railway Commissioner Cannot Open Local Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 2

The president of the Northern Agricultural Association (Mr K. Warburton) reported to Saturday's meeting of councillors that Mr T…

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Four Deaths. Glen Innes Road Smash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 1

Of a party of eight returning from a picnic at Yarraford, one was killed, three fatally injured and two others injured when the car in which they…

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Rush Back to the City Stranded Train Passengers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday — Trains reaching Sydney this morning from stations on the northern and southern lines, including…

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U.S. Supply Trucks On Ledo Road

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 6

A line of U.S. supply trucks stops to refuel at a depot on the Ledo Road. The Highway, being built right behind General Stilwell’s advancing Allied troops, starts in Assam Province in north-eastern India, and will be push ed eastward across Burma to connect with the old Burma Road into China. Plans for link Ing the roads were speeded with the liberation…

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How More Children Die [Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wlaes.]

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 3

Here are some pathetic facts from road accident reports in Now South Wales:- A 5-year old girl, together with two…

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Pathetic Facts of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 2

Here are some pathetic facts from road accident reports in New South Wates: A 5-year-old girl, together with…

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Pathetic Facts How More Children Died (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 4

Here are some pathetic facts from road accident reports in New South Wales:— A 5-year-old girl, together with…

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Waterproof Roads in America

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 8

In view of the fact that Australia has thousands of miles of unsurfaced rural roads, many of which become almost unusable…

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Two Killed in Road Crash

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 8

INVERELL Thurs —Alexander Henderson 71, and Nurse Nancy Moore 25 were Killed and Mrs. Anne Tenterfield of [?]…

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