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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 53

Synthetic Tyre Research Hard Road Tests

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

WASHINGTON — Synthetic rubber tyre research is backed by the biggest road test programme in the Industry’s history,…

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Motor Cyclist Collides with Lady

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 2

Attempting to cross Sempill-street, near the corner of High-street last night, Miss Catherine Foley of Carrington-street, West…

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Canton - Hankow Railway

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

CHUNGKING Feb. 17. — The Chinese High Command has announced that the Chinese now control 25 miles of the Canton…

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Restoring French Railways

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON February 11.— French and American engineers have rehabillatd 1822 French locomotives, and 30.000 railway…

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Fuel Board Criticised Motorists Miss Ration

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 5

The NRMA criticises the method adopted by the Liquid Fuel Control Board in issuing petrol licences to private motorists, by…

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Peat's Bridge Toll

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. is awaiting a decision from the Government regarding the imposition of tolls on the new road bridge across the Hawkesbury…

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Arm Broken in Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

While travelling in a train between Beresfield and Thornton, Harold Robson, 15, of Gipps-st., Carrington, had his right arm…

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Fight for Railway

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

CHUNGKING, Feb. 18. — The Chinese high command announced that Japanese were attempting to close the gap in the…

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Threatened Railway Strike

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Mon — The state council of the ARU will decide this afternoon whether or not a general railway strike is to be…

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Railwaymen Resent Penalty Clause May Be State-wide Hold-up

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday,—Strong resentment in the Australian Railways Union of the penalty clause interted in their award by Judge Drake-Brockman on Saturday may culminate in a State-wide strike if the A.R.U. adopts the…

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Railway Strikes Threatened Protests Against Court Decisions

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

A breakdown of Australian railway transport Is threatened as a result of disputes in the industry…

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Minister to Meet Commissioner. Railway Dispute. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

A conference of Railway Unions, representing a majority of 53,000 railway workers involved in the dispute, to-day endorsed the action of the…

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Railway Strikes Threatened Protests Against Court Decisions

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 1

A breakdown of Australian railway transport is threatened as a result of disputes in the industry. The State Council of the…

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Railway Union Conference Endorses Action of A.R.U.

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 1

The conference of Railway Onions, representing the majority of the 53,000 railway workers involved in the N.S. Wales dispute,…

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Railway Towns Bombed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON Feb. 19—Over 1100 Liberators and Fortresses from the American Eighth Air Force yesterday attacked railway…

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Dispute on Railway Minister Hopes for Settlement

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A conference of railway unions, representing the majority of 53,000 railway workers involved in the…

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Fell From Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—A young wearing a shirt on. which was inscribed. A. R. Baldwin fell. 180 feet to his death from a…

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To-day’s Leader: Then And Now Railway Yards Suffer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON February 20—large marshalling yards which were Jammed almost to capacity with several thousand railway cars…

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Britain’s War Effort Output of Motor Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 6

During the war years, considerable publicity has been given to the stupendous war-time job the American and Canadian…

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No Railway Strike Settlement Reached Between Union and Commissioner

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 2

There will be no strike on the New South Wales Railways at the week-end, a settlement having been reached between the…

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