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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 53

Many Killed In Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 3

BERLIN, Oct. 24.—Many people were killed when a shuttle train between Kassel, the main station, and Kassel…

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Welcome Home At Bishop’s Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 2

A pleasant Asocial evening was held at Bishop’s Bridge Hall on Saturday evening last when a welcome home was tendered to…

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Ease Burden on Road Users

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 5

Pointing out that there was justification for removing or appreciably lowering the toll on the new bridge over the Hawkesbury…

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Hungary Administers Own Railways

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 1

BUDAPEST Oct. 24—Russian authorities have returned the Hungarian railway system to the Hungarian Administration, says…

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Thefts and Breakages Cost Railway £7746

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Transport (Mr. O’Sullivan) announced in the Legislative Assembly that thefts and breakages of 186,000 items tost the railway refreshment rooms £7746 in the year ended June 30 last…

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Losses From Railway Refreshment Rooms

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 2

A total of 35,244 tea cups were stolen from railway refreshment rooms or broken in the 12 months ended June 30, the Minister for…

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Tram Driver Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thurs.—When a tram collided with a lorry laden with timber at the corner of Tudor street.and Parkway Aven…

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The Highest Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 3

The Ingest bridge in Britain is Clifton suspension, bridge. it crosses River Avon just below Bristol, at a height of 250 feet…

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Train Overran Stations

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—A departmental inquiry had been ordered into the reasons why an elective train processing from Wynyard…

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A Road Safety Campaign

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 4

NOW that there is a possibility of a return to normal suppliers of motor spirit the question of road safety and…

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Stroud Road M.z.d.c

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 2

A meeting of members of Stroud Road branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council will be held in the hall on Tuesday, 30th October, at 8 p.m…

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Stroud Road Welcome Home to Ex-p.o.w

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

A large gathering assembled at the Mission. Hall, Stroud Road, on Wednesday evening, 17th October, to welcome home Pte. Gordon Campbell…

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To-day’s Leader: A Road Safety Campaign Spies In Jap Diplomatic System

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON Oct 26—Rea[?] referred to by a Government official for General Mac[?] actions to break up the…

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Fire Engine Collided with Tram Nine People Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

A fire engine collided head-on with a tram in Regent Street, Redfern, shortly after 5 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, and nine people were…

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Baby Born on Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 2

The Minister for Housing, Mr. McGirr, said last night that he would have inquiries made into the case of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dunlop, whose…

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Indian Killed By Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday — An Indian seaman, Abdul Barik, disappeared from Sydney Hospital early this morning in his pyjamas and…

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Deterioration of Country Roads Discussion by Broke Agricultural Bureau

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 2

A feature of the Broke Agricultural Bureau meeting was a vigorous discussion on the slow deterioration of country roads. Mr J. H…

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Unknown Man Killed Jumped In Front Of Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 3

WESTON Monday.—When he jumped in front of a passenger train at Weston overhead trainc bridge to-day, a man was killed…

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Motor Traffic Breaches

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 3

For having driven a motor car in High St., West Maitland, at 12.15 a.m. on August 24 without a rear light. John McDermott…

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Man Killed by Train at Weston

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 3

When he jumped in front of a passenger train at Weston yesterday, Thomas Selden, 60, of Scott Street, Weston,…

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