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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

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Short Road Opened to Vienna Marshal Malinovsky's Assault

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 1

Marshal Malinovsky's assault on both sides of Budapest has burst open the short road to Vienna, says Renter's Moscow correspondent. Red Army columns moving towards Budapest from…

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Mutual Help Among Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Sat. — Following an Incident in which a motorist with a broken leg spent all night in a small open car, his cries for…

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Quick Work on Railway Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 3

One of the quickest reconstruction Jobs yet accomplished by railway gangs was that near Mindar[?] between Oakhampton…

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Stroud Road Accident at Stroud Road Mill

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2

On Friday, 1st December, Walter Relf, of Stroud Road sawmill, was severely burned on his tight arm when the top blew off the hot water system…

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Stroud Road Dance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2

A very successful dance was held at Stroud Road Mission Hall on Friday night, 1st December, in aid of the Dungog Ambulance. A large crowd…

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Injured In Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tues.— James Palmer, 38. of William st., Tighe’s Hill, employed as a bread carter at the Newcastle Co-operative…

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Road Tax

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 2

The Transport Dept. informed the Council that a tax of 1d per mile was [?]rged on the Dungog-Maitland r[?] in and out…

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The Law and Train Scalers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.- NSW may adopt a Victorian [?] to deal with railway sealers in this State. The NSW Transport Minister…

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Seaham—glen Oak Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 3

Cr. Lantry urged immediate attention to the road between Seaham and Glen Oak and asked the engineer to keep it in mind, and as early as possible to get…

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New Bridge at Booral

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads has advised Stroud Shire Council that the council’s fourth share of the cost of a new bridge…

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Killed by Speeding Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 2

Henry Jesse Lukes, 66, of Calcoola Road, Wentworthville, was killed by a train at Wentworthville station. Police were told that Lukes was…

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Kayuga Road Fatality Recalled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 1

A collision between a motor cyclist and a horse on Kayuga road on 6th October last, which resulted in the death of Michael Joseph Casey, was…

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Country Road Accident Figures Increase

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 4

Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of the State showed a substantial increase for the three months ended September 30 last, the…

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Alleged Theft of Railway Hand Lamp. Shunter Fined.S"TECHNICAL Offence Only," Sates P.M.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 1

George Edward Kennedy, railway shunter, was charged at the Police Court, yesterday on a charge of hav ing, on or about 15th August last,…

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Pounding of German Railways

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 1

LONDON, December 14.—Despite the terrific air pounding of Germany’s railways there was no evidence that that major…

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German Railways Paralysed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON Dec. 14—The Allied air blows have so paralysed German railway traffic that hardly any passenger trains are…

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How to Avoid Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1944 · page 2

Anticipating the possibility of an increases in road accidents during the holidays, the Road Safety Council has issued the…

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Holiday Motoring Supplies

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1944 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. reminds motorists that garages are required by law to close for the sale of petrol, oil and accessories all day…

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Ffi Guards Captured Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 1

Members of the French Forces of the Interior, [?] with bicycles, rifles and long-handled grenades guar[?] captured supply train near Bralene, France. The train [?]oaded with ammunition, supplies, tanks and troops, was [?] and…

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Girl Falls From Moving Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 3

Falling from a train travelling between Victoria-st., and East Maitland yesterday morning, Frances Withington, 18, of…

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