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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 53

Bridge, 500 and Rummy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 2

A pleasant card afternoon is advertised for Thursday next, November 22, at 2.30 p.m. Prizes for skill. Afternoon tea will be served. All who…

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Rail Bridge Over Hunter at Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday—A railway bridge will- be built across the Hunter River at Hexham by the State Government provided…

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Railway Notes. (By "Headlight.")

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 4

Gordon Tolley, guard, late of Albury, and now a "Brookite," is a very fair cricketer, but cannot settle down because of the house shortage. Why…

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Car Wrecked on Harbour Bridge Two Soldiers Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 1

A motor car was wrecked on Monday night on the North Sydney side of the Harbour Bridge, and two Australian…

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Road Bridge at Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Main Hoods Department has accepted the tender of J. King and Son, Hindmarsh. South Australia, for…

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Vital Necessity for Good Roads

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK. Thursday. — The President of Kearsley Shire Council, Councillor Varty, in a statement correcting the…

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Trams and Buses No Longer Pay

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—Told by. the Transport Commissioner (Mr. Neale) that tram and bus services can no longer pay their,…

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Road Safety Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 8

Cessnock Council has decided to call a public meeting in the New Year of all interested persons, with a view to constituting a committee on road…

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Changes in Train Service

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 5

There were some strong comments at the Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night into the lack of…

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Train Service to Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 8

The Minister for Transport, through Mr. Baddeley, in reply to representations by the Council on the subject of improving railway services, states…

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New Bridge at Hexham Tenders Accepted

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 4

The Main Roads Department has accepted the tender of J. King and Son, Hindmarsh, South Australia, for the construction of a bridge over the…

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Habits of Road Users Deteriorate

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday, — “Transition psychology is blamed by the NRMA for much of the rudeness. impatience and incapable…

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Strike in U.s. Motor Plants 400,000 Men Out

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 1

A strike at all General Motors plants in 20 States began on Wednesday. Four hundred thousand men are out…

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Sequel to Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sat. — In the Small Debts Court Edith Emily Stowe proceeded against Isaac William Jones for an amount of…

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Soviet Motor Car Target

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 1

MOSCOW Nov. 26.—The new five-year plan envisages a fourfold increase in motor car production by 1950. The Gorky…

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Struck by Motor Cycle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday— Mr. T. White, 64, of Echo Point (Katoomba), who was knocked down by a motor cycle, received a…

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Motor Traffic Breaches

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 2

For having driven [?] cars after sunset without [?] lights Alick Bartholomew, of Hampton Court, West Maitland, [?] James…

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Negligence on Defendant's Part Sequel to Motor Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 4

In allowing Mrs. Edith Emily Stowe her full claim for £7, which was necessary to repair her car, following a collision at…

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Big Span for Rail Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 5

GOSFORD Tuesday—Weighing 1530 tons, the largest steal span the new Hawkesbury Bridge will be swung out on [?] on…

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Site for New Bridge Over Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 2

An Important feature of the discussion at the Business Men’s Club last night was consideration of the location of a new…

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