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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 53

Breaches Of The Motor Act

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 2

SINGLETON Saturday.—Bede Phillip Holz, who was represented by Mr. C. H. Dunlop, pleaded guilty to two charges at…

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Wrecked Train Engine Back on Line

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 2

After more than a week's operations by a large breakdown gang, the goods engine and tender, which became buried in trie earth after…

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Transport Hold-up Threat Dispute Over Call-up to Man Trams. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 2

"Nothing is more certain than that there will be a general stoppage in the transport industry," the Federal President of the Road Transport…

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Football. "Wanderers" Down Railway 20—0. "Wanderers'" Reserve Successful

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 4

In the first of this season's competition matches, "Wanderers" A. grade team defeated Railway A's. by 20 points to nil, after a fast and…

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Man Struck by Motor Car

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 3

Struck down by a motor car in High-st., West Maitland yesterday afternoon, Clement Crackcell, 44, of Regenist., West…

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Youths As Tram Conductors

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.—The Director-General of Manpower (Mr. Funnell) said to-day that manpower was taking steps to have…

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Opposition to Bridge Toll

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday—The NRMA has received support from Mayfield (Newcastle district) branch of the Australian Labour…

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Young Woman Killed By Train

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 6

TAREE Friday —He[?]el Irene Slaughter 29, married was-cut to pieces by a train near Taree station The body was found by…

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Engine Driver Dies on Train

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY.—While driving a goods train from Enfield to Coolburn on Sunday night, Richard Burke, 59, of Robert-st., Chullora,…

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Booral Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: The Divisional Engineer of the Main Roads Department (Mr. J. H. Mould) stated that work on the new bridge…

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Hawkesbury Bridge Opening

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.—The official opening of the Hawkesbury River traffic bridge will be officially opened by the Minister for…

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Head Injuries Sustained in Fall From Moving Train

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Morrow, who is attached to the stall of the local railway, sustained head injuries this afternoon when he feel from a…

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Fell From Moving Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON Thursday.— Mr. Arthur Morrow, of Kelso-st., Singleton, fireman attached to • the local railway staff, received head…

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Killed by Train

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday— hector John Warren, 33, employed by the Allied Works Council, who lived at McAlister, near Crookwell, was…

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Roads In Farming Areas Reconstruction By Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to the meeting of the Lower Hunter Shire Council that the work of reconstruction…

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Train facilities for Cessnock Ignored Another Alteration for the Week End

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 5

Travellers to Sydney are notified that the 645 am CessnocK to Sydney train on Saturday morning has been…

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Motor Fuel of the Future

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday—The NRMA has received advice that one of the biggest American oil companies has taken out a patent…

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Hawkesbury Bridge Opened Monument to Engineering Ability

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 May 1945 · page 2

Hawkesbury River Bridge, which was officially opened by the Minister for Transport (Mr O'Sullivan) on Saturday, is a monument to the…

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Knocked Down by Motor Cycle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 May 1945 · page 2

Receiving injuries to the head, contusions to the left leg and elbow and suffering from shock, she was knocked down by…

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Train Hits Car at Level Crossing. Man's Remarkable Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 3

T. C. Clout, an employee at St. Aubins Station, near Scone, had a remarkable escape from death when the car he was driving was…

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