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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 53

Bus and Tram Services

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday — Tramwaymen said to-day that the release of 100 former tram and bus men from the Army would not solve…

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Railway Opened At Manila

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 4

MANILA March 16.—“It is construction, thank God, and not destruction,” said General MacArthur in praising the work of the…

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Motorsmash Inquest Fatality On Harper’s Hill

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 2

Mr. C. Scarlett, deputy coroner, at the West Maitland court yesterday conducted an inquest into the death of Raymond John…

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Road Deviation Highway to Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 3

At the Port Stephens Shire Council meeting the president (Cr. II. .Morgan t reported that he had heard that the survey was…

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Walkers in the News Victims of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safely Council of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 3

In one-third of all road accidents in the State walkers are the victims. They may not be responsible for all of their…

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Injured Alighting From Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 2

Alighting from a train at West Maitland railway Station yesterday afternoon, Francis Winter, 69, of Branxton, fell on to the…

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Coal Train Wrecks Lorry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.—An action was begun this afternoon in the Cessnock District Court, before Judge Nield and a jury of…

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Car Toll on New Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 1

The State Government is considering a charge of 1/6 for each motor car crossing the Hawkesbury traffic bridge after it is permanently…

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Collapse of Ludendorff Bridge Spanned Rhine at Ramagen

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 2

The collapse of the Ludendorff bridge across the Rhine at Ramagen was as sensational as its capture, says the London…

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Sensational Collapse Of Big Bridge Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, March 19.—The collapse of the Ludendorff bridge across the Rhine at Remagen was as sensational as its capture, says the “Daily Express” correspondent. It was not destroyed by shell or bomb. It just crumbled…

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Tram and 'Bus Strike Decision What It Would Mean to Randwick

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 2

The closing of Randwick would mean the end of racing as we knew it in New South Wales, the secretary of the A.J.C. (Mr. George Rowe) said…

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Wootton District Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 4

Letters wore received from Mrs. R. Carrol, Mr. S. Squires and Mrs. J. Tooze asking for repairs to roads to their properties in the Wootton…

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Main Roads Bill Belittles Local Govt

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

Two matters contained in, the Main Roads (Amendment) Bill, 1945, presented in the Legislative Assembly are in conflict with…

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Dairyman Sues S.M. Railways. Echo of Level Crossing Smash

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 3

At the Cessnock District Court yesterday, before his Honor Judge Nield an action by William Benjamin Lewis,…

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Tram Skids on Fig Leaves. City Collision. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

Nine persons were injured in a collision between two trams in Broadway to-day. One of them, Miss Bertha Gregory (29), of Balmain, has a probable…

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Tram Skidded on Fig Leaves Nine Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—Nine persons were Injured in a collision between two trams in Broadway to-day…

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Bus-Tram Men To Meet

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday.—A special meeting of bus and tramway men has been convened for Friday morning to reconsider last…

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Action Against Railways Co. Cessnock Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 3

The case In which William, Benjamin Lewi is proceeding against the South Maitland Railways, Ltd., for damage to…

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Conviviality at Railway Social

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

Conviviality was the keynote the b[?]-annual social evening, conducted by the South Maitland Railways Workshops Social Club…

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Cyclone Damage in Queensland Two Breaks in Railway Bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 1

The Inkerman railway bridge, which links Brisbane with Cairns, has been badly damaged by a cyclone raging along the north coast of…

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