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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 53

Speed Doubled : Motorist Fined £20

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Friday.—On December 18, 1944, Boyd Keith Nowell Piper, of Wallsend, drove a motor car at 54 to 60 miles on…

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Special Railway Car for Duke Has Carried Several Members of the Royal Family

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 4

Railway workers at Eveleigh are refitting the GovernorGeneral's special railway coach for the use of the Duke and…

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Denies Japanese Hold Railway

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK Feb. 3—An Army spokesman today denied that the Japanese had gained full control of the Canton-Hankow…

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The Road To Victory

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Commenting on the entry of American troops into Manila, the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Railway Commissioner. Convicted for Failing to Reinstate Discharged A.I.F. Man. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 2

In a judgment given in the Special Federal Court to-day, Mr. Atkinson, S.M., convicted the Railway Commissioner on charges of failing to…

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New Sidings. Developments at Railway Yards

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

A bulldozer is now being employed in connection with the work of establishing a new siding on the Victoria Street side of the railway yards. The…

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Late State News Railway Commissioner Fined

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

In a judgment given in a Special Federal Court to-day, Mr. Atkinson, S.M., convicted the Railway Commissioner on charges of…

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Motor Industry In Australia

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

A statistical survey on the future development of motor transport in Australia published in a bulletin issued by the Queensland…

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Railway Commissioner Convicted

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 1

In a judgment given in the Special Federal Court yesterday, Mr. Atkinson, S.M., convicted the Railway Commissioner on charges of failing…

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Train Scalers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thursdays.—In the Summons Court to-day William Albert Fielder of Greta, and Gordon Henry Bailey, of…

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Need for Bridge at Telarah

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

The provision of an overhead bridge or subway from the Maitland saleyards to Telarah trucking yards was a proposal…

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Lamb’s Valley Road Council To Remove Gates

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

At its meeting on January 25 the Lower, Hunter Shire Council decided to notify certain property owners in the Lamb’s…

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“FEBRUARY 23, D-day for Berlin” Drive Continued By Red Armies Frankfurt Forces Reach Broad Asphalted Road Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, February 7.—The Russians in the Frankfurt area, [?]on a broad asphalted highway., which leads like an arrow to the [?] of Berlin was the report fla shed to Moscow by the Soviet [?] line correspondent last night…

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Motor Traffic Cases

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

For not having stopped his motor cycle as close as possible to the kerb. Michael John Hesley. of Morpeth, was fined 14/6 and…

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Widow Killed by Tram

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Isabel Kirkby, 54, of Parramatta, died in Parramatta hospital from injuries received when she fell in…

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Melville Ford Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council informed Lower Hunter Shire Council that the Minister for Local Government had advanced that…

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Swamp Creek Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

Kearsley Council has decided to press for the construction of a new bridge at Swamp-Creek, Abermain and not wait [?] it is included in post-war…

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New Perishables Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

A new service that will be greatly appreciated by fruit and market gardeners, fishermen and others along the North Coast is a train for perishables…

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Cow Fell Over Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

The Lower Hunter Shire Council, at its meeting-yesterday, received a claim from Mr. J. F. Slattery, Lamb’s Creek, for £12…

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Pelton-Ellalong Road. Damage to Surface Caused by Mining Operations

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

At the Kearsley Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night the Shire Engineer reported:— "Several cracks about three-quarters…

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